Eko

A builder trying to create as much 'Luck' as I can.

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Art in my media

[Eko @Eko__A]

I spend a lot of time appreciating paintings from African artists & at some point, I could tell you who made a painting just by looking at the style

Earlier in the year, I started exploring a way for computers to do the same

POC feat some of my favourite artists
#buildinpublic

[Eko @Eko__A]

@edwardfishman @BBCRosAtkins @AJEnglish I thought you might find this interesting

[Eko @Eko__A]

A fifth of the world's oil passes through a gap 33km wide, the Strait of Hormuz.

Block it, and the world feels the impact.

Did you also know that all the world's advanced AI chips are made by one company (TSMC), using machines produced by one company (ASML), which relies on lenses made by one company (Carl Zeiss SMT)?

Makes you dizzy, right? But it's true.

I built an interactive map showing global chokepoints and how much the world depends on them

Link to the project in the replies

[Eko @Eko__A]

Code: https://t.co/tQnnDw8Bn4

[Eko @Eko__A]

Link to choke points map: https://t.co/DhREJT1vP5

[Anthony Azekwoh @AnthonyAzekwoh]

Ladies & Gentlemen,
Welcome to the Wedding.

[Tayo Oviosu 🗽 @oviosu]

Thank you, @TechCabal, for recognizing me as one of the Builders in the Africa Ecosystem. The kudos are really to our amazing team and investors at @paga

"Who is a Builder? A Builder is someone whose work meaningfully pushes the ecosystem forward."

https://t.co/eYfsrlGkCb

[Eko @Eko__A]

The problem with waiting for people to tell you that you're great is that when they tell you that you're no longer great, you have to believe them

[Eko @Eko__A]

The problem with waiting for people to tell you that you're good enough is that when they tell you that you're no longer good enough, you have to believe them.

[Afropolitan 🅰️🌶 @afropolitan]

Tayo Oviosu @oviosu built Paga into a $1B monthly processor while others chased headlines.

16 years. 23 million customers. 200,000 jobs created.

"The earning power of Nigerian consumers is much lower than it seems publicly. This is a longer play than anyone admits."

His approach: Patient capital over quick exits. Infrastructure over hype. Community agents over pure digital.

@oviosu @paga

[Tayo Oviosu 🗽 @oviosu]

I really enjoyed this conversation with @ChikaUwazie & @Echecrates

Thanks for having me on 🙌🏾

[Eko @Eko__A]

Using AI to preserve African Art — How I Built Shazam for Art:
https://t.co/6XMrMshcfu

[Eko @Eko__A]

I spend a lot of time appreciating paintings from African artists & at some point, I could tell you who made a painting just by looking at the style

Earlier in the year, I started exploring a way for computers to do the same

POC feat some of my favourite artists
#buildinpublic

[Anthony Azekwoh @AnthonyAzekwoh]

Extra extra!
Read all about it!

[TechCabal @TechCabal]

Adeyemi Adegbayi on how he picks and invests up to $2 million in climate tech startups

https://t.co/CryF0BnrFt

[Eko @Eko__A]

The power of seeing great things happen: https://t.co/PtFIIqm0lf

[Eko @Eko__A]

Don't sleep on Chapter 16.

[Eko @Eko__A]

And I mean this factually. There are so many things people do in wealth that are reflections of the economic situation they grew up in.

E.g Some people stop investing in themselves because they feel that they've reached their peak because of how far they've come

[Eko @Eko__A]

After you beat poverty, you then need to defeat poverty mentality...

[Eko @Eko__A]

"Everything around you that you call life was made up by people that were no smarter than you..."

[Eko @Eko__A]

https://t.co/M5SKNXR8Ng

[Tayo Oviosu 🗽 @oviosu]

When I arrived the US, I struggled to get a bank account. Getting a credit took much longer and I had to use a secure credit card. Basically, back 1:1 the credit risk.

It should not be that way.

Paga is here to simplify banking for the African Diaspora in the US 🇺🇸

The Statue of Liberty is a symbol of arriving in America. That's why we thought it was important to be there to honor all the Africans who arrive America to go after their dreams.

Paga helps them land but also ensures they can stay connected home.

Two Worlds. One Wallet.

#TwoWorldsOneWallet #PagainUS #JustPagait #Fintech #GoodMonday #VictoryMonday