Dec 23, 2022Learnings from Building a City in AfricaItana is a startup city for the innovators and builders of Africa with the mission to unlock Africa’s digital economy by combining digital governance, like-minded community, and infrastructure for the future of live and work. — In April 2021, I reached out to Iyinoluwa Aboyeji to help build Talent City…City Building6 min readCity Building6 min read
Jun 13, 2021Reaching a different heightReflections upon turning 30. New experiences unlock a different mind space and mental framework. Gaining new experiences is analogous to being at a higher elevation. …Reflections3 min readReflections3 min read
Jan 10, 2021My relationship with readingReading started to feel like an indulgence because it became an opportunity to converse with someone whom I admired; it was a way to get close to how they think, their lifetime worth of knowledge condensed to a few hundred pages. “You are the average of the people you know…Reading5 min readReading5 min read
Sep 29, 2020On Deck gave meaning to the word “community”Love, it’s one of those abstract ideas that has little meaning to us until the day we experience it. We probably believe love is a myth until we actually feel it. Similarly, community is a word that’s been thrown around when only a few of us are ever lucky enough…Community4 min readCommunity4 min read
Aug 22, 2020At the crossroad.July 2020 Are you hirable after trying to be an entrepreneur? The better question to ask is, do we want to be hirable after trying to be an entrepreneur. When we’re at the crossroad of continuing the entrepreneurship journey or going back to the corporate world, it’s an internal battle. …Journey3 min readJourney3 min read
May 7, 2020The dos and don’ts of building an early stage startupIn 2019, I spent 3,000+ hours starting a company. During the process, we’ve hosted over 150 in person gatherings and painted a dream. From knowing absolutely nothing about what it means to start a business, diving straight in with little startup experience but a lot of courage, to now knowing…Startup6 min readStartup6 min read
Published insojourn inspires·Apr 15, 2020Different ways to liveThroughout the past years, I’ve made it a point to put myself in uncomfortable situations and changing environments. Through new experiences, we learn. Through hardships, we become a better person. …Lifestyle2 min readLifestyle2 min read
Published insojourn inspires·Jan 19, 2020When I travel, I meet amazing mindsThere’s this idea that when you talk to strangers, you present your future self, the self you want to be; whereas when hanging out with old friends, despite the comfort and familiarity, you are stuck in behaving as the past self you may or may not like. …Travel3 min readTravel3 min read
Published insojourn inspires·May 6, 2019Do we think in terms of days, years, or millennia?“When people have a bit too much time and space, creativity follows.” I believe that when a society relieves its people the burden of worrying about survival needs, people generally have more freedom and mindspace to think for the greater good and to plan for the future of humanity, often…Humanity2 min readHumanity2 min read
Published insojourn inspires·Jan 31, 2019Striving for better designI had the pleasure to learn from a prestigious architectural firm while spending a few months in Beijing. I had always been intrigued with architecture, the realm of thinking and creating in the three-dimensional space and the possibility of stepping beyond graphic and interface design to impact one’s experience via…Architecture3 min readArchitecture3 min read
