The First Step to Your Great Return
I didn’t grow up thinking I’d move to Africa.
I was born and raised in the US to Somali parents.
I followed the path I thought I was supposed to follow (kinda).
I broke into tech.
I worked in Silicon Valley.
I built a career in marketing and product management at venture-backed startups, including YC companies.
On paper, it looked right.
Inside, it felt wrong.
After six years, I left.
No plan.
No connections.
I moved to Rwanda to work in the African tech ecosystem.
Initially it was chaos.
I partnered with venture capital firms and startups.
I consulted.
I mentored.
I interviewed hundreds of founders, investors, and operators.
I scouted startups.
I built tools still in use today.
But I wasted time.
I wasted money.
I made avoidable mistakes.
If I had a plan back then, the learning curve would have been shorter.
I would have avoided the wrong cities, the wrong opportunities, the wrong costs.
That’s why I built the Great Return Blueprint.
It’s the plan I wish I had before I left Silicon Valley.
It matches you to three cities based on your skills, lifestyle, and budget.
It gives you industry pathways where your skills fit now.
It outlines costs and communities.
It gives you a 90-day starter plan so you stop waiting and start preparing.
Even if you’re not ready to move, you need a plan.
Waiting until you’re “ready” is how years pass.
Opportunities close.
Costs rise.
Africa is early.
Many industries are underdeveloped.
The skills gap is real.
The diaspora has what’s missing.
If you’re part of it, you need to know where you fit.
Not when you land.
Now.
This blueprint is the first step.
It’s what would have saved me years.
Take your first step now
The Great Return Blueprint is open.
You answer a short intake form.
I research.
You get your personalized plan in 7 days.
Three cities that fit your skills, lifestyle, and budget.
Industry pathways where you can build ownership.
Cost and community breakdowns.
A 90-day action plan to start moving.
Newsletter subscribers get $100 off during launch week using this code: 2ETW3R8
Don’t wait until you’re ready.
Get the plan now so you know where to aim.