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From Victoria Island to Enugu Village: How I Became the Tech Chief

I Was the Only Techie in a Village of 400 People: What Happened Next Was Wild When I packed my MacBook, portable generator, and enough power banks to survive a zombie apocalypse into my Toyota Corolla, I thought I was making the worst decision of my life. My fintech startup had just crashed harder than …

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How a Power Outage Made Me a Better Programmer

Picture this: It’s 2 AM on a Tuesday, I’m three energy drinks deep into what I lovingly call my “midnight coding marathon,” and I’m finally about to crack the bug that’s been haunting my dreams for the past week. My fingers are dancing across the keyboard like a caffeinated pianist, Stack Overflow tabs are multiplying …

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What Happens When You Stop Trying to Impress Your Interviewer

My First Tech Interview Felt Like War — This One Question Changed Everything Picture this: me, sitting in a sterile conference room that smelled like industrial carpet and broken dreams, wearing a suit that made me look like I was cosplaying as a grown up. My palms were so sweaty I could’ve watered a small …

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I Built an App That Helped My Mom Sell Her Products Online — Here’s What I Learned

Or: How I Accidentally Became My Mother’s Unpaid Tech Support for Life You know that moment when you casually mention you’re a developer at a family dinner, and suddenly everyone thinks you’re the second coming of Mark Zuckerberg? Yeah, that was me last Christmas when my mom, Linda, dropped the bombshell that changed everything. “Honey,” …

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