'ṣèyífúnmi Adébọ̀tẹ̀

"I am making an impact here, do same over there, start now." -SEYI

I like Einstein framing of failure as “success in progress”

Today is March 14 (3.14) – Pi day. The date today resembles 3.14159, the common approximation of the mathematical constant Pi, or π. This concurrence has given rise to an annual celebration from 1:59 pm - also the time of publication of this post (CET). What is Pi? Understanding Pi is essential if you want to make calculations for circles, cylinders, spheres, and anything circular, even an ellipse. Pi is the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. It doesn't matter how big or small the circle is - the ratio stays the same. Properties like this that stay the same when you change other attributes are called constants. How are you celebrating Pi day?

@ProfOsinbajo Happy birthday dear Prof, Yours is a life of gratitude and a lot worth emulating! Cheers to more healthy and happy years to come.

Grateful for 69. 📸: @_kdproductions

VIDEO: Sanwo-Olu, Obafemi Hamzat deal with refuse in Mushin as monthly environmental sanitation is reintroduced in Lagos 📹: @gboyegaakosile

@SuleJacobs Happy birthday my dear brother Continue to grow in grace, joy, and peace.

This is my year of gratitude! May God keep me, cause his face to shine upon me, and make all my ways prosperous. May this new year bring me more Joy, Peace and Fulfilment. Amen. Happy Birthday to me!

@theglobaltemi Big congratulations Temilade. New level unlocked!

I have tears in my eyes! Gosh! I’m not dreaming! This is my pop up !! For a brand I launched in a month! Over 150 people on the guest list. 😭 And crossed a major sale on the website yesterday.

@SeanMelbourne2 A snowy spring? ❄️🌨️☃️😂😂😂

Officially, we are 13 days away from Spring here in #Astana 🤔

@UNFCCC launches Capacity-Building for Negotiators initiative environewsnigeria.com/un-climate-cha… via @environewsng @simonstiell @Cop30noBrasil @Cop31Turkiye @FMEnvCCNG @Climategovng @OlumideIDOWU @miketerungwa @society_planet @adebotes @Donaldikenna1

@IamMalachy_ x.com/adebotes/statu…

My bro! I did it oh! Looking forward to yours.

@NigeriaGov validates policy to tackle #marinelitter environewsnigeria.com/nigeria-valida… via @environewsng @UNEP_Africa @UNAbjConvention @FMEnvng @BalarabeAbbas_ @NESREANigeria @GAIAnoburn @sradev @CSDevNet1 @OlumideIDOWU @miketerungwa @society_planet @ncfnigeria @ANI_Foundation @adebotes

I took this photo of Shola and Ezra before Paystack announced their first round.
Years later, Stripe acquired Paystack for over $200M. I took this photo of Tosin before Moniepoint raised a single dollar. Today, they’ve raised over $200M and are valued at more than $1B. I took this photo of Madam Funke Opeke before the big MainOne exit.
Equinix acquired MainOne for $320M. I took this photo of GB on his first day as CEO of Flutterwave.
Today, Flutterwave has raised over $470M and is valued at $3B. Recently, I saw a tweet that said: “Most successful founders have an unfair advantage. They all know each other.” Here’s what people don’t see. Many of us met when there was no money.
No valuations.
No press.
No hype. We were hustling through Lagos traffic to hackathons and tech events.
Showing up at meetups with more ambition than resources. 
Building relationships without calculating ROI. We weren’t thinking about leverage.
We were building community. Years later, those same relationships became partnerships, investments, boards, and Million-dollar outcomes. Yes, privilege exists. 
But long before the headlines, there was proximity. There was consistency. There was shared struggle. If you’re early in your journey, don’t underestimate the people around you today. The founder you’re brainstorming with.
The engineer you’re building side projects with.
The operator grinding quietly. You don’t know who they’ll become. And more importantly you don’t know who you’ll become together. Build real relationships.
Not just transactions. That’s the long game.

@IamMalachy_ @lagosmarathon So you were there! Lovely to see.

Yesterday was a crazy day. I ran my first marathon! 42km done. Got my medal! I stretched my left knee towards the end of the race. Next year, we go again. @lagosmarathon #LagosCityMarathon #marathon

@JoeyAkan Doesn’t excuse a more responsible planning on the organiser’s part.

One of the reasons I train hard and run fast in Lagos races is the finite nature of the medals. I finished the 10km in 50 minutes, got my medal early and began to aura fam shirtless. Later heard of a stampede and people having to buy medals. Just train harder, guys.

@chuks_asoegwu @myaccessbank @Fosudo @PoojaMedia @lagosmarathon @DaRealMBanks @ola_olamijuwon @Justinaaniefiok I appreciate. Thank you

@adebotes @myaccessbank @Fosudo @PoojaMedia @lagosmarathon @DaRealMBanks @ola_olamijuwon @Justinaaniefiok Well done 👏

Wondering what it’s like to run a marathon in #Lagos? This gives you a feel. Thank you @myaccessbank for organising. Logged 42 km in 4 hours 4 mins at #ABLCM2026. Next month, we’ll conquer another marathon! #RunForMore #NewStepsFreshGoals #AccessBankLagosCityMarathon

@SuleJacobs @myaccessbank @Fosudo @PoojaMedia @lagosmarathon @DaRealMBanks @ola_olamijuwon @Justinaaniefiok Thank you My Oga

@adebotes @myaccessbank @Fosudo @PoojaMedia @lagosmarathon @DaRealMBanks @ola_olamijuwon @Justinaaniefiok Nice one bro

@IamSolomonOla That’s right - and with this I made it feel easier than it truly is.

I swear it doesn’t give a feel. If you don’t run it, you will not know the feel😂😂

Mine came at kilometre 40 and it was such heartfilling to see the road side sweepers come to my aid.

@Maczimus @myaccessbank @Fosudo @PoojaMedia @lagosmarathon @DaRealMBanks @ola_olamijuwon @Justinaaniefiok Not in a competition.

@adebotes @myaccessbank @Fosudo @PoojaMedia @lagosmarathon @DaRealMBanks @ola_olamijuwon @Justinaaniefiok Which marathon again is in March ?

The absence of permanent African seats on the Security Council is indefensible. The Security Council must reflect today’s world. This is 2026 — not 1946. Whenever decisions about Africa and the world are on the table, Africa must be at the table.

Whale? Sub marine?