My 2018 Reading List

Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience - Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die - Chip & Dan Heath Total Money Makeover - David Ramsey How artists work - Mason Curry Musashi: An Epic Novel of the Samurai Era Drive - Daniel Pink Maverick - Ricardo Semler ...

Social bikes

I was in New Orleans for a wedding and noticed the blue bikes just like in New York, D.C. and the University of Virginia. It was a family vacation, and since i ended up biking a lot in the last couple of days out there, it naturally became a part of the conversation. My aunt and uncle asked ...

Peer to Peer Networks as Organization Models

Are there any similarities between peer-to-peer networks in computing and the nature of operations in Africa? I'm inclined to think so. Using Nigeria as an example, it is noticed that although the citizens are highly entrepreneurial, the entrepreneurship traits do not scale in a meaningful way ...

What Ingredients Make Successful Products

Steve jobs famously spoke about the tremendous amount of craftsmanship needed to make a great product. Over the years I've remained curious about what ingredients create successful products. Here's what I think from practice and observation: Thorough understanding of strategy, business models ...

On Firsts: Cutting my Hair

Yesterday morning, looking in the mirror made me wish I could cut my own hair. See, this wasn’t always a thing. In Nigeria, I had haircuts weekly or every 2 weeks - depending on free time, and need. The price was negligible, so I’d never had to budget for a haircut. It’s been about 3 years of ...