Jetlag causes a massive efficiency problem for me. I struggle to think clearly, my energy is low, and I fail at motivation. It’s particularly discouraging as I’m usually none of those things. So I’ve developed some tactics for dealing with…
Happy New Year to all my readers. Thanks for following last year. This year, I’ll focus more on regularly blogging on the fintech space. Here are the things I’m most excited about in fintech for 2019: Innovative business models and…
JUMO raised $12.5 million to take our total fundraising to over $105 million. It’s a remarkable achievement, and a testament to the ability and work ethic of everyone I work with at JUMO. A big part of running a startup…
The Central Bank of Nigeria recently added regulation to allow Telecommunication companies to apply for mobile banking licenses and roll out mobile money. This is big. Previously, only banks were allowed to apply and own mobile banking licenses. And banks…
Using models to understand the world and make decisions is a good idea. It’s a method used by brilliant decisionmakers around the world. Charlie Mungeris a big supporter of it, and he takes the idea one step further by saying…
Recently I started consuming digital books. And by “recently” and “consuming” I mean I’m half way through my first book. It’s called Atomic Habits and I recommend it. I love spontaneity, and I’ve never been good at habits. But I…
I went on golf tour in Durban this week and it was quite the spectacle of both golf and drinking. I’m going on a detox this week to clear out the systems. Sometimes hitting refresh is the best thing for…
In Africa we like to think we are at the forefront of mobile money. Afterall, M-Pesa was developed in Kenya and Jumo was founded in Cape Town. The success stories here have attracted attention worldwide and there continues to be…
This is another good one from that legendary pipe-smoking detective. Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes often employed this technique and lamented that more people don’t employ it. The basic idea is that you start with the result you want, and…
I’ve been reading “A Few Lessons From Sherlock Holmes” by Peter Bevellin and it’s stimulated some great thinking about mental models and critical thinking. Observation, in particular, is highlighted by Bevellin as one of Holmes’ best attributes. There’s one section…