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If you are always trying to be normal you will never know how amazing you can be.

For the whole of September, @rollauver Tobi and I traveled across West Africa - Lagos, Abuja, Abidjan and Dakar. The conversations we had completely changed how we see business & cross-border payments. In Abuja, an OEM vendor told us: “If payments don’t reach Asia on time, shipments stall” For him, delays = lost contracts. Liquidity matters. In Lagos, a car dealer moving dozens of vehicles monthly said: “Every delay in Dubai costs me customers back home.” FX delays aren’t just numbers - they hurt real businesses. In Abidjan, an exporter moving 50+ containers of cashews, cocoa & rice monthly shared: “One missed transfer could ripple through an entire economy.” Cross-border trade = families fed, industries running. In Dakar, a car dealer told us why the same Toyota costs 10–20% less than in Côte d’Ivoire. Price gaps driven by FX inefficiencies literally decide profit or loss. We also met fintech founders in the mobile money space, moving billions through wallets that millions of Africans depend on. For them, settlement speed = survival. The lesson? Africa’s growth isn’t just about capital. It’s about speed, liquidity, and trust in payments. At @RollaFinanceInc, we’re not just moving money across borders. We’re building the financial rails that unlock growth. Payments are the entry point. Value creation is the mission. September was West Africa. Next stop: Dubai. Then Istanbul.

I think DoorDash is proof humans will do anything for money.

@SparksBeer Duuude why?? 😂😂

What happened to the Manchester City I love? Losing to Al Hilal is like USA losing to Iran in a war.

Ok, I can't wait to hear Ross Ulbricht on Joe Rogan.

We just had the biggest bank collapse in America since 2008. And it happened because of a bank run. Let me explain how this will impact YOU:

@dokasto Ikr 😂

Since these layoffs happened, it's really hard to sell me on anything. Roadmaps, org vision, team strategy, all these things sound like noise. I just want to focus on my work, do a good job, and go home.

#Google's introduction of #BardAI with a factual error may be a calculated chess move in this #AI war.

Just wondering if I can still tweet 🐥

#BulletTrain has got to be the most extravagant movie made in 2022.

@MetaPrinxss @ErikCH Hmm! Maybe that’s why I’m called a superstar dev! 🤔😂😂

@ErikCH No. Just good in bed.

Do developers need to be good at math? 👀

@dokasto Lol make police no stop you join!

The last time I spent so much time in traffic was 2 years ago...in this same Lagos.

These lessons came from 20 years of building companies: Figure (AI Robotics), Archer ($2.7B IPO), & Vettery ($100M exit). Follow me @adcock_brett for more. Like/Retweet the first tweet below if you can:

Thanks @kehlani for spending 1,923 minutes with me in 2022. I couldn’t stop listening to Valentine's Day (Shameful). #SpotifyWrapped open.spotify.com/artist/0cGUm45…

This thread took me out 🤣🤣

Dad, on the eighth anniversary of your passing, I'm remembering how incredibly kind and joyful you were. I deeply miss you you wonderful, hairy man and will be celebrating your life today. Love you so so much!

I remember @dokasto sharing a copy of FileZilla installer file with me via USB, so I could update my projectZero - the quotes website 😂

@dokasto Proof that you can still get stuff done even if you spend too much time on Tiktok 😂

This is so beautiful

ES2021 introduced `Promise.any` which got me thinking about the other static methods on the Promise API that we use every day in our async code as well Here are real-world use cases of all 6️⃣ methods to help us understand the differences between them /thread 🧵👇🏾

Just got my ticket for a special edition of #nextjsconf, grab yours! Let's make the web. Faster. nextjs.org/conf/tickets/j…

...and finally the #WinterSoldier is at peace.