Log

This is my weekly build log, including things I shipped, one metric, who benefited, links, and what I plan to do in the next 7 days.

Week of Aug 18, 2025:

  • Shipped:
  • One number:
    • Added one-time $13k USD (~ ₦20m Naira) to Chimoney revenue from a single client onboarded
  • What failed/changed: Received early feedback that one of our strategy to scale with an open-source project we're planning would not solve the most-pressing problem for the community and clients. Started process to refine the project to better address the need of the prospective users. Did not have enough time for heads-down work to code the new Chimoney Dynamic KYC Framework. So I'll update timelines according
  • Who benefited:
    • Founder - early-stage Canadian Fintech seeking advice on Compliance, FINTRAC registration etc via Office Hours
  • My role (1 line): Closed the new Client and started coding new KYC and admin experience
  • Artifacts / Links:
    • Met with one of our Advisors in Toronto and also spent some time with Sunil Sharma to discuss strategy for the next few months
      Uchi & Ope
    • Invoice (new client)
      Chimoney Invoice
  • Next 7 days:
    • KYC time-to-approval: 24h → ≤6h (Continue integration of KYC provider and implement the Chimoney Dynamic KYC Framework).
    • 4 strategic direction meetings for Chimoney's next phase
    • Send Chimoney Investor/Advisor Update
    • Analyze and approve/decline the potential of an AfriHacks 2025 Hackathon (online with Demo Day in Lagos, Nigeria) in Oct 2025.

Week of Aug 11, 2025:

  • Shipped:

    • Chimoney compliance upgrade: Wallets-as-a-Service/Multicurrency Wallet
      • Program Charter & Compliance Playbook (v-draft-01)
      • Distribution/Platform Agreement (v-draft-01)
    • Launched LiftRails to formalize DevRel, Payments, and Training-to-Employment consulting.
    • Completed compliance onboarding and received approval to go live with an Interac and custody solution (Bank in Canada). Submitted docs to second partner.
    • Submitted financial claims for WIL to pay partners (Co.Lab, Riipen, Atila, Founder Institute).
    • Signed contract with a fellow AC RevLab cohort startup to provide 10 guaranteed interviews for DTTP graduates.

  • One number:

    • New Chimoney client: $6,000 initial revenue; +$30,000 ARR (MRR +$2.5k) from minimum monthly fees

  • What failed/changed: Contractor work at the house ballooned from 1 to 3 weeks and disrupted focus.
    Change: add buffer to home projects and time-box deep work offsite during trades.

  • Who benefited:

    • AI Company - AC RevLab Cohort member (Deal signed)
    • Chimoney compliance team and Chimoney clients (WaaS/Multi-wallet readiness)
    • DTTP Partners (Claim submitted for Payout)

  • My role (1 line): Led compliance program design (charter/playbook/agreements), closed the new Chimoney client, and launched LiftRails.

  • Artifacts / Links:

  • Next 7 days:

    • KYC time-to-approval: 24h → ≤6h (integrate new provider; success = 80% of approvals <= 6h by Fri).
    • Go-live support: 2 signed clients complete integration with Chimoney in < 3 weeks (cutover plan, SDK handoff, weekly check-ins). This is as opposed to the 12 weeks it takes with other providers.
    • LiftRails pipeline: send 6 diagnostics proposals and book 3 office-hour intros.

Week of Aug 4, 2025:

  • Shipped:
  • One number: 100 participants graduated from Cohort 2 of the DTTP Training-to-job Program by WIL.10 to get Guaranteed Interviews.
  • What failed/changed: Spent time on calls with companies that were not a fit for Chimoney. Some were just starting out so they could not pay our onboarding fees and others were too risky for us to serve. We will implement better qualification for leads going forward including filtering of inbound meeting requests from our Book a Demo page
  • Who benefited:
    • 100 Black Canadians, Newcomers and other minorities in Canada
    • 4 Payment and payment-adjacent companies whom I wrote letters of recommendation/support for to enable them get a grant.
  • My role (1 line): led client meetings + completed and presented project reporting (Interledger and DTTP Reports)
  • Next 7 days:
    • Onboard 2 new partners to Chimoney to increase our collection and disbursement rails by 20%
    • Meetings to increase resources available at Chimoney to get us to 3-year Runway
    • Reporting and claims for WIL to get payment for delivered program and pay partners (Co.Lab, Riipen, Atila, Founder Institute)
    • Continue client meeting. Close 1 Deal.