Thoughts & Insights
On AI, software, and building for African businesses.
I Built a Team of 20 AI Agents to Run My Business. Here Is What Actually Happened.
Not a product demo. Not a thought experiment. A real account of what works, what breaks, and what nobody tells you about building a company where half your team runs on tokens.
Read moreThe 40,000 Humans, 20,000 Agents Problem
McKinsey has 20,000 AI agents alongside 40,000 humans. In 18 months, every employee will have at least one. The firm is 100 years old and still asking what it is actually for. So should you be.
Read moreKenya's NGOs Have a Systems Problem. The PBO Act Just Made It Visible.
The Public Benefit Organisations Act is asking Kenya's civil society to run like accountable institutions. The obstacle is not the law. It is the spreadsheets.
Read moreWhat 'Technical Co-Founder for Hire' Actually Means (And Why Your SME Needs One)
Most Kenyan SMEs need CTO-level thinking but can't justify a full-time CTO. Here's what the alternative actually looks like, and why the distinction matters more than most founders realise.
Read moreIs Kenya Ready for AI?
Kenya's AI adoption rate outpaces the continent. Infrastructure is moving. Talent exists. But 'ready' is a passive word. The real question is whether Kenya builds AI for Kenya, or just becomes a data mine for someone else.
Read moreWe Built a 12-Agent AI Operating System. Here's What Broke First.
Running a small African consulting firm on Claude-powered agents taught us that complex systems don't fail because they're complex. They fail because nobody owns the chaos.
Read moreYour New Hires Won't Believe Your Systems Are Real
200,000 African learners trained with Chidi will know when they're being fed lies. They've learned to ask better questions. Your CRM, your invoicing, your processes need to survive scrutiny from people who think like that.
Read moreRwanda Gets Claude. Kenya Gets a Choice.
Anthropic just locked in an AI partnership with the Government of Rwanda. For Kenyan developers and builders, the signal is clear: move now or fall behind.
Read moreWorld-Class or Irrelevant: Why 'Good Enough' Software Is Dead
Vibe coding has lowered the barrier to shipping software. That means the bar just moved, and mediocre is no longer a viable position.
Read moreWhat Actually Changes When You Build With Claude Code
A solo founder running four concurrent enterprise projects, shipping thousands of lines in a single session. This is what AI-assisted development actually looks like from the inside.
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