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Father, Founder, Investor | CEO @usesmileid

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AI is possibly the only technology in history where in the span of a few months your costs can drop by 30X, with the quality going *up*. We don’t fully realize how quickly the cost of intelligence is going to be near zero for most use-cases.

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RIP Ratan Tata. Been a hero to me for most of my life - a true legend. He turned an Indian powerhouse coming out of socialist India into a global one currently valued >$400B, all the while doing more for India than almost anyone else I can think of.

RIP Ratan Tata.

Been a hero to me for most of my life - a true legend. 

He turned an Indian powerhouse coming out of socialist India into a global one currently valued >$400B, all the while doing more for India than almost anyone else I can think of.
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Last week we launched our annual Fraud report at Smile ID (formerly Smile Identity) -- While there are many alarming trends and we now see generative AI attacks every day, there is plenty of good news. We share how CEOs, CTOs and CISOs can protect their companies and customers across Africa and

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First post on here in a while.. This week Smile ID (formerly Smile Identity) we launched our first products specific to Francophone Africa. We now power eKYC checks in Côte d’Ivoire! 🇨🇮 Verify your customer's National & Resident IDs directly with the source. Expanding into Ivory Coast? Let's talk!

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Cette semaine, chez Smile ID (formerly Smile Identity), nous avons lancé nos premiers produits spécifiquement pour l'Afrique francophone. Nous proposons désormais des vérifications eKYC en Côte d’Ivoire !🇨🇮 Vérifiez les cartes d’identité nationales et de résident de vos clients directement à la source

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Got my first visit to the The Royal Society to attend the award ceremony and lecture from Cécile Bibiane Ndjebet, a Cameroonian environmental activist and forester organising women to take ownership of land and replant forests in Cameroon and across Africa 🇨🇲

Got my first visit to the <a href="/royalsociety/">The Royal Society</a> to attend the award ceremony and lecture from Cécile Bibiane Ndjebet, a Cameroonian environmental activist and forester organising women to take ownership of land and replant forests in Cameroon and across Africa 🇨🇲
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Just finished a fantastic week in Nairobi! Been doing biz in Kenya 🇰🇪 for 15 years. I’ve never felt more confident about its future. Enjoyed spending time w/ entrepreneurs and great companies like Kopo Kopo, Inc. Triply M-PESA Africa Paystack And of course Smile ID (formerly Smile Identity) ;-)

Just finished a fantastic week in Nairobi!
 
Been doing biz in Kenya 🇰🇪 for 15 years.

I’ve never felt more confident about its future.

Enjoyed spending time w/ entrepreneurs and great companies like <a href="/KopoKopoInc/">Kopo Kopo, Inc.</a> 
<a href="/TriplyCo/">Triply</a> <a href="/MPESAAfrica/">M-PESA Africa</a>  <a href="/paystack/">Paystack</a> 
And of course <a href="/usesmileid/">Smile ID (formerly Smile Identity)</a>  ;-)
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Have an opportunity for the summer (winter months in South Africa) for a self-starter in Cape Town who likes hands on projects. 🇿🇦 wellfound.com/jobs/3269664-m…

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Exciting News! I'm hiring Senior Sales Execs to join our team in East Africa & Francophone Africa 🌍 East Africa Apply here: lnkd.in/e4Kd6SUs Francophone Apply here: lnkd.in/ebdxAEGZ Tell us why you're the best person to scale Enterprise Sales in these markets🚀

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Been thinking about Charlie Kirk’s tragic assassination & the increase in recent political violence. I am reminded of the 1st principle of free speech: I may not agree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it. This is core 2 what makes us American