I’ve made music, built businesses, published books. With every venture into a new field, it seemed like I was switching. All over the place. I didn’t realize I was doing the same thing. I was building projects, each one, to expedite my learning. You can do the same. Most people want to do stuff but […]

This is my 104th consecutive letter, meaning I’ve officially written this newsletter every week for the past two years. I remember when I started I thought I’d do it for a year and see where it goes. I had no clue what I would write about. On the side, I explored the different monetization opportunities […]

The fires in Los Angeles this week have been quite destructive and sad to watch. For some of us that live here, it has been a real test of will, compassion, and emotional resilience. Life is filled with tests? Isn’t it? This stakes me back a bit. When I was about to leave for college […]

Happy New Year. I write these letters to gain perspective and broaden my awareness. I hope reading it helps you do the same. Let me take you back to 2015 before I started my first business. Sales was a mystery. I was prancing around, building apps, adding features to the website, getting fancy, thinking I’d […]

I find that I’m always striving for something new, reaching for a new goal. Yes, it’s important to stretch yourself. Deep down we have a need to evolve. No one chooses to be stagnant. But then this chase for something new always leaves me seeking. Just when I get the “something new” like a poof […]

I can’t believe I’ve been writing this letter for 100 consecutive weeks. About two years ago, I sat down at my desk wondering: “what should I write about?” I fumbled around and wrote one of my first letters about how the brain processes information.  Why?  Because it was the topic of the book I was […]

This is my 99th consecutive week of writing this newsletter. I guess I have 99 problems but writing a newsletter ain’t one. Hit me! Drumroll…crickets! Too soon for Jay-Z jokes? Anyways….I was talking to an advisor earlier in the year and giving her a run through my regular 2-minute pitch when I meet people for […]

Growing up in Lagos, I witnessed a lot of fights. On the streets, on the way to school, at school, at parties. It can get rowdy in any minute. My favorite to witness involved the self-titled “big man.” You know the type, loud as a motorbike, who wouldn’t soil his shirt in a street fight. […]

I write to gain perspective and nurture an entrepreneurial mind. I hope these letters help you do the same. I was recently on a business trip with one of my clients. We drove across Northern California to go visit some of our partners. During the long drive, as rain drops slammed down on the highway, […]

It was the end of summer 2021. I was seated at my collapsible desk in my apartment in Oakland. The sun filtered in through the blinds of the window to my left. I typed into the small chat at the bottom right of my computer screen. I was excited but tired. I had just finished […]