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Afropolitan 🅰️🌶
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Afropolitan is creating a Digital Nation to enable all Africans to build abundant lives.
In the cloud Katılım Mayıs 2014
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“You get rich, in one of 3 ways—
one, by producing the cheapest product
two, by selling the most expensive product
three, by the government forcing everybody to buy from you.
every billionaire fits one of the three..”
Iyin speaks on the three ways to get (really) rich on the Afropolitan podcast
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“I just want to make sure that every African can get a job that pays them $10,000 a year
it’s not difficult”
Iyin Aboyeji speaks on his vision for young Africans on the Afropolitan podcast
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“..You’re one Donald Trump edict away from being evicted from the US. You’re standing on shifting sand..
what I don’t understand is someone can wake up in that environment and be productive..I can’t live in a society where I’m so displaced
I’d rather be in Nigeria…Whatever is wrong with this place, we have the power to fix it.”
Iyin Aboyeji on the Afropolitan podcast
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"African Americans have incredible creative ability.
It's almost like they took the most creative people from US..
..But you know who can build? Aliko (Dangote). Put Aliko and Jay-Z together..
but I don't think they even think in thesame universe.
Which is painful because they should be best friends."
lyin Aboyeji speaks on the possibilities of Black economic power on the Afropolitan podcast
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“If you’re a Black person investing in SpaceX, you have to ask yourself: how does this align with the things that matter most to me?
…Dangote Refinery has put us on the map.
I’ll probably buy one share—not because it’ll make me rich, but as a symbol of African industrialization.”
…Elon is building for his own world. He’s not building for you”.
Iyin Aboyeji on the Afropolitan podcast
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“Now I saw Burnaboy on stage i’m like, is he even an African artist? I don’t know..
..both sides can see why it’s important that you perform in Africa even if you’re not gonna make money here…
they’re telling our artists—oh go where the money is— but who makes the money?
it’s not you, you signed a contract ..”
Iyin speaks on Afrobeats and the economics of culture on the Afropolitan podcast
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This is one of the best video I have watched today. Many of us don't want to build, we just want to perform and make it work out and most times, it doesn't work that way.
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“Tinubu by the age of 35 was presidential candidate material.. Same thing with Peter Obi. Built a bank. Who in our generation owns one? …We are a generation of influencers. So people are trained to perform not to build. People want to perform building a company. Perform entrepreneurship. We’re just different versions of Davido” Iyin on the Afropolitan podcast
Akufo, Nigeria 🇳🇬 English
Today, I shared with the OpenAI team that I have decided to leave my full-time role at OpenAI and transition to being a part-time advisor.
Three months ago, I had to go on medical leave after a severe exacerbation of a chronic illness I’ve lived with for seven years. During that time, it became clear that the road to recovery would be much longer and more complex than I had anticipated—and that I needed to focus on it fully.
When I went on leave, many people told me I was courageous for prioritizing my health. The truth is that I am only making this decision now because I failed to make it many times before.
Over the years, doctors, friends, colleagues, and loved ones encouraged me to slow down. Two years after I got sick, Facebook offered me the opportunity to take a full year of medical leave. I didn’t even pause to consider it. I immediately said no. At the time, Zuck told me I should play the long game. I wish I had listened.
Looking back, I realize that a lot of what made me successful also made this decision incredibly difficult.
I grew up believing that opportunities were precious and that when they appeared, you grabbed them with both hands. That mindset carried me from a small town in southern France to opportunities I never could have imagined. By the time I turned 40, I had already gotten to do more than I’d ever dreamed possible as a kid growing up in Sète.
I love building. My work has always given me a deep sense of purpose. OpenAI in particular felt like a role that my entire career had been building toward, which made this decision even harder.
But what I’m learning now is that grit and endurance are not the only skills required to have impact over decades. Sometimes the harder thing is to stop, listen, and trust that taking care of yourself today makes it possible to contribute for much longer tomorrow.
This experience has also strengthened my conviction about why this work matters.
It has been a jarring experience to spend my days helping build the future while simultaneously navigating a disabling disease that still has no cure.
Over the last seven years, I’ve spent countless hours in doctors’ offices, dealing with symptoms, treatments, insurance, uncertainty, and all the invisible work that comes with being a patient. Like millions of others living with chronic illness, I’ve experienced firsthand how difficult healthcare can be to navigate, even when you have every possible advantage.
More than ever, I believe that some of the most important opportunities for AI lie in helping people solve real problems in their daily lives: their health, their finances, their time and the everyday burdens that shape human experience.
In particular, curing disease is the most important thing AI could accomplish. I’m excited to continue working towards cures through OpenAI but also through my work with @ChronicleBioAI and @CODA_research.
I’m deeply grateful to @sama, @gdb and the OpenAI board for their support during this time and for offering a way for me to continue contributing to the mission without sacrificing my chances of recovery. I’m also so thankful to my team and the many extraordinary colleagues I’ve had the privilege to build alongside.
For now, my focus is recovery. But my belief in the potential of technology to solve deeply human problems has never been stronger.
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"The generation of people who built Nigeria has passed away. What you have now are influencers. We are a generation of influencers... People are trained to perform, not to build. People don't understand value..."
- Iyinoluwa Aboyeji
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“Tinubu by the age of 35 was presidential candidate material..
Same thing with Peter Obi. Built a bank.
Who in our generation owns one?
…We are a generation of influencers.
So people are trained to perform not to build.
People want to perform building a company. Perform entrepreneurship.
We’re just different versions of Davido”
Iyin on the Afropolitan podcast
English
“..People do not want to learn
People are looking for an excuse for their failures
They want validation for the situation that they’re in..They’re no looking for inspiration that can help them to be better”
Iyin on why he’ll never come back to Twitter/X
🎥The Afropolitan podcast
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“I can never slander South Africa.
Without MTN, all this stuff we're talking about, this digital economy, where would we be?
Whatever we've done for South Africa, South Africa has done for us too.”
Iyin Aboyeji on the Afropolitan podcast
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