Writing & Talks
Essays, conference talks, and conversations on product design, fintech, emerging markets, and building in Africa.
- 15/01/24EssayFrom design to product leadership: what the transition actually looks like
A reflection on my transition from founding designer into product leadership across Farmcrowdy, Earlybean, Mular, Kolibri, and operational service products, with a focus on the systems, trade-offs, and organisational machinery behind good interfaces.
- 20/09/22EssayTrust design in fintech: what Nigerian users taught me about friction
A fintech essay drawn from Mular and Earlybean on why protective friction, legible state, and trust infrastructure matter more than seamless UI when users are moving money in high-anxiety environments.
- 07/03/22EssayThe interface is where the problem becomes visible, not where it begins
A systems-design essay on why senior product work happens behind the screen, in permissions, workflows, data models, operational reality, and the organisational decisions that interfaces eventually expose.
- 14/08/21EssayDesigning for offline-first: what education taught me about resilience
Lessons from building Kolibri — a platform that had to work in schools with no reliable internet across 200+ countries.
- 11/04/21TalkBuilding in Africa: design patterns the mainstream ignores
Talk on African market-specific UX patterns — from data-light experiences to culturally-resonant iconography.