Tekwane mwendwa

Serial entrepreneur & Rotarian on a mission to make technology work for the under-served and undervalued for a profit.. #makingmpesafree

[Tekwane mwendwa @Tekwanee]

@QUEEN_SheCoder I would love to talk to you more about this situation as we are working to solve such issues, open to call ?

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@kenyanwalstreet @ericasuma do you still have one ticket left , would love to attend.

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[The Athletic @TheAthletic]

Sabastian Sawe has broken the men's marathon world record in London.

The Kenyan is the first person ever to run a marathon in under two hours in race conditions — his time was 1:59:30.

Yomif Kejelcha of Ethiopia, making his marathon debut, achieved the feat 11 seconds later — 1:59:41.

Fittingly, like London buses, you wait an eternity for one, then two come along at once 🚌

Remarkable.

[Tekwane mwendwa @Tekwanee]

@adetolaov I saw this when I met an old couple that spoke of how easy it was for them to drive from San Francisco to Indiana…and it was one of their best investment buying a Tesla.

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@oviosu @paoloardoino Done and looking forward to hearing from you.

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@oviosu @paoloardoino @oviosu we just went live with Gcash in the Philippines, and would love to work with Paga on the same.

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@pitdesi I saw more Yeezys in SF houses than allbirds

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@DevWithTheHair @mikulaja lol

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@Snapcrackle Funny they are doing this as M-pesa was started by Safaricom after they noticed urban earners were remitting physical airtime cards as money to their rural-based family members.

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@davidamunga_ Hahaha 😂 Tuma invoice to Safaricom

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@michigancheri @roundthebend574 I don’t even want to think about it… I’m so tired of the mind games Mother Nature is playing.

[Tekwane mwendwa @Tekwanee]

True, but don't let the rejection stop the building. My friends and I treated YC apps as a yearly habit to track our own progress. Most of us eventually got the 'Yes' I actually turned YC down for a smaller accelerator that felt like a better fit.

[Annie ❤️‍🔥 @AnnieLiao_2000]

my friend just got rejected from YC for the third time

she's convinced it's because her idea wasn't good enough

i looked at the other 22 people i know who applied

here's what actually happened:

applied: 23 people
interviewed: 4
accepted: 1

the one who got in had $200k revenue, previous exit, stanford CS, and knew a partner

my friend had a great idea and no traction

but everyone on twitter says "YC funds ideas not just traction"

technically true

except the "ideas" that get funded come with revenue, pedigree, or network

three of my friends quit their startups after YC rejection

not because the idea was bad

because rejection felt like validation they should quit

five others applied again next batch

same result

the application took my friend 60 hours across rewrites

she stressed for 2 months waiting

now she's depressed and questioning everything

YC rejection has this weight in SF that's insane

like if YC didn't want it, maybe it's not worth building

which is bullshit but the feeling is real

i wish someone had told her: your odds were 0.1% from the start

not because your idea sucked

because you didn't have the traction/pedigree/connections yet

build more, apply later, or don't apply at all

YC isn't the only path

but SF makes it feel like the only path that matters

[Tekwane mwendwa @Tekwanee]

@alexisohanian @tryramp Would you invest in a similar business in Africa?

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@asemota I read this as I eat my Taco Bell …

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@Supercords @pitdesi I almost died in Paris as I had an ashma attack and I couldn’t get an inhaler, but as I have friends who study anti immunity to antibiotics in emerging markets I’ll say this is a very bad idea

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@bscholl Was the hack due to AI or google ?

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@TrevMcKendrick Congratulations on what you build and the courage to shut down in public.

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@frankiedigiac @Remotion super cool and drives the point home

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@frankiedigiac Love what you are building, would love to chat if you are open to the African market.

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@wizaj @openclaw You got paid or you paid them ?