We have now officially sold out the Adire NEO chess set!
The initial 50 in Lagos and another 50 in New York for my good folks in the diaspora.
Bringing us to a total of a 100 sets and a hundred million naira raised
It is possible to do great things from a small place. Thank you
You people hate your fathers. Stop the "he wasn't present" BS
300 level, there was no money at home, I couldn't pay fees or lodge rent. My dad was getting depressed but tried to hide it.
A few days to resumption, he and I drove to his friend's house by 8pm. The man was at a meeting, but we waited till 9/10 thereabouts.
When he was done, he attended to us. I suspected the reason we were there, but it had never happened before and didn't think it would.
My beloved father said to his friend:
"My son will be resuming school next week. For now I don't have any money to send him back. Look at him here. Please lend me xxx amount; I'll repay as soon as I get it. He's in 300 level. He has 2 years to go."
I wept inside because I had to witness my dad borrow money to send me back to school.
A lot of you come to talk bullshit about your dads, about how he didn't bond and other stupid things.
If your fathers had carried you to the places they went to earn, borrow or beg for money, you wouldn't say they didn't turn up for you.
I understand how easy it is to fall into mummy's bosom and never crawl out. But you think provision is just dropping money in accounts and in mummy's lap?
Do you know how that money was gotten? Do you know how many people didn't go to school because their father's died?
Fuck bonding! Fuck being present!!
All I needed from my father was being alive to provide for me. I didn't need him toiling around the house and gisting with me.
Many of my friends lost their fathers at an early age. I was praying everyday for my dad to come back home. That was the only form of presence I needed.
Shame on you if you become successful and abandon your father because of stupid emotional crap. Especially when you're a man.
Founder 1: Runs startup for five years. Sells for ~$100M. Makes $30M.
Founder 2: Running startup for ten years (and counting). Valued at ~$1B. Founder shares valued at $30M.
Which founder would you rather be?
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the first thing our new hire did was fix a bug that's been bugging him forever as a user prior to joining.
he then breathed a sigh of relief and submitted his two weeks' notice. wtf??