Amara

@Morris_Monye This hits hard

Those pushing you to act beyond your capacity often shift back and leave you alone when the chips are down Always act within your capacity.

Lagos is expensive

I'm in Nairobi this week judging the fintech track at @AFRICARENA Summit. If you're here find me. Let's talk. #africarena

@ericasuma Who is in Nairobi let’s connect

Everyone in venture capital is in Nairobi this week.

@iamprincenathan This truth hits hard 👏

As founders, we like to interact with an industry the way we wish it would work and not the way it currently does. (Maybe that’s why we like to “disrupt”)😒 For instance, you’re trying to raise from VCs, you don’t have undeniable metrics (read $50k MRR, growing 10% MoM), you don’t have Ex FAANG on your bio, even internship, you’ve not sold a startup even if it’s all stocks, you’re not an AI engineer, you don’t live in SF, your Dad’s name is not recognisable and you don’t want to build a personal brand? 🤣🤣 You have not “visibly” demonstrated anywhere that you’re exceptional and can get things done but you want the investor to invest in you cos you sent a cold email with a nice pitch deck? It’s giving “trust me, I no go lie for you”. The industry is designed for signals and momentum. Stop interacting with it the way you wish it was about the novelty of your ideas and start leaning on your undue advantage. I hope this helps that founder still second guessing if they need a personal brand. ❤️

Where are we going to see money for Claude subscriptions if we’re all jobless?

@michellebkwok I have been following your journey since 2022 from flick Rooting for you

I've been posting about VC for a while now. But most of you don't know how I got here. In case you find it interesting: I was 15 when I worked in a lab at Imperial College London. I spent summers doing neuroimaging research. I got into Western University for medical sciences, one of the more serious pre-med programs in Canada. I had to maintain an 80% average to stay in the program, not to mention the papers and the research. Pretty soon, my quiet thoughts started getting louder. “I don't think I want to be a doctor.” So I did what any 19-year-old with existential doubts would do… I cold-emailed a hard-iced-tea brand. I messaged Hey Y’all Iced Tea and told them I make content, throw parties, and could help build out their ambassador program. They said yes. That led to a job with Bumble where I became a campus director and helped with their ambassador program. I found out about Next 36, a program that selects 36 entrepreneurs across Canada, brings in speakers like Shivon Zilis (Elon's right hand at the time), Ivy League professors, and puts on a grueling crash course on what it takes to build something. My roommate and I built our first company out of that program, a platform connecting female founders and students through virtual career experiences. When COVID hit, 1,000 people applied to our platform. We had users signing up from 70+ countries. It was the most fulfilling and all-consuming thing I'd ever done. We got acquired. Next, on deck was On Deck, where I helped build the Longevity Biotech Fellowship. Then, the previous CPO of Tinder started an edtech startup, and I joined. Then I joined a fintech company whose go-to-market strategy involved throwing parties on college campuses with DJs like Loud Luxury and The Lost Kings so I went on tour across the US for a while. I'd applied to Columbia Business School during my last year of undergrad as a compromise with my parents after I told them I wasn’t doing med school. At Columbia, I wrote down one place I wanted to work: SOSV. They were in early-stage bio - exactly where I wanted to be. I showed up to an event there and ran into my boss's boss from when I was 15, pipetting at Imperial College London. The chief scientific officer gave me my first VC internship there. A few months later, I was sitting at a demo day when someone named Max sat down next to me and started asking what I thought. I told him about all my crazy ideas in longevity bio, regenerative medicine, stem cell rejuvenation, and epigenetic reprogramming. He told me that a guy named Tim Draper would love those ideas. Months later on LinkedIn, Max DM'd me, “Yo, so are you gonna work here or what?” That's how I got to Draper. I pitched Tim my crazy ideas, and, lucky for me, he loved them. I ended up rewriting chunks of our investment thesis on longevity bio, augmenting human capabilities through AI, and biocures. If you made it this far… I’m glad you’re here. Excited to keep sharing my thoughts.

@iamprincenathan 😂😂😂😂😂

These running clubs popping up everywhere would soon turn to hook up centres. Cos, how are you living in Awoyaya and you’re joining a club in Ikoyi? 🙄

@GPhilcz Ok let’s chat

@audacious_amara Yes Ma’am!

Who can recommend a good founders lab for me?

@oladipupoolaw Thank you 😊

@audacious_amara Happy birthday in advance to you

My birthday gift came early

Too many founders. Not enough entrepreneurs!

I’m sorry, But if the CEO/founder isn’t intense You basically have no shot. Join a different startup.

@Joe_brendan_ What’s with all these ignorant comments I’m seeing? He is simply saying that Nigerian women are building long-term careers, which positions them for leadership roles in the future. It’s already happening women are leading banks now.

Many Nigerian young men are losing it. This will bite in 10 years Ask anyone who is hiring or who has a business that hires, Nigerian young women are the most cracked these days Put out a Job opening and in 5 hours its 80% women applying and 20% men applying The young men in Nigeria think they can ignore the build process into a GLE, GLK life sustainably. I guess all the "women are the spark" "Feminine Power" seminars from 15 - 20 years ago is beginning to pay off because the focus young women bring to the table these days is exceptional Yes there are still many young men thriving and striving to build but the percentage that's pushing for fast money is alarming. - Young man finishes university. Refuses to start a job because "how long 150k salary go buy GLE" - Young man shuns entry level experience and starts doing betting or fraud or "Forex" - Young girl starts working after university regardless - 10 years later, One has 10 solid years experience and can lead in the industry while the other is still GLEing

Friday night with creamy red velvet cake, amala and Netflix cos I’m stressed 😌

BREAKING: I’m giving away 20 spots to attend The Pitch by Deel in Berlin 🔥 I’m helping @deel organize the event, and it’s going to be a great opportunity to meet ambitious founders and investors building the next generation of companies. If you want to be in the room, this is for you:  •⁠ ⁠20 spots. •⁠ ⁠Berlin. •⁠ ⁠High-signal people. •⁠ ⁠Real networking. To participate 👇  1.⁠ ⁠Reply with 1 sentence about yor startup 2.⁠ ⁠Repost this post 3. Apply here: account.canapii.com/events/the-pit… We’ll review the applications and let the selected people know. Good luck!🔥

If I reach my financial freedom I will experiment buying media brands including stakes on creators brand Not a proven thesis but will happily experiment

@tosinolaseinde Valid reason 😂😂😂

I own majority shares 💃🏽🙈

It’s how everyone around me believe that I deserve Ivy League MBA and here I’m laughing at myself