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Last week did a podcast with Sakina Hussein founder Healthy Basket and we spoke about her journey as a founder building in Africa and what her startup entails

yesterday's Agentic developer meet in Nairobi with @sodofi_ and @EzvenG was great we took builders through setting up #nanobot and then headed to a fireside chat to talk about opportunities in the #ethereum ecosystem and insights on building in public

@fdotinc Valueeeeeeeeee

this is a lecture on how to hunt for investors, cofounders & new hires complete breakdown: 00:00 8 billion people don't know you exist 00:24 No one knows you. No one cares. 01:09 Stop being a farmer 01:51 The one thing all great hunters share 02:10 How I got my co-founder in 30 seconds 03:30 You + them = 3 people 05:36 Missionaries vs mercenaries 10:31 Why you have to be generous with equity 12:35 The right vesting schedule 13:17 Always trial before you commit 14:19 The 9-to-5 specialist red flag 15:05 Why logos mean nothing 17:46 Hunt them on GitHub 19:37 Niche Discords and subreddits 20:58 Why paid referrals work 22:10 Hiring friends: the trap 24:39 Why advisors are bullshit 31:29 Should you raise at all? 35:06 Investors only buy growth stories 35:58 Fundraising is running an auction 37:36 The luck factor (and Twitter lies) 39:33 Angels vs VCs 47:21 The hierarchy: inbound > warm > cold 48:00 Never ask a VC for intros if they pass 48:59 The double opt-in rule 52:32 Fundraising is a full-time job 53:33 Why a 4-week VC chat is a "no" 56:22 The leverage trick 01:00:24 Fundraising advisors = scam 01:02:21 The one trait of every great founder 01:03:18 Your homework: a list of 100

New podcast with Sakina founder @healthybasketke - First African smart food scanner helping you make healthier choices effortlessly

Dinner conversations my cofounder

Everyone claims to be changing the world but no one proofs it @ycombinator

@frontforumfocus is an impact media ecosystem

Companies spend $2M on impact reports. Greta shows you what $2M actually does

@21givenchy Who wants to get featured next

On The Ground Ep 1 : @frontforumfocus 1 min series where founders share what there building and what it actually looks like in the ground

founders can share with investors, partners & their own team. Not another Jira. More like an impact narrative engine. 🖥️ New site: frontforumfocus.com Would love brutal feedback.

Most founders I meet aren’t short on effort. They’re short on **proof**. They have: - endless calls, docs, updates - but no clean way to show: “here’s what we did, and here’s the impact.” FrontForumFocus turns that daily noise into **clear, trusted impact stories**

Hardware builder sprints for hardware tinkered and founders. If you are building hardware dm what your working on

@21givenchy @localhosthq

Love to see Nairobi raising the bar 🔥 The builder spirit here is unmatched. Keep shipping! 🚀

I believe founders deserve to see their work create real change, not just stay busy.

@21givenchy @omidotme @omidotme

Just wrapped our first Nairobi Builder Sprint with Omi Brought together 20 builders → quick intro to what Omi can do → 3 hours of focused building. Result: •8+ prompt apps shipped •1 API app built + demoed •lots of “help your neighbor debug” energy

@21givenchy @solofounders @FarzaTV @FoundersPodcast @speedrun @chesscom

Made a horror chess game go try it out spawn.co/deepcloud61c5b… @solofounders @FarzaTV @FoundersPodcast @speedrun

@21givenchy @solofounders @FarzaTV @FoundersPodcast @speedrun @spawn

Nairobi builders sprint @omidotme session started