Jul 2Can You Know What Will Kill You?Guarding against unpredictable events — Sixty-five million years ago, a six-mile wide asteroid hit the earth, causing a mega-earthquake that lasted for months. Clouds of dust and debris scattered the atmosphere, rendering the planet dark for a long time. Plants could not survive for lack of photosynthesis; earth was practically inhospitable. Soon, the whole dinosaur…Nonfiction4 min readNonfiction4 min read
Feb 23The Dark Side of Ideological LabelsWhy ideologies stifle progress — Consciously or unconsciously, we all fit into a political framework that defines who we are, what we support, and what we stand for. A lot of people will either fall into the political left, characterized by growing liberalism and promotion of other libertarian values. …Psychology2 min readPsychology2 min read
Apr 13, 2022Why Africa Does not have Many BillionairesConsider this: As of 2021 there were 18 billionaires in Africa. They had a combined net worth just shy of $74 billion. The richest man in the world, Elon Musk, is worth more than three times all of African billionaires’ net worth put together. …Africa3 min readAfrica3 min read
Apr 10, 2022Should you Learn to Use No-Code Tools?Building Tech Products Without Coding — Tech has been a sector with a very high barrier to entry and a steep learning curve. People in tech pride themselves often as this cult of coders who are nerdy, techy, and simple in grey T-shirts. While this has been the case, things are turning. As a pragmatist, I…Technology4 min readTechnology4 min read
Mar 20, 2022The Yahoo! StoryThe fall of an internet giant — Yahoo! could have easily been the biggest internet company in the world today. At some point, it actually was. In the late 90’s and early 2000’s, Yahoo! had a market capitalization north of one hundred billion dollars. Adjusted for inflation, that would be a huge sum of money. Yahoo! …Business5 min readBusiness5 min read
Oct 1, 2021What has luck got to do with it?The Relationship Between Success and Luck — Do you know what Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Larry Ellison, and Jack Dorsey all have in common? They are all dropouts. They are also extremely wealthy. So you know what that means — drop out from college, found a business, and become a multi-billionaire. Or is it? I have seen…Entrepreneur4 min readEntrepreneur4 min read
Jul 4, 2021Copying your Way to SuccessMy favourite book preamble is from Zero to One by Peter Thiel : The next Bill Gates will not start an operating system. The next Larry Page won’t start a search engine. The next Mark Zuckerberg won’t start a social network company. …Success3 min readSuccess3 min read
Jun 27, 2021Re-evaluating how we spend our time.I recently discovered the android feature called Digital Wellbeing. This feature helps you track the time spent on your device and also tells you how many hours you’re spending on each app, how many times you’re unlocking your device a day, and how many notifications you’re getting everyday. …Social Media4 min readSocial Media4 min read
Jun 18, 2021Five Laws of BusinessHow to build lasting businesses. Today everybody is an entrepreneur. Some solve real-world problems, while some don’t. Some are self-acclaimed CEOs of non-existent businesses. But it’s all good. I’m a big believer in African entrepreneurship and I know Africa’s progress depends a lot on which businesses today’s entrepreneurs build. I…9 min read9 min read
Jun 17, 2021I’m Finally Leaving Pre-Clinicals!I’m very excited to leave pre-clinicals. To be honest, I was already bored. I guess the problem was tripled because of the Covid-19 break, which meant that I had to read what I already knew over and over again. I wasn’t really getting any new information and the ones I…Medical School3 min readMedical School3 min read
