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Thoughts on interface design, frontend architecture, and the craft of building software that feels considered.
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The M-Pesa Trap: How Kenya's Biggest Fintech Win Became Its Innovation Ceiling
M-Pesa proved Kenya could lead the world in mobile money. Two decades later, it might be the reason nothing else has scaled the same way.
FintechKenyaOpinion
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Konza Technopolis and the Cost of Building Tech Cities on PowerPoint
Kenya announced its 'Silicon Savannah' in 2008. Nearly two decades and several billion shillings later, it is worth asking what a tech city actually needs to become one.
KenyaPolicyInfrastructure
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Why African Startup Funding Numbers Lie to Us
The headline totals every year sound impressive until you look at where the money actually goes and who never sees a shilling of it.
AfricaVenture CapitalStartups
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