Part of what helped many Nigerian authors gain popularity was that their books were taught in schools. We read them young.
We need to inculcate more present day Nigerian authors into what students read in school. That’s how legacies are built.
At 18, I failed to get into my dream university program
At 19, I worked hard and transferred
At 20, I got rejected by Google
At 21, I became a Deep Learning researcher
At 22, I published my first paper at EMNLP but couldn’t present it because of COVID
At 23, I became a team lead, then quit without a plan
At 24, I landed senior roles at US startups
At 25, my O-1A visa got rejected
At 26, I quit again and started Aesty
At 27, I joined Antler and raised from them + 3 amazing angels for the app I always wanted to build
I face rejection. I fail.
But I never stop building.
Keep going 🚀