A.I is very biased and we should stop it As a black male living in North America, it is sometimes hard to admit the bias that is inherently present in me. This is especially difficult because most things that I see on social media and the news are stories of people like me experiencing biased treatments — stories… Read More »A.I is very biased and we should stop it

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Stop stressing out about life after College I was asked to speak to undergraduate students about how to get a great career in tech. Below are some highlights from what I shared with them. I started by sharing a story about how passion augmented with extra-hard work can help a person build an empire. The point… Read More »Stop stressing out about life after College

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Many proponents of blockchain technology emphasize that one of the potential benefits of the blockchain is that it will allow the unbanked get access to services that are currently not accessible to them. The assumption is that a big challenge that the unbanked face is a lack identification. And that because they have no government-issued… Read More »I connected SMS to a Blockchian. It can make your Blockchain app usable

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Nigerians spend millions on a wedding. The industry is huge! Nigeria and Nigerians love to party & have fun. The wedding industry in one of the fastest growing industries in Nigeria. In a typical Nigerian wedding, people can attend without an invite and it is often hard to manage attendees. Additionally, inviting and tracking guests… Read More »We failed at starting a Business & it was depressing

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We wanted to understand the Nigerian Wedding Industry and people’s experience so we did a huge survey. Ultimately, we wanted the survey to inform our decision as to develop a platform for making the stressful process of wedding planning fulfilling. The Wedding Survey Structure After weeks of research and tweaking, we decided on a structure.… Read More »We studied Nigerian weddings & were shocked

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February 13th, 2017 was the day. I woke up at midnight and felt the urge to write something. My heart was filled with expressions that had to get out. It felt like the expressions were going to cause an explosion if I did not let them out. So I let the bubbles them out. I… Read More »I wrote a poem and love it

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Imagine someone stealing you design and selling as theirs. Fighting them will take ages and if you’re a small designer, it’s easier to let it go. That must stop! This article is the second article in a series of developing a Blockchain business network. Last week’s article focused on introducing this series and highlighting its… Read More »Don’t ever ignore Blockchain if you’re into Fashion

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Blockchain is not just Crypto. Blockchain can be used for many applications and it is very easy to get started. This is the first article in a series of short articles in which I will discuss the process of designing a Blockchain business network using Hyperledger Fabric (Composer, specifically). The purpose of this week’s piece… Read More »Stop thinking Cryptos when you hear Blockchain

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A year ago, I started long Internship. May 5th was the date; my first day at IBM as a Software Developer Intern in the Performance Quality Assurance Team of the Watson Data Platform organization. Excitement, bewilderment and nervousness. These were not astray from my path: they stayed closely on my way. Prior to the day,… Read More »I worked at IBM and loved it

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