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Thoughts on system architecture, venture building, and the mechanics of the African digital economy.

Jan 12, 20265 min read

Engineering Business Logic: Why Code is Secondary

The most common mistake technical founders make is obsessing over the stack while ignoring the unit economics. Here is how I structure ventures first.

StrategyVenture Building

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Dec 28, 20257 min read

The Last Mile: Solving Logistics in High-Friction Markets

Western e-commerce models fail in Nigeria because they assume infrastructure that doesn't exist. Carton's hyperlocal approach is a response to this reality.

LogisticsAfrican Tech

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Nov 15, 20254 min read

In Defense of the Monolith (for Startups)

Microservices are great for Netflix. For a team of two? They are a death sentence. Why I stick to modular monoliths until Series A.

ArchitectureEngineering

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Oct 10, 20256 min read

Designing for Low Bandwidth: A UX Imperative

Your fancy 3D animations look great in San Francisco, but they break the experience in Abuja. How we optimized Kyoraq for edge networks.

UX DesignPerformance

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