Chapter 1: The problem.
Every part of a business, operations, people, customer success, tech, points to one thing: staying profitable. Yet most businesses don't know money is quietly leaking. And the ones who sense it can't trace why/how/when.
The reasons hide in scattered places.
A failed checkout here. An unanswered customer there. An invoice that never went out. A regular who stopped coming back.
Each one small. None of them visible together.
So here's what I'm building.
A system that securely reads and understands your payments (digitized or not), connects with your business context - chats, customer interactions, business operations etc, and helps you achieve four core things:
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“At 18, after secondary school, I was repairing phones and making ₦100m–₦250m😳
But I didn’t know how to manage it because in my head, I felt I would always make money.”
— Jubril of Lagos, Executive Director of CIG Motors
One of the pettiest, most effective revenge plays when your woman annoys you is logging into her YouTube and completely wrecking the algorithm by bingeing football highlights nonstop.
There’s a reason I am telling the stories of strong Muslim women, even when I told myself I’d stop centering a Muslim audience.
Because the narrative needs rewriting.
Too many Muslim women are shrinking themselves to fit cultural boxes. Islam has always had women who were pioneers, leaders, scholars, business owners, warriors, teachers.
Think of Khadijah bint Khuwaylid. A business magnate in Makkah before revelation even began.
Think of Nusaybah bint Ka’ab. Standing firm in battle when others fled.
This is our legacy.
So no one gets to tell you that you are less. Not culture. Not community.
Educate yourself. Read. Learn your deen beyond what was filtered through someone else’s comfort. Ask questions. Seek knowledge!
I see our pain. The silencing. The pressure to be small so others can feel big. But you were not created to be invisible.
Live truly. Live intentionally. Live in a way that prioritizes pleasing your Lord above pleasing people. Let your ambition, your intellect, your leadership, your audacity, your strength all coexist without apology.
We answer to Allah, not humans.
Don’t let familiarity make you miss out on the genius of your friends
Bro some of your friends are crazy at what they do
Know what your friends do, their interests, what they are working on.
Chai people Dey think!
Dont be late to the party when you had front seats for free