Confrey Alianji

Innovations Strategist Fellow @amaniinst @UNLEASHlab. Founder & @UtafitiKe incubated @thenailab HCD Mentor @Blazekenya & TeamMember @WeAreProjectArk

[Confrey Alianji @Drconfrey]

"Entrepreneurs are so often seen as leaders,almost without question, but leaders are not necessarily entrepreneurs "#startups #Africa #Kenya

[Jaynit @jaynitx]

In 2019, MIT professor Patrick Winston gave a legendary 1-hour lecture called “How to Speak.”

It has 18M+ views for a reason.

His frameworks:
• Your ideas are like your children
• The 5-minute rule for job talks
• Why jokes fail at the start

15 lessons on communication:

[allAfrica.com @allafrica]

Earthshot Prize 2024 - And The Winners Are... https://t.co/o2DroGt6C6

[Sam Gichuru ❤️ @SamGichuru]

To the new generation of young Kenyans peacefully demanding government accountability, even in the face of abductions and killings: Don’t be dismayed; you have helped this country cross the Rubicon.

Here are some of the things I believe you have accomplished: #thread

[DAN KOE @thedankoe]

There are two options in any situation:

1) Lean into the challenge and grow as a person.

2) Convince yourself to stay the same by doing what you’ve always done.

The ramifications of comfort are so much worse than the risk of giving yourself a chance.

[Tim Cook @tim_cook]

At Apple, we believe that climate change is one of the world’s most urgent priorities and we are deeply committed to doing our part. Today we had a special guest—a real force of nature—stop by to check on our progress.

[Marc Randolph @marcrandolph]

If you are trying to make a dream come true, there will probably come a time when you do need to put your hand out and ask for support.

[Hope Moussi @Hope_Moussi]

BIG NEWS!!!!

Excited to share that we’ve raised an additional $114mn to keep scaling our model and back more founders on the continent.

This allows us to provide MORE CAPITAL, including non-dilutive capital to founders.

Read more here:
https://t.co/j3Zcz6dRxD

[Nick Huber @sweatystartup]

There are only 3 levels of wealth:

1) you can pay your bills and your rent without stress

2) you can eat at any restaurant without looking or worrying about the price

3) you can travel wherever you want without worrying about the price

Beyond this, life doesn’t change with more money.

[Arjun Mahadevan (Mr. LLC 🇺🇸) @ArjunMahadevan]

She started a dating app called Bumble in 2014 that let women make the first move and became the youngest self-made billionaire in the world.

Nearly 9 years and countless Bumble weddings and babies later, she's celebrated over 1.5 billion first moves.

Here are 4 pieces of advice from the queen of dating, Whitney Wolfe Herd:

1. 𝘐 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘴𝘬 𝘮𝘺𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘦. 𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘯 𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘴, 𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴, 𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘺𝘴, 𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘴, 𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘴 𝘰𝘳 𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴? 𝘐𝘧 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘺 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦, 𝘱𝘢𝘺 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘵.

2. 𝘈𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘶𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘙𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘪𝘯 2011, 𝘐 𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦, 𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘫𝘰𝘣 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘯 '𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘶𝘣𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳' 𝘪𝘯 𝘓.𝘈. - 𝘢 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘴. 𝘐 𝘬𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘥𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘢 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘬.

3. 𝘓𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘬𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘺, 𝘧𝘪𝘨𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯, 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵, 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘢 𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴.

4. 𝘏𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮, 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯, 𝘫𝘶𝘮𝘱 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘦 𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘥𝘭𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘶𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦.

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[Nick Huber @sweatystartup]

Running a company is like dating.

Employees are attracted to confidence, energy and action.

If you have no swag, you’ll struggle to attract and keep great talent just like the cute girl will get bored and go look elsewhere.

[Arjun Mahadevan (Mr. LLC 🇺🇸) @ArjunMahadevan]

The company today has millions of customers worldwide, surpassed a $1 billion revenue run rate, and employs 3,300 team members.

It stops billions of cyberattacks a day for millions across the globe.

And it was started by Silicon Valley outsiders.

Meet the co-founder, president, and COO of Cloudfare, Michelle Zatlyn:

1. Zatlyn admits she never saw herself as an entrepreneur who needed to be their own boss. She didn’t have it all figured out as a student at Harvard, standing on stage at TechCrunch Disrupt, or even today.

“I think if you’re a founder and you’re not sure, that’s OK. There are lots of ways to be successful. If you talk to a hundred successful founders, you will get a hundred different ways.”

2. Zatlyn says she used to run into a famous founder who said Cloudflare was impossible. Eventually, they reconciled, and the founder admitted the business idea was possible and a necessary disruptor. Through that experience, Zatlyn learned that rejection and doubt from others happen, especially at the beginning. But instead of reacting with bitterness, Zatlyn advises other founders to stay in the game.

“You don’t need to win them over. Everyone comes around at some point, and your job is to keep winning on the field, gaining progress, gaining ground …, and finding the people who do want to believe and be championed. [If you] spend your time on that, you’ll be much happier and more productive for it.”

3. A final piece of advice from Michelle:

"People don't take opportunities because the timing is bad, or the financial side is unsecure.

Too many people are overanalyzing.

Sometimes you just have to go for it."

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Remember: It's never too late to turn your dream idea into your dream business.

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[Kenya National Innovation Agency (KeNIA) @KENIAupdates]

The Innovation Agency invites you to participate in developing a National Innovation Masterplan for Kenya. Help us know what you need and expect, so we can shape our future together.

Survey questionnaire: https://t.co/4buHbGH666

[WWF-Kenya @WWF_Kenya]

This Wednesday, we'll converge here for our first ever Twitter Space, a conversation on the pressing issue of #waterscarcity. As part of the upcoming #JourneyofWater Campaign #EwasoNyiro, this conversation aims to drive awareness and inspire action for sustainable water management. Mark your calendars, invite your friends, and be part of the movement for a water-secure future! 💙🗣️ #JourneyofWater #Voice4Rivers #WaterSecurity

[António Guterres @antonioguterres]

For thousands of years, Indigenous Peoples have pioneered sustainable land management & climate adaption.

We have so much to learn from their wisdom, knowledge, leadership, experience & example.

[WWF-Kenya @WWF_Kenya]

Do you collect, sort, process or recycle plastic waste in Mombasa and are you also looking to expand your business?

If your answer is yes, then don't miss out on the Danida Market Development Partnerships (DMDP) #WasteToValue Innovation Challenge 2023-2024 in partnership with @MDFtweets. Apply now, deadline 31st March: https://t.co/nIlifGrllt

#WasteToValueInnovationChallenge

[Paul Graham @paulg]

It just occurred to me that (a) AI is probably the biggest story happening at the moment, (b) I'm following the story on Twitter rather than in the press, and (c) I had till now taken this for granted.

[David Senra @FoundersPodcast]

Peter Thiel: Distribution should be part of product design

[Alex Hormozi @AlexHormozi]

Don’t build confidence. Build evidence. Confidence comes as a result of evidence. Not the other way around.

[Paul Graham @paulg]

How to Get New Ideas: https://t.co/YbLpknGwRT

[GrowthAfrica @GrowthAfrica]

HIRE CHARACTER, TRAIN SKILL as an #entrepreneur, there are two essential traits you should look at when searching for your new team hire: their #character and #skillset.