Research system · flagship
From buried interviews to a living research engine.
45 transcripts and 289,773 words became a database, quote bank, claims register, and reusable proof system.
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Program design
The Academy
Founder-support program design for one of Africa's largest funds: 136 support organizations scanned, 38 stakeholder interviews, 8 research-backed personas, 3 testable hypotheses, the inception report that shaped the firm's founder-enablement strategy.
Product pivot
Shift: $1M+ and 95K day-one signups
Moved from marketing into product; helped drive a compressed-cycle pivot to $1M+ revenue and a launch with 95,000 day-one signups.
Growth
Career Karma: 9x funnel
Through YC W19 and post–Demo Day: signup funnel redesigned for 9x completion; social scaled 400% to 300K+ users.
Platform
African Startup Hub
Led at 54 Collective / FFA: a public collection of startup guides and outcome-focused playbooks tailored for African markets.
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Venture support
Rafiki Labs: 50+ startups
Venture-support infrastructure across East Africa, the Gulf, and the diaspora: GTM, fundraising readiness, Growth Rafiki, an AI-integrated studio model.
Growth leadership
Circle+ · UNDP timbuktoo
Head of Growth for a Techstars-backed founder-intelligence product; Expert in Residence for UNDP's fintech accelerator.