Out here, we don't relent. We build, we push, we fix, we learn. We rinse and repeat. Sometimes, we adapt. The goal remains the same: ship things people want, quickly. That's the Cleva way.
The last time I was at this exact spot was around 9 years ago. I remember because I took a photo.
Had a blast chatting with da youngins today about startups, YC and more. Next month, we go again. Here at the institute to rep
@clevabanking
!
I just wrapped up my second Naija trip this year. Taught some high schoolers, and celebrated Cleva’s 1-year launch—it was a packed one. Learned a ton. Will be back soon!
@bosuntijani
@RaspberryPi_org
@philipcolligan
Love it. We’ve got great things planned
@naijacoderorg
as well. Still at the early phase, but we are eager to learn about resources provided by the ministry that will accelerate our goal of teaching programming, mentoring students and more.
This is one one the reasons we are building
@clevabanking
. We are passionate about Africa’s creators and businesses. Avoid stories that touch - we can sort you out quickly depending on your use case.
The Mercury thing is sad...I think their ambition was poisoned with some level of greed.
You probably had the best shot to get banking right for thousands of immigrant founders. With $120M in dry powder from your Series B raise, you received 4.5x more than the median raise.
One of peeps landed a position they’ve been after for a long time and wants to do a $50 giveaway to 5 Cleva customers. DM your Cleva tag for $10 each. 5 people max. First come, first serve.
@clevabanking
@annie_etc_
Converting to dollar doesn't come without its short-term risks, but extend this timeline by 6 months or a year... I want to check something. 😅
Your position is not defensible if we literally just look at the data on naira's extreme fall against the dollar over the last few
365 DAYS AGO TODAY,
...the Cleva dream started with a single tweet. Driven by our passions and desires, we built a product that solved a pertinent problem; 'getting paid in USD as a Nigerian'.
Over 365 days after, we have had highs and lows, recorded wins and losses; however,
C2C transfers are now LIVE! 🎉
In a bid to continuously build a product that is specifically tailored to your needs, we are launching C2C today.
Cleva to Cleva (C2C) transfers allow you to send instant USD to friends and family on Cleva for free!
@SirJarus
A lot more people are actually hurt by INEC’s failures this year than Obi’s loss. Any election loss, including CPC’s, is easier to stomach when results are collated transparently or if there’s a sense of fairness. 🙂
If results were collated transparently, most folks would
@NaijaFlyingDr
I agree. However, women who programmatically apply advanced calculus and algebra to refine statistical methods relevant to kitchen econometrics tend to 123456.
You gerrit? You are welcome.
If you know an experienced engineer who can lead a team, get things done, and is skilled in AWS DevOps, tell them to check this out and apply! We are expanding and need fantastic people.
Hi Everyone, Sorry for disturbing again
Nothing much, but the result (4.99/5.0) finally lived to its worth
I got a Fully Funded Direct- PhD Computer Engineering Fellowship to study at BOSTON UNIVERSITY
No GRE
No IELTS/TOEFL
Zero Publications
Had a blast joining folks online at the
@careerbuddyhq
fest earlier today. We discussed ways individuals can position themselves to access global tech opportunities and how
@clevabanking
can help them earn!
Nothing is guaranteed. This is no news, but I often share this message: Work hard, take bets, evaluate results, course-correct, believe, push, have fun, and rest. Focus on what you can control and slay it. Nothing else is guaranteed.
@NaijaFlyingDr
Why not compare the “experienced banker” to an economist who has 25-30 years of experience?
Compare this man to the likes of Soludo and Sunusi, actual experienced economists.
Not saying the man is incapable sha. These bank admins seem to just love politics more then actual
A great dude. I had this seemingly intractable discrete math problem one time. The question was something about large numbers and combinatorics. Thank God for Seyi Tinubu. A quick call to the boss and voila, the issue was resolved quickly! He hopped on the call, said 1 or 2 and
I can't forget how Seyi Tinubu came to deliver my two kids by himself in America, even when he didn't have medical training. He has been coming to Ghana every weekend to babysit, too as well.
@Morris_Monye
Femi Kuti summarizes this general problem on "One Man Show". Nigerians go hail you then run leave you when police, bullet, and tear-gas come. We can't win with this "One man Show" mindset.
CLIENT: Great job! Send us your USD account for payment. 👍
YOU: (Signs up on Cleva) You can pay me with this account here.
CLIENT: Wow! 🤯 That was quick!
YOU: Yes, I created a USD account on Cleva in minutes, the fees are capped, and the account carries my name. 🙂
(Click
Oga Jason is an absolute boss. Running any business isn't easy.
The first streaming service I ever paid for was IrokoTV after I joined in Dec 2011. Was an undergrad at the time and was mind-blown to see a proper Naija-owned online streaming service. 12 years later and you guys
Is
@irokotv
dead? We can all agree that 2023 has been a nightmare. For me, it’s been unusually brutal as I have spent considerable time dealing with debt restructuring, cost reductions and completing the 3-year turnaround of Iroko
@asemota
Perhaps by "enabling environment", one means access to investment programs or easier access to capital?
I & L come to Naija armed with some base capital or network.
Many of the talented lower-income youths I know just need capital. Bank loan rates kill and VCs mostly do tech.
Here's a chart showing median household incomes for various ethnicities in the U.S. compared to the U.S. as a whole.
The chart-toppers are Indian and Taiwanese Americans.
@clevabanking
came in clutch today. Faced payment-network issues in Gwarimpa with Access Bank Transfer and POS. Using Cleva, I quickly paid the driver from my dollar account; the naira landed in seconds. His reaction? 🤯😮😮. Now he's become a Cleva evangelist.
Seeing is
Join us this Friday at 8am PST/ 5pm WAT as we engage with Decagon developers for an insightful discussion led by our CTO & Co-founder on the Cleva way to succeed in tech
Don't miss out!🤗
@oukwuani
@BankofKigali
Oga, I need to tap your annointing o. Even if na small small 😂. Listened to your chat on Afropolitan Nation recently. Dope, inspiring stuff man. Congrats and more power to you!
@SasDantata
@MIT
@clevabanking
I was very honored to meet you too! Thank you for the time and the tours of your ongoing construction projects in Kano; very inspiring to see a fellow MIT beaver build. Wishing you more blessings.
Was temporarily heartbroken when I saw the "Sunsetting Gmail Screenshot". Knew it had to be fake given the popularity of Gmail, but still. I raced to my inbox to confirm whether I also got the email.... 😅
I want to build something this iconic. Help us O Lord, as we do the work.
BRIEF TENDER LIGHT will have its WORLD PREMIERE at the Newburyport Documentary Film Festival on Sat, 9/16/23 at 3:15pm! 🎉 Join us!
Logline: At MIT, a Ghanaian alum follows 4 African students striving to become agents of change for home.
Tix & Deets:
Today, Waza (profitable) announced its $3M equity round, and $5M debt .
It was founded by Maxwell (ex-AmplifyPay, exited to Carbon) & Igbodudu (ex-Revolut)
They are looking to solve global trade needs including invoicing finance, hence the debt raise.
Kaduna (Kawu) to Zaria road is super smooth. Love it. It’s probably elrufai’s effect at play.
El-rufai just needs to clean up his brand of discriminatory politics and we are good to go. He no show enough love to Southern Kaduna.
Cleared my WAEC exams in SS2 with A1s in Math, Further Maths, English, Chemistry, etc. Attended Tier-1 American universities on full scholarships.
Always cared more about results and my personal growth than being an 'IDAN'. I thank God for the blessings.
Going from Kano to
MIT Premiere of BRIEF TENDER LIGHT at the
@MITMuseum
! Wed, Mar 20 @ 6pm – followed by Q&A w/ director Arthur Musah & film participant Philip Abel Adama, moderated by Helen Elaine Lee, MIT Professor & author of new novel Pomegranate. RSVP at:
If you no make A1 in English and you are making noise on that Paul Graham post, come and see me in my office. 🫵🏾
Let our oga be, you should be “delving” into more pressing, personal matters right now. Why all this hullabaloo over a small issue lol? 😅
Dangote said Nigerian oil importers mix their products with substandard contents somewhere in Malta. Everyone shrugged and moved on like it was business as usual... I understand why no one is exploring this issue any further. A fish stinks from the head.
This is partly why MTN’s recent initiatives to build out data centers—and possibly a cloud platform—excite me. It’s a risky move, and they can’t build on a foundation of jaundiced policies. However, we need more powerful, wealthy companies and individuals to take these risks.
One of my friends tried to build a software infrastructure company for Africa-focused SAAS businesses few years ago. It didn’t go well. It requires deep capital, patience, solid talent and much more. How do you build infra without stable power? One company can’t build everything.
Happy July 4th to the greatest nation on planet Earth.🇺🇸 🇺🇸
The US is imperfect but has afforded me an opportunity to be the best I can ever be at anything I choose with minimal systemic limits. For that, I am grateful.
May Naija, my home country, come close someday.
I've got tales for days, but no time for dogon turanci.
Imagine getting chased into a bush by the VP of the boys boarding school where you 'lodged' the night before your JAMB exams. 😂
My friends and I were posted to a center in Wudil, Kano, for JAMB. We planned to be there
How I would apply for this job:
1. Spend 1 hour watching the recent public board meetings on YouTube
2. Spend 3 hours designing something relevant to the company roadmap in Figma
3. An email or DM with the image embedded inline and some explanations to the design decisions I
Film participant Philip Abel Adama (
@naijasboy
) and I chat with Arlington International Film Festival (
@AIFFest
) Executive Director April Ranck at the Boston Premiere of BRIEF TENDER LIGHT (
@btenderlightdoc
)
This was just a joke o, so please allow me to catch some cruise in peace. Stop DM-ing me lectures on things I already know. Yes, language (accent & form) biases exist and they can limit opportunities. I used to be called "Philip Shakespeare" at my first US job. Your boy was too
If you no make A1 in English and you are making noise on that Paul Graham post, come and see me in my office. 🫵🏾
Let our oga be, you should be “delving” into more pressing, personal matters right now. Why all this hullabaloo over a small issue lol? 😅
One of my friends tried to build a software infrastructure company for Africa-focused SAAS businesses few years ago. It didn’t go well. It requires deep capital, patience, solid talent and much more. How do you build infra without stable power? One company can’t build everything.
Had my usual New Year sync with some of my folks. In summary, we discussed this:
Seek knowledge, but go beyond absorbing to actually executing. Information/Knowledge asymmetry kills and those who find the shortest paths to key insights get to play. It’s 2024. Find a way…
I
Super excited to have worked on the art direction and illustrations for
@StartArchiving
's The Archivist. Yesterday, we launched four stories and this, not surprisingly, required the most work and care. Read it here:
Thank you
@urbanworldff
for an unforgettable NY Premiere of BRIEF TENDER LIGHT
@btenderlightdoc
& honoring us with the 🏆 BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE JURY PRIZE and the 🏆 BEST FEATURE FILM AUDIENCE AWARD! Thank you Urbanworld staff, jurors & audiences for the love 💖
@GooglePlay
Publishing our app on your platform has been unnecessarily tough, with days of waiting followed by vague feedback. We've covered our bases, can the review team provide specific guidance on approval requirements? Despite being publicly accessible for days, they report
@Bulamacartoons
If the ruling is fair and consistent with today's laws, why would anyone say the Judiciary is compromised? You make it sound like our courts haven't be unjust in the past. Our apprehension is based on precedence. May the ruling be fair this time.
Been reading some very interesting books lately… need to find the time to distill it all into some short blog posts… perhaps it’s time to revive knowledge sharing again.
Average top scores from 2015 jumping to over 330 is quite interesting. The difficulty of the exams stayed the same, I suppose, but Jamb adopted better grading processes.
We need the same change for WASSCE grading asap. Also what were the top scores from 2009 to 2013? Just
@GooglePlayBiz
Our app release has been significantly delayed because the review team says they encounter errors when loading the account deletion page below. We don't understand the issue because the page has been accessible for days now without issues. Who can we contact for
Secured a USB charger from a total stranger at 4 a.m. today. And no, I didn't use my wonderful Karate skills.
I'll remember this one. It all happened serendipitously. It was raining too. 😂
Why did I need my phone? DUO Authentication. Gotta get this deployment done.
Comedy is a coping mechanism, true, but I wish more Nigerians would resist the urge to joke about everything.
People selling fake products is not funny at all. Folks should be calling for the heads of the food-quality regulators right now!
I am looking for a fantastic, results-oriented senior software engineer who's either enthusiastic about AWS DevOps or already has the experience. Please ask people you know to apply via this Google from (Job Description included):
Never planned or decided it… things happened… still feels magical.
Ya bwoi swam miles upon miles across the Atlantic until he found himself on dry land, along the shores of Louisiana. You can confirm from my village people. Oma-ohimini is what they call me. 😎
Join us on X Spaces as we explore strategies on how you can position yourself for global opportunities👌
📆 17th December 2023
🕗 8 pm WAT
📍X Spaces -
@FinPlanKaluAja1
Your passport to financial freedom awaits you!💸
Another knockout release by Satya and co. Github is a massive distribution channel indeed. AWS has Bedrock. This competes with it. My quick view is that this offers a smoother dev experience since it "natively" integrates with GitHub and its tools.