Given Edward

Alert mind & a thankful heart

[A.G @aAgbona]

African startups don’t get funded for potential; they get funded for proof, and proof takes time.

So the name of the game is simple: stay alive long enough to show the numbers.

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@wizaj Yes. Adoption hasn’t really been issue so like you said, it really is an opportunity (proven).

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@ufntc @Udadisi Heheheh hili jambo hili!

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Nobody tells you this but the only networking skill you need is to have something to offer.

No firm handshake, golf swing or small-talk will make someone exchange contact with you if they don’t feel you can add value to them.

[𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗴 @huko9m]

Ukipata 60k, sacrifice uchukue membership ya golf clubs mamae hutawahi regret networking iko huko utameet na MDs,directors,ceo s, generational wealth itakufuata

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@NaiSomeone Ngoja “el ninyo” imsombe mtu ikusogezee😂😂

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@NaiSomeone Ndio ujipange 😂

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@thisistemidayo @japhet_kapinga Mambo mengi tu sasa hivi 😄 Kwani wewe umewatema wanao?😃

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@MauriNaves @tejas3732 The theory might just hold 😄 Let’s wait and see

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@MauriNaves @tejas3732 I thought the same 😄 My working theory is it’s quicker for startups in the US. Is your startup from there?

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Happy to share that OnTheGo has been accepted into the NVIDIA Inception program🚀

NVIDIA builds the infrastructure AI runs on. Through being part of their Inception program, we get access to their technology, technical experts, and a global network of investors.

We move.

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@siimasoud Unacheka?😂

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Mwaka wa kubarikiwa kifedha mpaka nishangae umebakisha miezi mitatu

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@Ms__wealthy Bwana bwana

[Milu Kipimo @MiluKIPIMO]

Where do African revenue leaders fit in this AI wave, and how do we get our share of the cake?

Quite a week in enterprise tech.

Chirantan "CJ" Desai steps down as MongoDB's CEO to build Meta’s enterprise AI business. Following the announcement, MongoDB’s market cap fell from roughly $33.1bn to $27bn. About $6.1bn lost in one trading session.

Then former Snowflake CRO Chris Degnan joins Cognition as CRO, valued at $48bn. Chris story is very interesting 😆

Clearly, there’s value in people who know how to turn technology into enterprise revenue.

But CJ’s challenge is interesting. Meta has the resources and reach, yet it’s a consumer-first business. In my humble view, building an enterprise B2B business within that environment will be tricky.

Having businesses advertise on your platform doesn’t automatically mean they’ll trust you with critical operations. That trust takes time to build.

For African commercial operators, what should we be doing now to position ourselves to build and lead these businesses?

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@MichaelAzeez2 It’s called Four Thousand Weeks. DM me and I can direct you you where you can get it.

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There’s a whole book talking amount this and it’s one of the best things you can read

[Internet Leverage ∞ @intleverage]

"Wasting time" might be one of the strangest accusations we've ever invented.

Apparently you can waste 2:00 p.m. by sitting under a tree doing nothing. The afternoon was going to pass either way. The Earth was going to rotate either way. But because you didn't convert those hours into money, errands or improvement, we decided the time itself was wasted. As if simply being alive isn't enough to justify an afternoon.

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@ufntc @Udadisi I say let’s give this 2 weeks to see how it unfolds.

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Use OnTheGo 💜📲

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