Sharing Crazy Bold Ideas
In high school, pitching a GTA-style game set in Accra got laughs, and a few people paying close attention. Sharing bold ideas, even the ones that fail, leaves a mark.
Saturday, February 28, 2026 Independent Writing
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Software, stories, and the world they're built in.
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The Difficult Truth about Mentorship
One-on-one mentorship is a luxury most early-career African developers can't access. The honest answer isn't to chase a mentor. It's to find your community.
I moved my blog from Medium, here is why
Medium's partner program requires a Stripe account. Stripe isn't available in most of Africa. That quietly excludes African writers from the algorithm. So I left.
The kenkey attitude
Kenkey is a fermented Ghanaian staple. Eat it at lunch and you are, technically, drinking on the job.
Define happiness
A visit to Wli, a farming village in Ghana's Volta Region, raises a quiet question: what does happiness actually mean to you, and are you living by that answer?
Trash Apps from Africa
African apps fail not because of where they're made, but because code alone isn't enough. A challenge to put design, UX, and the user first.