Elon Musk pulls a Thanos
Top of mind: Happy Sunday! What a bloody week at Twitter. Mr Musk woke up and fired over 3000 of the company’s 7500 workforce. It’s not an easy time for Twitter employees. If you know any of them, reach out, send them flowers, and be kind. In other news, Meta launches its biggest WhatsApp project […]
Elon Musk arrives at Twitter with a wrecking ball
Top of mind: Happy Sunday! Elon Musk recently got the keys to Twitter and upended the company by locking employees out of internal tools and firing Twitter’s CEO and top execs. In Nigeria, the startup scene faces another reckoning with the ouster of Dr Abasi Eno-Obong, the CEO of genomics startup 54gene. Let’s get to […]
Nigerian tech founders win big
Top of mind: Happy Sunday from Abuja! Nigeria’s tech founders were crowned at this year’s National Honours for their contribution to the country’s development – not so shabby for a fledging ecosystem that’s literally pulled itself by the bootstraps. Let’s get to it. 3 big things: Nigerian tech founders win big The short: Six notable […]
“Step Aside Eke”: Inside the Panel Report of Rise CEO
Top of mind: Happy Sunday! Following a six-week investigation into allegations of sexual assault and sexual impropriety against Rise CEO Eke Urum, the panel released their findings exonerating the CEO of assault charges, which was at the heart of the investigation but revealed a toxic work culture. I got an exclusive look at the panel […]
Elon Musk is building boat cars
Top of mind: Happy Sunday! Elon Musk took time off of Mars domination to build boat cars. His Cybertruck will have features to cosplay as temporary boats. In other news, Lagos State’s government had to walk back new fees on co-working spaces and tech hubs after receiving aggressive backlash from Nigerians; and Apple reluctantly slowed […]
Kuda Bank is bleeding
Top of mind: Happy Sunday from Lagos! I’m in Eko, aka Lagos for quick meetings, then off to Dubai on Monday for the Dubai Metaverse Assembly led by His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai. In Metaverse news, Nedbank just bought some virtual land. I have thoughts. Let’s […]
Who spends $20 billion in the middle of an economic crisis?
Top of mind: Happy Sunday! I’m amused at Adobe paying $20 billion to acquire Figma in this economic climate. Good thing they have a lot in the bank, considering they charge an arm for their products and make you pay for the privilege of leaving them. Figma’s 30-year-old CEO is the winner here. I ain’t […]
Apple is coming for your bank accounts!
Top of mind: Happy Sunday! It’s September, which means it’s the time of the year that Apple guts your bank accounts with new product releases. This year is no different. We’re getting new iPhones, AirPods and an Ultra Apple Watch. Let’s get to it. 3 big things: Apple is coming for your bank accounts! The […]
Risevest’s CEO steps aside due to sexual impropriety claims
Top of mind: Happy Sunday! I’m excited about the innovation in this week’s newsletter. Jumia’s joining titans like Amazon and UPS to launch drone delivery, and BNXN, formerly known as Buju, is creating futuristic experiences in the metaverse. And in sobering news, the CEO of one of Nigeria’s leading startups steps aside in light of […]
Africa’s big money moves
Top of mind: not so Happy Sunday! I’m still reeling from Usman Kamaru, Anthony Joshua and Michael Venom Page’s loss last night. 3 for 3. Painful. Usyk was a superior fighter, and AJ did his absolute best, but did you see that death kick from Edwards just when we thought Usman had won? It will […]
