I build from Uyo, Akwa Ibom. That means designing for real latency, mobile-first users, and payment rails that have to work when the network is imperfect.
Products like InstantOTP, Etegram, and Renboot taught me the same lesson: users do not care where your laptop is. They care whether SMS arrives, whether settlement is correct, and whether the app feels fast.
African distribution is not a niche — it is a test of product quality under constraint. Pass that test and the rest of the world is easier.