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Marketing in the mud!

@Cassxbt Yup. It's a global program. Location doesn't disqualify you

@Jide_Kel Do they pick Africans ??

If you're building something serious and you don't have a co-founder yet, Antler Japan might be the one that changes that. $150,000 upfront. They don't wait for you to have it all figured out; they invest in you first. The next cohort starts on May 11th in Tokyo.

@TeetheBuilder No worry, I gat you !!😂

@Jide_Kel Come and sponsor my flight ticket 😂

@thee_NBM Actually, no. Antler is one of the few programs specifically designed for pre-product founders.

@Jide_Kel lol you have to build and have traction first before

@Benny___5 They actually invest in pre-traction; they invest and help founders grow from ideation up.

@Jide_Kel Mean if I have idea They can invest in my idea Or I should build something gaining traction already?

@pajoebc True though. But three weeks is still a lengthy time frame

@Jide_Kel Before May 11?? That’s like less than 3 weeks from now. Sigh

@graceiok Not really, Antler Global is open to founders from everywhere, but people usually find the closest version to themselves. They don't have a Lagos Cohort this year compared to last year, hence why I pushed this.

@Jide_Kel I think its for Japanese. Africa has Antler. You need to specify that.

Had an interview with a “crypto” recruiter. We talked for about 40 minutes, and then they asked me to look at some code. Their first instruction was to clone the repo. I didn’t. They seemed surprised, so I told them I wanted a moment to check whether it was safe first. I ran a quick analysis with Claude. Turns out the code had a backdoor. It would copy my environment variables and send them to a remote server. The recruiter went speechless and ended the call pretty quickly. Be careful who you talk to. Scammers are real.

@energy_0x Trust fund baby, i didn’t know oh. Why didn’t you tell me?😂

Nepo baby? Lmao what a cool narrative 😂😂😂 Thank You Chief.

@cyberbroda Yes bro!

@Jide_Kel Word of the day

A few things I’ve learned the hard way: I had an idea recently, and part of executing it meant talking about it. Someone I shared it with ran with it, even got funding. The difference? Their execution is bare minimum. Painful, but if anything, their success validates the idea. My edge is still the vision and depth of execution. People will steal great ideas. They can’t replicate how you build, though.

There are a few things I’ve learnt this week: product design communicates beyond marketing. Great products tell stories and make users feel part of something bigger. That’s why brands like Apple feel larger than they are.

@oghenekparobor_ I do understand the ideology on it, but iPhones use swipe left to right to go back, androids use an easier swipe from the edge and it works on both sides. So most of their users know this. But there are many older folks that require signifiers (the “<“ button) to be closer.

“I personally believe the return button should be on the right side as 90% of the world is right-handed, so it only makes sense for it to be closer to the thumb.” I believe this became the norm because you don’t want your customer to easily close or exit your product. This was a nice read btw

This past Friday, I hosted the second edition of #LunchWithHarri. Unlike the first edition which was all about young marketing professionals, this time it was a room full of young men between 20 - 29, having honest conversations about life, career, love, pressure, expectations, and what it really means to figure things out as a man. As men, we don’t talk enough about the confusion, the pressure to have it all figured out, the silent battles. But spaces like this remind you that we’re all just learning, adjusting, and doing the best we can. Nobody really has it all figured out. The conversations were solid. The energy, even better. Definitely doing this again.

@Rogue_Tatsuyaa Thanks mate !

@Jide_Kel Fr good stuff🔥

@hav3rs It's around that number, which is shocking. It pains me further that outside the US, the rest of the world is fighting for 36% of the total funding pool.

I really don't have the numbers (stats) But i think less than 1% funding actually comes to this geo I will do a little research on this and share

If you're building a scalable tech startup and looking for the right ecosystem for growth, Hub71 might be the one. Backed by Abu Dhabi's government and @Mubadala. With ~$136K in cash and support & access to one of the most connected sovereign wealth networks in the world.