📚 Books A Little Life is my book of so-far-this-year. It was so long and painful that it takes a certain amount of masochism to get through. But I did because it was so beautifully written. I started in January and slowly, slowly followed Jude’s story until he died in April. I’ve…

In the 60s and 70s, thousands of young people in California migrated from cities into remote desert areas looking to create new kinds of communities founded on very different values from conventional society e.g. new ideas of sex and love, experimental religious models, a desire to be close to nature…

For the first five years at Paystack, I was focused on product and marketing execution. I joined as a freelancer and kept this energy for a long time. I enjoyed starting new teams, taking up new roles and solving increasingly bigger problems. After my sabbatical last year, I had to…

A painter must trust muscle memory: do first, think second — Brain Rutenberg 1. Studio wuruwuru exists because I think it’s important to have a space (albeit virtual) for independent makers like myself to play, learn, get feedback, exchange ideas and create high-quality collective art and documentation without the pressure of making…

I made a couple of changes to how we work in January: WhatsApp groups: I switched to WhatsApp for async because it’s simpler for most people. It’s also more direct compared to Basecamp which we now only use for documentation and announcements. 4-day week: Monday is typically a busy day…

It’s been almost a year since the Big Alert™️ and reflecting on it, the most dramatic changes have been mental. First, money has been great for my self-esteem. In many ways, “success” has legitimised my experience of the world. For a long time, I sometimes struggled around people I perceived…

Here’s the final version of the contract sent to the writers for A Feel Good Book. It took two months and multiple iterations to get here. The original contract was longer and more complex, but thanks to Ope Adedeji for sharing the sample contract that led to this much simpler…

We create value. We believe in the work of our hands. We use local resources to serve local communities. We imagine experiences and design possibilities. We work together. We celebrate what we have and create what we don’t have. We are proud of our products. We are proud of our…

When you meet a person like Willi, you receive something and you give out something. Before Off-White, there was WilliWear. Founded by Willi Smith in the 70s, this brand pioneered what we know as “streetwear” today. By 1986, Willi was one of the most high-profile Black fashion designers in the…