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"We need to seek serious money, to tackle serious problems, since our problems can't be solved by apps and websites only".

Don't learn this the hard way: the startup ecosystem is smaller than you think. The person you let go with dignity today might become a partner or key hire tomorrow. Never burn the bridge unless you have to.

Attending #AIRush London today. Beyond the hype, the real question is: how do we unlock tangible business value from AI? As we enter the age of autonomous AI, success will depend on how effectively we integrate these technologies into core operations, decision-making, and customer experiences. The future belongs to those who move from experimentation to execution.

Stripe is launching stablecoin accounts in over 100 countries including the following 27 in Africa. Of note, Nigeria, South Africa, Egypt, and Kenya are missing, most likely due to unclear regs. Senegal's inclusion should be quite interesting given how quickly xb payments are evolving there. Angola Benin Botswana Cabo Verde Cameroon Comoros Djibouti Equatorial Guinea Eswatini Gabon Gambia Guinea Lesotho Liberia Madagascar Malawi Mauritania Mauritius Namibia São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Tanzania Togo Uganda Zambia

The New York Times profiled a start-up with 28 employees serving nearly 50 million users. That company is us. The traditional startup playbook: raise massive funding, hire hundreds of employees, and worry about profitability "later." But there's another way. Everyone at Gamma could fit in a small restaurant. We're not just surviving—we've been profitable for 15+ consecutive months, with revenue growing month over month, and lifetime negative net burn (we have more money in the bank than we've raised). This isn't an accident. We've deliberately designed our organization to maximize impact per person. Instead of creating specialist silos, we hire versatile generalists who can solve problems across domains. Rather than building management hierarchies, we find player-coaches who both lead and execute. Our team leverages AI tools throughout our workflow - Claude for data analysis, Cursor for coding efficiency, NotebookLM for customer research synthesis. These aren't just productivity hacks; they're force multipliers. Examples: — When our growth PM needed better analytics, he didn't file a ticket with a data team—he built a self-serve system that anyone can use without SQL knowledge. — When our marketing lead needed to understand our customers better, she fed thousands of interactions into an LLM and created actionable personas that now guide our entire strategy. — When our design team needs to test a hypothesis, we create a rapid prototype and show it to our power users. What we're seeing isn't just about "doing more with less." It's about fundamentally changing what's possible per person. The most valuable employees aren't specialists who excel in narrow domains - they're resourceful problem-solvers who continuously expand their capabilities. This approach creates remarkable resilience. Since everyone understands multiple functions, we don't have single points of failure when someone leaves or moves to another project. If you're building today, the question isn't how quickly you can scale headcount … it's how much impact you can create with the smallest possible team. The future belongs to tiny teams of extraordinary people.

Honored to be officially appointed as a member of the team driving the Blueprint for Regulatory Reforms to improve Tanzania’s business environment. Grateful to the Government of Tanzania for the trust placed in me. I look forward to working closely with our committee, Prof. Kitila Mkumbo @kitilam and The President's Office, Planning and Investment (URT) as we shape reforms that reflect the realities of a rapidly changing world—embracing startups, the creative economy, gig work, and platform-based businesses. A new era of doing business in Tanzania is coming—and I’m proud to be part of it. #TanzaniaReforms #BusinessEnvironment #Innovation #BlueprintReform

@CarolNdosi Pole sana kwa familia nzima.

Why did xAI buy X and not the reverse? It’s all about cash, growth, and Musk’s big bets. Buckle up for the financial logic behind this $80B AI giant swallowing a $33B social platform. Thread 👇

We are building a system that is going to solve real challenges for transport biz, not just another fleet mng-ment tool that just tracks speed, location, and fuel. That’s all fine, but it’s not enough. Vehicle owners and logistics companies need intelligence and safety built in.

Celebrating 10 Years of Impact! #SVat10 #ImpactRevisited This year, Sahara Ventures is celebrating 10 years of impact in the innovation ecosystem in Tanzania! Do you recognize anyone in these pictures? We’d love to hear your story. How has Sahara Ventures impacted you? Share your memories and reflections in the comments. Let’s celebrate a decade of growth, innovation, and meaningful connections together! 🎉 #SVat10 #ImpactRevisited #InnovationEcosystem #TanzaniaTech

Brought together tech bros like @ejsenzighe and @GeeRevocatus for a workout and a tech chat! 🎉

Ready to revolutionize agriculture? 🌾 Join the YEFFA KilimoTech Accelerator Webinar and explore innovative Agritech solutions. Don't miss this opportunity to learn and grow! Register now! #AgritechInnovation #KilimoTech

🚀 Innovate, Transform, Lead! Join the KilimoTech Accelerator and bring your AgTech ideas to life. Let’s shape the future of agriculture together! 🌾 🔗 Apply now: kilimotech.saharaventures.com #KilimoTechAccelerator #YEFFA #AgTech #Innovation #FutureOfFarming

This is India: - 11% of Fortune 500 CEOs - 90+ unicorn founders are Indian-born - 1/3 of all engineers in Silicon Valley are from India Why have they all left India to succeed? Here's the hidden truth about the world's most controversial brain drain 🧵:

it is (relatively) easy to copy something that you know works. it is extremely hard to do something new, risky, and difficult when you don't know if it will work. individual researchers rightly get a lot of glory for that when they do it! it's the coolest thing in the world.

Telegram is now profitable 🏆 📈 This year, the number of Telegram Premium subscribers tripled, exceeding 12 million. Our ad revenue also increased a few times. Telegram's total revenue in 2024 surpassed $1 billion, and we are closing the year with more than $500 million in cash reserves, not including crypto assets 🪙 🏦 Over the past four years, Telegram has issued about $2 billion in debt. We repaid a meaningful share of it this Fall, taking advantage of favorable prices for the Telegram bonds. But there’s a lot of work ahead 👨‍💻 🔬 Our innovations in monetization this year (⭐️Stars, 🎁 Gifts, 🪙Giveaways, 🖥 Mini Apps, 🤝the Affiliate Platform, 💼Telegram Business, and 📥Telegram Gateway) demonstrate that social media platforms can achieve financial sustainability while staying independent and respecting users' rights 💪

My conversation with @naval. Enjoy! (0:00) - The Theory of Everything (4:48) - How do you know what’s true? (7:51) - Groups search for consensus, individuals search for truth (13:07) - We have never run out of a single resource (15:25) - Are we destroying the Earth? (17:48) - Marxism denies wealth creation (21:28) - Regulation kills innovation (27:05) - Degrowth and the fall of Western universities (33:31) - Why the West is best (35:47) - Federalism (38:10) - Everyone wants to live forever (41:44) - Humans are universal explainers (43:25) - Collectivism vs. individualism (50:44) - You cannot explain the universe without explaining humans (55:02) - How @DavidDeutschOxf’s ideas have changed Naval’s life (1:02:31) - The scientific method isn’t possible (1:05:07) - The low-hanging fruit theory is a bad explanation (1:08:19) - The biggest threats to Western civilization

𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝟏𝟔𝐭𝐡 - 𝟐𝟎𝐭𝐡 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫, 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐚𝐫 𝐞𝐬 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐚𝐦 (𝐔𝐃𝐒𝐌), 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐚𝐧𝐳𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐚 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐩 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒! If you’re a Startup, Investor, Development Partner, Government Official, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Support Organization (EISO), or a key player in Tanzania's Startup Ecosystem—this is THE EVENT you cannot afford to miss! Register Here ➡️ startupweek.co.tz #TanzaniaStartupWeek2024 #TSW2024 #TanzaniaStartupInvestmentForum2024

McLAREN CLINCH THEIR FIRST CONSTRUCTORS' CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE 21ST CENTURY! 🏆 What an achievement, what a season! 🧡 #F1 #AbuDhabiGP

MAX VERSTAPPEN IS THE 2024 F1 WORLD CHAMPION! 🏆 A brilliant fourth title in-a-row! Incredible!!! #F1 #LasVegasGP

GEORGE RUSSELL WINS IN VEGAS!!! 🤩 Lewis Hamilton comes home second to make it a Mercedes 1-2 👏👏 #F1 #LasVegasGP