Ayomide

A glimpse into an introvert’s mind

[Ayomide @justmide_27]

@realmadrid @emirates Mourinho was really proud of lunin. I love that

[Ayomide @justmide_27]

Who is taking it home tonight 🍿🤍

[Ayomide @justmide_27]

@KMbappe Kiki 🥹🥹🥂❤️

[Ayomide @justmide_27]

@Adikastakes How e kon be 😂

[Ayomide @justmide_27]

I've been seeing this El Niño stuff on people's statuses.

Let's clarify:
• It's real, but doesn't occur every 7 years.
• It affects weather, not directly causing suffocation.
• Staying hydrated is always important.

Reshare to educate others, not spread fear.

[Ayomide @justmide_27]

I guess the reason why Nigeria's are using the word rage bait too much is because we have been feeling rage baited in this country we just didn't have the word. Now we do.

Hmm

[Ayomide @justmide_27]

Building Gainly is one challenge.

Getting people to use it is another.

Marketing has been a major struggle. Limited resources slow us down, and we're still learning how to lead and grow as a team.

We've applied for funding without securing it yet.

Day 6/7

[Ayomide @justmide_27]

@Barakhatbakare Thank you 😊. Follow for follow? ✨

[Ayomide @justmide_27]

Gainly went live. I got my first vendor.
Then came feedback on my receipt generator.
The receipts looked too much like bank transaction receipts, not receipts branded to their businesses.
So I kept refining them based on feedback.
Your first version doesn't have to be perfect.

[Ayomide @justmide_27]

My biggest lesson building Gainly so far?

Stop assuming.

You can spend months building something you believe people need, only to discover you've misunderstood the problem.

Talk to users. Validate your assumptions. Listen before you build.

I'm still learning this myself.

[Ayomide @justmide_27]

That feeling when you're in a public bus and someone shouts your bus stop before you so now you don't have to say anything 😭😂. God bless you wherever you are.

[Ayomide @justmide_27]

SEN 201 changed how I approached my startup.
In Software Engineering class, we learned about feasibility studies, requirements analysis and validating ideas.
I started talking to vendors.
Marketing, sales and tracking business accounts kept coming up.
That changed the direction.

[Ayomide @justmide_27]

@LauraLoumd Sure. You can give me and follow so you don't miss out on the story as it unfolds

[Ayomide @justmide_27]

I almost made a big mistake building my startup.
I was planning features for small businesses without properly validating whether those were the features they actually needed.
I was focused on what I could build, not what they needed.
Being a developer can do that to you.
Day 2/7

[Ayomide @justmide_27]

As a web developer, I kept reaching out to small businesses to build websites for them.
Many said no. Some didn't need one; others found it too expensive.
So I thought: what if they could build their own websites from a prompt?
That idea became Auto Commerce.

Day 1/7 🧵.

[Ayomide @justmide_27]

@LordBinary_ Is that the code sir 😩😂

[Ayomide @justmide_27]

@LordBinary_ Omoh we kon active pass our helper 😂

[Ayomide @justmide_27]

What I have come to realize is that people have the right to say NO to you regardless of how close you guys are. Doesn't mean you should hate on them. It's not that deep.

[Ayomide @justmide_27]

@Stake Susan271

[Ayomide @justmide_27]

@Stake susan271