Jean-Philippe Houssou

🇧🇯🇺🇸🇧🇪 - Husband - Father - Operator

[Jean-Philippe Houssou @jp_houssou]

"Its not out of the benevolence of the butcher, brewer or baker that we expect our dinner but from their regard to their own interests."A.S

[Jean-Philippe Houssou @jp_houssou]

Even with ample financial resources, #entrepreneurs face significant hurdles in expanding their #businesses. #Africa

[Jean-Philippe Houssou @jp_houssou]

Zeus…

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

God Bless America

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

We live in the most interesting of times

[Jack Altman @jaltma]

The only thing that really matters for a startup is having a product that people really want, and ideally can’t help but tell others about.

That’s probably 90% of the game. All the other startup accoutrements that we all hem and haw about are worth the other 10%.

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

I have unblocked everyone I blocked, apart from scammers. I recommend others do the same.

Negative feedback is a good thing.

[Jasiel Martin-Odoom @Jasielinvests]

60% of SMEs close shop every 18 months.

90% of payment transactions in Africa are in cash.

40%+ of African adults can't read or write.

Any startups solving for pain points of SMEs can't ignore these facts.

[zerohedge @zerohedge]

Caroline Ellison Throws SBF Under The Bus: Pleads Guilty To Fraud, Agrees To Cooperate With The DOJ https://t.co/pozBTdSzQp

[Africa: The Big Deal @AfricaTBD]

"I am a startup founder in Africa, I want to raise funding in early 2023, which investors should I talk to?"

Here's a list of ALL the active investors (1,600+) in the continent with details on the deals they've closed since 2019. DM us for discount.

👉https://t.co/sG25aBUWG0

[Jasiel Martin-Odoom @Jasielinvests]

A UN report found:

Africa is the least connected region with 60% of the population offline.

For those that are online, Africa has the most expensive internet data (15x more than in Europe).

The true market size of many startups might be smaller than the decks say.

[Bill Ackman @BillAckman]

Incentives drive all human behavior

[Benjamin Fernandes 🇹🇿 @Benji_Fernandes]

in Africa, whatsapp is email.

[Lex Fridman @lexfridman]

I have over 200 chrome tabs open, and I refuse to close them even though my returning to any of them has a probability of exactly 0%

[Andrew Gazdecki @agazdecki]

Not being able to raise that next round of venture capital will probably end up being the best thing to ever happen to 1000s of startups.

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

If the Fed raises rates again next week, the recession will be greatly amplified

[jack @jack]

finally back in Ghana 🇬🇭

[Harry Stebbings @HarryStebbings]

There is no greater skill to master than mastering the art of the cold email.

Vastly underestimated, make it precise, targeted and personal enough and even the biggest of big will respond.

Do the work, put in the time and do not give up.

[Jean-Philippe Houssou @jp_houssou]

Ahaha

[zerohedge @zerohedge]

Sam's strategy is simple: avoid jail until the next QE, then he is a billionaire again

[zerohedge @zerohedge]

If this guy ever sees the inside of a courtroom he will bring down the entire financial system

[Marc Andreessen 🇺🇸 @pmarca]

"We look forward to a world founded upon four essential human freedoms. The first is freedom of speech and expression—everywhere in the world." --FDR