Politics is transactional. Nation building is transformational.
The same building is a giant and a dwarf. Only where you stand changes.
The informal sector is not a shadow economy. It is the economy.
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The Great Recalibration
Africa does not have a large white-collar class to be disrupted. It has a vast informal sector to be augmented, and the risk is a computational divide rather than job loss.
Informal productivity
The Architecture of Context
A 42-storey tower is a giant from the street and a dwarf from the 95th floor. On why context is the lens through which information acquires meaning.
Altitude and perspective
Life as a Venture
Live like a venture capitalist, not a merchant bank. On backing character before it is proven, following on when results lag, and expecting power-law outcomes from people.
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