Paul Maina @paulmacmaina
Father/Believer/Entrepreneur/Tech/ RealEstate/Economist/Pan-African kiotapay.com Nairobi, Kenya Joined July 2012-
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Stripe passes $1trn in payment volume. I guess Fintech isn't dead. But c'mon Stripe, when IPO? You're killing us with the suspense.
Startups are painful. Stuff rarely goes as planned but that leads to real growth. Learn to love it when it sucks and you’ll go far.
Bootstrapped South African HR & payroll tech platform @PaySpace was just acquired by global HR solution provider @deel for an estimated $100M 👀 Founded in 2002 or so, PaySpace has 14k+ customers in 40+ countries across Africa & the Middle East Huge news calcalistech.com/ctechnews/arti…
Nike staff memo from 1977.
Excited to share: Figure raises $675M at $2.6B Valuation + OpenAI & Figure signed a collaboration agreement to develop next generation AI models for robots Below are the details:
@foundersfactory @FoundersFFA "We want to change the face of what a successful founder looks like from an African perspective" - moderator Loraine Achar suggests. @FoundersFFA #APSLiveNairobi #AfricanPreseedPodcast
Join us tomorrow at 7.00PM for an insightful discussion with @kiotapay_ Cofounder & CEO, Paul Macharia, as we explore the intersection of PropTech, Fintech, and the state of Kenyan Real Estate. Don't miss out on this engaging conversation! x.com/i/spaces/1bdxy… #PropTech…
sometimes it takes 10 years of perseverance to get to that one year that changes ur life
How did Nairobi end up with sudden intensification instead of an incremental one? A 🧵.
My big brother, my friend, my sponsor, my role model. You gave me more than I could ever give back. Rest in peace Mr Herbert Wigwe, Aunty Chizoba and my little bro Chizi. This is my ode to you. My Oracle: medium.com/@drola/an-ode-…
This phone booth has seen it all. A stark reminder that competition and copying existed before the internet storm started.
Anytime I speak to a founder about their sales process, there's one glaring error: few founders do exit interviews on pipeline that didn't convert. It's great to have new customers but it's better to know why some said no. That's the difference between good & great startups.
Your “gut instinct” is actually thousands of data points you’ve picked up over years of human experience your brain is processing subconsciously. Instinct is actually based on experience. If you feel something is off - trust it.
You've been lied to. The 30s and 40s are your prime years. If you do it right you will be way further in your career, better off financially, and hotter than ever. Your brain fully develops and life gets way more fulfilling.
Have you heard? Among the 10 tech ventures showcasing at Africa Tech Summit is PEERCARBON🎉 Join us on Feb 14th-15th as we empower African SMEs to navigate the green finance landscape. @AfricaTechSMT @peercarbon bit.ly/4aWujQT
Scarcity, fear and other limitations like ink can stick in our minds never to be erased until we consciously wrestle for change
Scarcity, fear and other limitations like ink can stick in our minds never to be erased until we consciously wrestle for change
Isaiah 43:18-20 New International Version 18 “Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. 19 See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?
Isaiah 43:18-20 New International Version 18 “Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. 19 See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?
The greatest challenge for founders is to overcome their own past. Ability to evolve is one of the most important traits to cultivate. You can easily live a life limited by past mistakes, rejections, and experiences.
God is not a magician, He has a process and method. Building a business takes time and a lot of learning. #founders #Entrepreneurship
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BREAKING: NVIDIA is now worth more than Amazon and Google: 1. 🇺🇸 Microsoft: $3.115 trillion 2. 🇺🇸 Apple: $2.904 trillion 3. 🇸🇦 Saudi Aramco: $2.034 trillion 4. 🇺🇸 NVIDIA: $1.831 trillion 5. 🇺🇸 Alphabet: $1.820 trillion 6. 🇺🇸 Amazon: $1.803 trillion 7. 🇺🇸 Meta: $1.217…
Africa is full of talents 🙏🏻
Fantastic week in the land of pharaohs. Had the privilege to meet the visionary @hishamezzalarab, Chairman of @CIB_EG_OFFICIAL, largest private-sector bank listed in EGX, London & @NYSE. Fun fact: Mr Al-Arab is a big fan of Kenyan avocados & he swears by their unparalleled taste
Anytime I speak to a founder about their sales process, there's one glaring error: few founders do exit interviews on pipeline that didn't convert. It's great to have new customers but it's better to know why some said no. That's the difference between good & great startups.
Don't waste precious experience only to prove someone else wrong. [🎞️ Birdbox Studio]
This video just kept getting better
FYI: in the last 24 months, the market value of Safaricom has DECLINED by 70% from sh1.8 trillion to sh550 billion!
They ask me how and why I keep going? The mission is too important and I’m just allergic to giving up.
In 2024, be delusional. Think of the highest level of yourself and show up on that level, consistently!
Kenya Tech Industry Comes together to #KilltheAIBill
True friends are people who defend your name when you are not around. Such are few and far between.
joining an accelerator def isnt necessary for a startup to succeed but for black founders w no network it easily 100x’s the odds of success
Men, Use your payslip to build a business Use your business cashflow to buy assets Then use your assets to pursue freedom. Don't procrastinate, You are 1 payslip away from being broke. A payslip can be taken away from you. Stop sleeping. Wake up! #MasculinitySaturday
@omwambaKE I keep arguing with men here that sleeping with a girl who is 17 years 11 months 29 days old can land you in jail for a long time. They argue with me as if Iam the one who wrote that law. Ati kama amekukari ni sawa hakuna makosa.. Boss, if you want to sleep with anyone you better…
How to enslave a society: - Sell them entertainment and restrict knowledge acquisition. A family that has a big television and a zero library is enslaved. A society that has more entertainment joints and bars than libraries is colonized. Nobody talks about this. #ManDay
BRIAN MWENDA must not be punished or scolded for being creative to survive in a country with so many jobless youths. Instead, he should be recognised for his creativity to eke out a living through imagination and real skill. In a time when many young people have gone into crime,…
Given your age and risk appetite, asset allocation varies but my current portfolio still has real estate top at 45% SACCO deposits at 20% MMF at 15% Bonds at 12.5% and NSE stocks at 7.5% My liquid assets have grown significantly compared to 3 years ago when real estate accounted…
Many founders I know run their companies at huge personal costs. Personally, I was very well paid before I founded my company. I was my own pre-seed investor, I funded my first round. As a founder though, what used to be my monthly salary became my annual salary.
Personally think too many founders have not sat down with the financial impact of the path they’ve chosen for themselves and it plays a part in what we see. You earned $20k at your former job, nice, you’re not seeing that again till you IPO or become profitable at series a
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Listening to top global executives discuss the opportunities in Kenya, with supporting data. it-is evident that as Kenyans, we are blind and deaf to the gold mine that is our home. I'm even surprised; I just realized I don't know my own country well enough.
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