Martin

I study early-stage startups in emerging markets

[Martin @techlocis]

@MaxNPalmer @denk_tweets @NutmegSoccerCo @MasonsBizz Congrats! How has Beehiv helped you?

[Martin @techlocis]

@HPbasketball He’s incredibly smart and respected by everyone in the investing space. I don’t think you know what you’re talking about

[Martin @techlocis]

@tanayj Enterprise SaaS is not 20% of the global GDP

[Martin @techlocis]

For some reason, feels like the new Clubhouse.

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[Martin @techlocis]

@tparsi Notable, that even in Saudi Arabia most don’t blame Iran

[Martin @techlocis]

@BenjaminDEKR This is an example of what @rorysutherland called the doorman fallacy

[Martin @techlocis]

Africa has many emerging fintech companies, but like any region, it cannot be treated as a single, uniform market. In Uganda and Nigeria it’s still prohibitively expensive to launch a payments business.

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Travelers from emerging markets are actually making the most out of their travels by combining business with leisure

[Martin @techlocis]

Pretty much every country whose exports jumped between 2019 and 2024 did so largely because of mineral exports. For Guyana it’s oil, for DRC it’s copper and other metals, for Kyrgyzstan it’s gold, and so on.

[Martin @techlocis]

I listen to TBPN for 3 hours a day.

During Friday’s show, @johncoogan mentioned Sleep Token.

Now I’ll have to listen to TBPN for 6 hours a day to properly honor the fact that John knows them.

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Malaysia is catching up to Singapore in FDI in the semiconductor industry

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The same four countries have been defining Africa’s VC landscape for over a decade

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China’s shift to non-ICE vehicles at its scale has been extraordinary

[Martin @techlocis]

@AKWilk I feel like Claude does it more than ChatGPT. Although that might be just my experience

[Martin @techlocis]

It’s so painfully obvious that most people don’t care about all these wars and any external issues in general. They just want their governments to help them improve their lives

[Bob Golen @BobGolen]

Is there no limit to their treachery

[Martin @techlocis]

Innovative activity is so hard to foster if a country hasn’t been at it for decades

[Martin @techlocis]

One way cities in emerging countries can compete with the leading global cities is by offering decent lifestyle at adequate cost. Because in most developed nations the cost of living is absurdly high.

[Martin @techlocis]

30% of Djibouti's GDP comes from fees that Ethiopia pays it for port access

[Martin @techlocis]

At this point Replit is much more user friendly. I have zero coding knowledge, but yet it’s easy for me to build something I can use in Replit. Can’t say that about Claude.

And in the future you might prefer a dedicated tool for vibe coding (Replit) simply from a UI/UX perspective. Replit might not have a defensible moat, but can still be a popular useful tool