How to Get Rich (without getting lucky):

The most value comes from doing something no one else can do, or no one else has thought of, in a way that is hard for other people to copy. If you try to be just like everyone else, and do just what they’re doing, you will maybe do ok but certainly not great.

Nnamdi lives in Lagos and came there from Enugu two years ago after his NYSC in Warri. He is a software developer. He got a job in Lagos and moved in with his cousin who is also a designer with another tech company. They live in Ajah. His salary is modest and he sends money home.

Once you have finally solved the problem of regular income as a professional by getting a good job, you start trying to secure the future with the right investments. This is the pattern most people follow and they almost always end up doing the same things - property, equities...

If I’m wrong about my belief in Jesus, I’ve wasted my life. But if you’re wrong about your disbelief in Jesus, you’ve wasted your eternity.

A small maybe unimportant point to note. Founders who have received significant funding or made it to YC don't spend time hawking their unfinished products on social media. They just build the damn thing or pitch it to the right people before they build. Find the right audience

This tiny webcam costs $300 / just 210,000 Naira. Do you think it’s worth it?

I feel attacked 😂

A decision is a powerful thing, a decision leads to events, and events are not singular; they affect people far removed from the decision maker, and events lead to history. let's talk about Rosa Parks

I will do big things

I need this much sugar to code today

making viral short form content is p much the same thing as finding product market fit. i call it finding content market fit. very simple: iterate as much as possible, try as many formats as possible, DO NOT TRACK BULLSHIT EARLY. when something starts working, you’ll KNOW. it

Misery loves company. Broke is contagious. So is wealth I need to talk about money more with my boys. Levelling up together is important. If you don't have boys with whom you have these conversations, you're better off rolling alone. Don't let your company dilute your mind.

Movie so good it created more software engineers than Stanford and MIT combined.

The first version of Coinbase launched with just a hot wallet - a risky proposition. We were in beta and the app prominently told people not to store any money there they couldn't afford to lose. But the amounts of deposits kept steadily rising. I realized we needed to build

Not eating fish or meat until I finish eating the rice or eba

I really hate those cloudfare human verifications, I'm human for God's sake!

Why does Airtel auto ends a call after an hour? It’s very annoying