RUIGU

Pursue excellence and success will chase you, pants down!!

[LinkedIn Local Nairobi @linkedinnairobi]

In a fast-changing world, one of the most valuable skills you can build
is pattern recognition.

At the last LinkedIn Local Nairobi, @ToneeNdungu broke down how systems of reward have evolved over time.

Join us for the next Edition: https://t.co/mtW84JN2oq

[LinkedIn Local Nairobi @linkedinnairobi]

The tools are changing. Fast.
Staying current is no longer optional.
@Nyandia_G shares how to stay relevant.

Be in the next conversation.
🎟️ https://t.co/mtW84JN2oq

#linkedinlocalnairobi #nairobi #ai

[Lenny Rachitsky @lennysan]

My biggest takeaways from @rabois:

1. The team you build is the company you build. Founders get distracted by markets, customers, and technology. If you have the right people, those problems get easier. If you have the wrong people, none of those things save you.

2. Build your company on undiscovered talent. The only way to scale an organization against incumbents with infinite budgets is to find talent that large companies’ hiring machines will misprocess. In practice, this often means skewing younger—not because young people are inherently better but because they have fewer data points, which means typical evaluation systems can’t categorize them accurately. This is where the alpha often is.

3. Hire more “barrels,” not “ammunition.” A “barrel” is someone who can take an idea from zero to outcome without hand-holding. Most companies have only a handful of these people. Hiring more people without expanding the number of barrels doesn’t increase output; it increases coordination tax and creates drag. The ratio of barrels to ammunition is what determines the number of important things a company can pursue simultaneously.

4. CMOs are becoming the #1 consumer of AI tokens. At a few of Keith’s top portfolio companies, the heaviest user of AI is the chief marketing officer. These CMOs are running analytics, shipping campaigns, and generating insights that previously required entire teams of deputies.

5. The three signs a company will win: operating tempo, internal talent development, and “the relentless application of force” from the top. Keith identifies a consistent pattern across his best portfolio companies. First, operating tempo: Ramp shipped physical cards in three months when the industry standard was 9 to 12. Second, talent development through internal promotion rather than senior external hires; the CMO at one of his top companies was the previous chief of staff. Third, the CEO’s willingness to push harder as things improve, not less. Mike Moritz told a friend of Keith’s that the most common trait of the best CEOs is “the relentless application of force.” Complacency is the natural by-product of success, and the CEO’s job is to offset it.

6. For consumer products, talking to customers is not just unhelpful; it’s actively harmful. Keith refuses to let companies he advises conduct consumer research. His argument: Consumer decisions are subconscious. Ask any Porsche owner why they bought the car, and 99% will cite every reason except the real one. Once misleading customer feedback enters the organization, it locks into people’s brains and distorts every subsequent decision.

7. Keith believes the PM role may not survive the AI era. Taking customer inputs, building a sequential year-long roadmap, and coordinating between teams are structurally incoherent when AI capabilities change weekly. The skill that matters now across all three roles—PM, designer, engineer—is business acumen: understanding the company’s equation and knowing what to build next.

8. Great hiring comes from great referencing. Run at least 20 references, and keep going until you hit negative feedback. Ask specific, forward-looking questions (e.g. “Would you start a company with them?”). If every reference is positive, you haven’t gone deep enough.

9. Use a 30-day feedback loop to sharpen your hiring instinct. Thirty days after every hire, ask: would I hire this person again? This is as predictive as waiting years, and dramatically faster for improving your judgment. Make this a habit, and your hiring quality will compound.

10. Criticize in public, not private—it optimizes for the system. Keith endorses a management practice that most people find confrontational: delivering negative feedback in front of the team, not behind closed doors. Private criticism optimizes for the individual, but the rest of the company doesn’t know the issue is being addressed, which breeds anxiety and suspicion. Public criticism lets colleagues see that leadership is aware, creates opportunities for others to volunteer help, and turns feedback into a team-building exercise.

Full conversation: https://t.co/5MI134kdx5

[LinkedIn Local Nairobi @linkedinnairobi]

Want to lead in your space?
Start by understanding the work.
Then delegate from clarity.

Dr. Bright Gameli, @BRIGHTZEED breaks it down.

Tools are there.
The work is yours.

Join us for the next one: https://t.co/xrOrfiRz6s

[Alliance Old Boys' Club @AHSOBC]

100 years. Many ways to remember.

From lapel pins to books, calendars to special editions — the Alliance @100 souvenirs are designed to help you carry the centenary beyond the day.

Pick the memory that speaks to you.
Mark yours today.
https://t.co/3bxHOykG1r

[Alliance Old Boys' Club @AHSOBC]

Great societies are shaped by the conversations they are willing to sustain.

In reflecting on alumni engagement, @mugokibati notes that when conversations deepen and widen, they become a source of conscience for society. School gives us shared values. Forums like the Principles Talk give us space to return to them, interrogate them, and apply them to the world we are building.
The next conversation awaits.

🎟️ Sign up for the upcoming Principles Talk: https://t.co/BafWfNLS7S

@mugokibati

[Alliance Old Boys' Club @AHSOBC]

We are Alliance High School and we can do some things.

One of them includes turning the Daily Nation into our school magazine.
And we're doing exactly that.

Sunday, March 1st, 2026. A special edition of the Sunday Nation becomes ours.

Now calling all classes:

We need your contributions. Photos that prove your year was untouchable. Stories that'll make the current generation realize they have a standard to maintain. Articles worth the ink.

Send us your photographs, articles, and memories worth printing. This is your shot at immortality.

*Submit to: [email protected]*

*Cc: [email protected]*

*Deadline: 20th February 2026*

Pre-order your copy of this newspaper at https://t.co/BafWfNLS7S, because excellence this rare shouldn't be left to chance.

We've been excellent for a century. Let's make sure the whole nation remembers why.

[Alliance Old Boys' Club @AHSOBC]

Big decisions. Long-term vision. Real-world leadership.

We’re honoured to host Fred Murimi, Managing Partner at Centum Capital Partners, at our upcoming Principles Talk on 12th February.

With deep experience across private equity, capital markets, and corporate governance, Fred brings a perspective shaped by both boardroom strategy and boots-on-the-ground execution.

Join us for an evening of insight, and a conversation that matters.

🎟️ Book your ticket now:
https://t.co/j2rsI74pwl

Life Members attend FREE — use code LIFEMEMBER.

@fmngari

[Carol Radull @CarolRadull]

She does it AGAIN! 🙌🏽

Angella Okutoyi wins the ITF W35 Nairobi Week 2 singles title, beating Italy's Martina Colmegna 6-3, 7-6.

CONGRATULATIONS!!! @Okutoyiangella2 🔥🔥👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

#TennisKenya
#NoWeakness

[LinkedIn Local Nairobi @linkedinnairobi]

“We talk about asking for money, for opportunities, for introductions… but do we ask for forgiveness?”

In this heartfelt reflection, @orator_walubengo reminds us that the courage to ask doesn’t end with bold pitches or confident networking. True power lies in vulnerability:

[Georgie @georgiendirangu]

On the sidelines of a documentary series that’s coming up, I asked Equity Group CEO - Dr. James Mwangi - a personal question. Quickly turned into a lesson on how a number of people on the continent are changing the way the world thinks. 💡

[Georgie @georgiendirangu]

Really been wondering - why is Kenya's Chief Justice silent as everything happens? After some digging, found out there are 5 unfortunate loopholes in the country's justice system, and the International Criminal Court's intervention. Advocates, we'd love your insight. A thread 🧵

[lanre🇪🇸🇦🇷🧊 @larryswago]

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[Alliance Old Boys' Club @AHSOBC]

Happy Father’s Day to the men who lead, love, and serve.

To the Men Strong in Body, Mind, and Character — may we be them, may we raise them, may we honor those who shaped us into them.

Today we celebrate not just the title of “father,” but the calling of fatherhood: the commitment to show up, to lead with grace, to listen with wisdom, and to nurture legacy with integrity.

Here’s to the Old Boys serving boldly and guiding the next generation to do the same.

#FathersDay #StrongToServe

[HSBC SVNS @SVNSSeries]

Champions! 🏆

@OfficialKRU take home the first title of the #7sChallengerSeries 🇰🇪

[Alliance Old Boys' Club @AHSOBC]

#StrongToServe

[Alliance Old Boys' Club @AHSOBC]

Founders’ Day 2025

#AHS@99
#StrongToServe
#IWentToAlliance

[Hayo @hayoSTE]

Huyo admin wa Alliance High School @AHSOBC has overworked man. This was one of the best-executed invitation to their 99th founders day celebration. From @lenanaschool and @LaibonSociety we are proud of y’all .

[Alliance Old Boys' Club @AHSOBC]

We extended the olive branch. They brought flamethrowers. Naturally, we have to settle this in person. See you tomorrow!

[Alliance Old Boys' Club @AHSOBC]

Following recent happenings…