Kelechi Onyeama

built things people paid for

[Kelechi Onyeama @kelechisp]

my second app, cleaneats, just got acquired 😭

two years ago, i was in nigeria — broke, stuck in my 3rd gap year, and completely cooked. most of my family gave up on me.

at 20, i made it to the US through sheer will, desperate to turn my life around. i slept on a friend’s college floor and bounced from relative to relative — until one called the cops and kicked me out. i hit rock bottom

but i never stopped

today i’m 22. since landing in america:
> solo built social wizard ($800k+ rev, still printing)
> went from tourist → student → “extraordinary alien”
> had my second app acquired
> made lifelong friends

i’m now in sf building the next one. my life goal is to build something 100 million people use — and i think i know what that is

we’re just getting started 🚀

[Kelechi Onyeama @kelechisp]

brand new g 63 at 23

[Kelechi Onyeama @kelechisp]

invested $50K into my buddy’s startup

what a time to be alive

[Kelechi Onyeama @kelechisp]

@faionur @AbstractVC @generalcatalyst @usv major congrats fai !

[Kelechi Onyeama @kelechisp]

at 18 in Nigeria, I was working 18 hours a day on my laptop making almost no money

I’m 23 now and my apps cash flow over $250K/month

the hardest part is surviving long enough for it to finally click

[Kelechi Onyeama @kelechisp]

you have no idea how much more life has to offer until you get in shape

[Kelechi Onyeama @kelechisp]

6 months in bby :)

[Kelechi Onyeama @kelechisp]

7.5K ratings 2 months in

somehow this one took off faster than anything I’ve built

[Kelechi Onyeama @kelechisp]

i use whoop for signaling not functionality

[Rjey @RjeyTech]

If you bought a Whoop, I feel sorry for you.

Google’s Fitbit Air just made it look silly

- $100 one time payment vs Whoop’s $199–$359/year forever

- Free tier actually works HR, sleep, SpO2, HRV, recovery, no paywall

- Optional $10/mo for Gemini Health Coach (vs Whoop where the sub is mandatory)

- Gemini analyzes meal photos, not just biometrics. Whoop can’t touch that

- Conversational health AI ask questions like why was I tired Tuesday?and get a real answer

- Open data platform Apple Watch, Garmin, third-party data all flow into Google Health

- 7-day battery, 5-min quick charge = full day

-Whoop just got a $10B valuation… and Google undercut them by 50% on day one

[Kelechi Onyeama @kelechisp]

@fin465 excited for this product, most relentless team in the valley!

[Kelechi Onyeama @kelechisp]

@Jibran_05 lots of scammers

[Kelechi Onyeama @kelechisp]

@gabriel_mlx yessir

[Kelechi Onyeama @kelechisp]

miami effect so real

my apps pulled $70K rev this week

[Kelechi Onyeama @kelechisp]

@maubaron depends on your goals and industry. there's no "better"

[Kelechi Onyeama @kelechisp]

@kwawmannanjnr @bipsa35673 thank you 🙏🏾, we should be at $1m in a few months

[Kelechi Onyeama @kelechisp]

@bipsa35673 everyone building at this level already knows about it

just not public yet

[Kelechi Onyeama @kelechisp]

@maubaron sf is dead

[Kelechi Onyeama @kelechisp]

@BusDownBonnor G

[Kelechi Onyeama @kelechisp]

success in UGC is 90% who’s on camera, 10% what they say

[Kelechi Onyeama @kelechisp]

God bless the App Store fr 😭

[Kelechi Onyeama @kelechisp]

back in nyc 📍

[Kelechi Onyeama @kelechisp]

@kfockter @Celesteamadon no baddies in sf

[Kelechi Onyeama @kelechisp]

you can just run a tue morning while everyone is headed to work