Gideon Abate

Ex-Head of Product @paga Part of the Brain Gain in Ethiopia/Mobile and Internet Technology/General Rebel with a Cause. Photographer at all other times

[Gideon Abate @gideonabate]

@oviosu 🚀

[Gideon Abate @gideonabate]

@oviosu @meetgranola What was your superpower?

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@Zee You just beat me to it 😂

[Gideon Abate @gideonabate]

@oviosu 💯

[Gideon Abate @gideonabate]

@oviosu 💯

[Gideon Abate @gideonabate]

@solassefa You're assuming they have in-house product teams. Most of these apps are extensions of their core banking tech.

[Gideon Abate @gideonabate]

@oviosu Maybe they've taken a page out of Ethiopia's book. Move fast and bulldoze your planned changes through before anyone has the option to complain.

[Gideon Abate @gideonabate]

@HenokPrecise @SamRosmarin Not sure I totally agree here. For QR codes to work you need a smartphone and that immediately puts it out of reach of millions. I think the use of USSD is by far the superior choice here, just look at how Push USSD has been so effective by Telebirr.

[Gideon Abate @gideonabate]

@oviosu Always. Unlocks new optimizations and innovations throughout the org.

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@jkwade @tryramp @collab_capital @batchprocessing Congratulations. What a great move.

[Gideon Abate @gideonabate]

@__JasonMarshall I hear you. I tend to trust these candidates less as well because they've not demonstrated the capacity to commit to a company's mission. They're just as likely to stay just a year with you.

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@oviosu 😂

[Gideon Abate @gideonabate]

💯 for sure

[Shreyas Doshi @shreyas]

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In some people:
1) Hunger for learning grows with success (because you know that learning is essential for reaching even greater success)

2) Humility grows too (humility is not just something that makes us “a good person”—it is also the smart choice for our own self-interest)

[Gideon Abate @gideonabate]

Amen. Fundamental principles of work ethic

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Time Is Money!

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Do you remember when you joined X? I do! #MyXAnniversary I do. My first tweet was an SMS message at a conference 😱 I remember thinking how s cool to see everyone's tweets appearing on a screen at the front of the stage.

[Gideon Abate @gideonabate]

@Benji_Fernandes Congratulations on an amazing raise 👏

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Who made this? 😂

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🪄😂

[SAMUEL GETACHEW @GetachewSS]

😂

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[Gideon Abate @gideonabate]

@oviosu I would have said Ethiopia too....although recently green is the new concrete here. Buildings being torn down for green spaces is a change