"When Mama Emeka in Owerri can pay her Son's school fees at UNN with just her Nokia 3310 and a USSD Code,
... without having to queue at the bank stressing her aged legs, that is NOT innovation, It is Salvation..."
So... Over the weekend, our Founder & CEO, Victor Kelechi Kingsley, was invited to Speak at the Upscale Conference 2.0 hosted by God's very own Truelight Glory Hous in Owerri.
And he did share practical steps on Building Digital/Tech Products that actually work, especially within the African context.
Here’s what we unpacked during that electric session, alongside practical lessons and action points.
Get a pen and paper if you are about building anything. 😉
1. Start With the Pain, Not the Pitch.
Too many startups are solving problems nobody’s losing sleep over. Just vibes and insha Allah.
➡ Lesson: If your product disappeared tomorrow, and nobody noticed, you’re building noise, not necessity.
2. Design for Context, Not Silicon Valley.
Your users aren’t on 5G sipping Starbucks. They’re sharing devices, juggling SIM cards, dialing ussd codes every 1 hour to check data balance.
➡ Lesson: Great UX in Africa isn’t about animations, it’s about dignity. Design so it feels familiar, load fast, and respectful (of their time and data balance especially).
3. Validate Fast, Fail Small.
You don’t need ₦25 million and a dev team to test your idea. You need WhatsApp, a Google Form, and some balls. Validate before you build.
➡ If people won’t use your idea without code, they won’t use it with code either. 😎
4. Scale Without Breaking:
Growth is seductive. But scaling without structure will smoke your team and your tech and it is indeed a beautiful way to die.
➡ Action point: Delete unnecessary features before you add users. Simplify first. Then amplify.
5. Why Most Products Die:
Likes don’t pay bills. Downloads don’t mean love.
Stop chasing vanity metrics. Chase obsession. The real MVP is the user who pays money or actually comes back for more. Not the love emojis litered all over your page.
And that was it...
𝑻𝒊𝒎𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒑𝒂𝒔𝒔, 𝒔𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒆𝒔 𝒎𝒂𝒚 𝒇𝒂𝒅𝒆, 𝒊𝒏𝒌𝒔 𝒎𝒂𝒚 𝒅𝒓𝒚, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒎𝒚 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒐𝒏 𝒊𝒏 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕" -
𝑀𝓇 𝒜𝓌𝑒𝓈𝑜𝓂𝑒
... without having to queue at the bank stressing her aged legs, that is NOT innovation, It is Salvation..."
So... Over the weekend, our Founder & CEO, Victor Kelechi Kingsley, was invited to Speak at the Upscale Conference 2.0 hosted by God's very own Truelight Glory Hous in Owerri.
And he did share practical steps on Building Digital/Tech Products that actually work, especially within the African context.
Here’s what we unpacked during that electric session, alongside practical lessons and action points.
Get a pen and paper if you are about building anything. 😉
1. Start With the Pain, Not the Pitch.
Too many startups are solving problems nobody’s losing sleep over. Just vibes and insha Allah.
➡ Lesson: If your product disappeared tomorrow, and nobody noticed, you’re building noise, not necessity.
2. Design for Context, Not Silicon Valley.
Your users aren’t on 5G sipping Starbucks. They’re sharing devices, juggling SIM cards, dialing ussd codes every 1 hour to check data balance.
➡ Lesson: Great UX in Africa isn’t about animations, it’s about dignity. Design so it feels familiar, load fast, and respectful (of their time and data balance especially).
3. Validate Fast, Fail Small.
You don’t need ₦25 million and a dev team to test your idea. You need WhatsApp, a Google Form, and some balls. Validate before you build.
➡ If people won’t use your idea without code, they won’t use it with code either. 😎
4. Scale Without Breaking:
Growth is seductive. But scaling without structure will smoke your team and your tech and it is indeed a beautiful way to die.
➡ Action point: Delete unnecessary features before you add users. Simplify first. Then amplify.
5. Why Most Products Die:
Likes don’t pay bills. Downloads don’t mean love.
Stop chasing vanity metrics. Chase obsession. The real MVP is the user who pays money or actually comes back for more. Not the love emojis litered all over your page.
And that was it...
𝑻𝒊𝒎𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒑𝒂𝒔𝒔, 𝒔𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒆𝒔 𝒎𝒂𝒚 𝒇𝒂𝒅𝒆, 𝒊𝒏𝒌𝒔 𝒎𝒂𝒚 𝒅𝒓𝒚, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒎𝒚 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒐𝒏 𝒊𝒏 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕" -
𝑀𝓇 𝒜𝓌𝑒𝓈𝑜𝓂𝑒
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"I didn't spend a single dime on connects. Yet, I landed two long-term jobs and a gig on Upwork all in one month"
Celebrating the breakthrough of a DEXA Alumni
At DEXA, we shape real-world success stories.
Every milestone our alumni achieve proves what’s possible when grit meets guidance.
Today, in the spotlight, is one of our own whose recent win on Upwork is both inspiring and empowering.
DEXA alumna Charity Imion shares how she landed her first job and more jobs on Upwork without buying connects!
Her story is proof that strategy, value, and positioning can speak louder than any investment.
You don’t always need to spend big to start big.
You just need to show up with the right mindset, skills, and strategy, exactly what DEXA equips you with.
To every DEXA talent out there
Don't give up.
Keep learning. Keep applying. Keep winning.
Your next breakthrough might just be one click away.
Want to be part of DEXA's success stories?
Applications are still on
Visit our website Learnwithdexa.com
Celebrating the breakthrough of a DEXA Alumni
At DEXA, we shape real-world success stories.
Every milestone our alumni achieve proves what’s possible when grit meets guidance.
Today, in the spotlight, is one of our own whose recent win on Upwork is both inspiring and empowering.
DEXA alumna Charity Imion shares how she landed her first job and more jobs on Upwork without buying connects!
Her story is proof that strategy, value, and positioning can speak louder than any investment.
You don’t always need to spend big to start big.
You just need to show up with the right mindset, skills, and strategy, exactly what DEXA equips you with.
To every DEXA talent out there
Don't give up.
Keep learning. Keep applying. Keep winning.
Your next breakthrough might just be one click away.
Want to be part of DEXA's success stories?
Applications are still on
Visit our website Learnwithdexa.com
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Let's fulfill our promise.
Last saturday, our CEO was invited to speak at the Upscale 2.0 conference in Owerri.
We heard some of you wanted to finish him with pictures. 😅
We appreciate that love and want to reward you.
If you have a picture with him, post it now, say something you enjoyed about the conference and mention/tag us for your course.
If you think we won't see it or didn't see it, copy the link to your post and send it into our inbox for your course.
Last saturday, our CEO was invited to speak at the Upscale 2.0 conference in Owerri.
We heard some of you wanted to finish him with pictures. 😅
We appreciate that love and want to reward you.
If you have a picture with him, post it now, say something you enjoyed about the conference and mention/tag us for your course.
If you think we won't see it or didn't see it, copy the link to your post and send it into our inbox for your course.
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Job Title: Graphic Designer (Children’s Books)
Location: Remote
Salary: ₦200,000
•Design and lay out nursery and primary school books (covers and pages).
Tools: Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Canva
Send your CV and portfolio to starlightchildrenschool@gmail.com
Location: Remote
Salary: ₦200,000
•Design and lay out nursery and primary school books (covers and pages).
Tools: Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Canva
Send your CV and portfolio to starlightchildrenschool@gmail.com
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Agentic AI (AI Agents) is the absolute future.
We've not scratched the surface of what is being developed.
And yes, thousands of Developers will get hit.
We've not scratched the surface of what is being developed.
And yes, thousands of Developers will get hit.
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Want to win in Tech?
Don't just learn stuff.
Build Stuff.
Own Stuff in the market
Have and Demand a share of the billions flying around.
Start thinking about ownership, about products and not just freelancing.
Don't just learn stuff.
Build Stuff.
Own Stuff in the market
Have and Demand a share of the billions flying around.
Start thinking about ownership, about products and not just freelancing.
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Chowdeck, a food delivery startup based in Lagos, has raised $9 million in Series A funding to grow its services in Nigeria and Ghana and launch a fast delivery service for food, groceries, and other essentials.
The funding round was led by Novastar Ventures, with investors including Y Combinator, AAIC Investment, Rebel Fund, GFR Fund, Kaleo, HoaQ, and others.
Investors believe Chowdeck’s strong knowledge of local markets and careful planning can help it succeed in a business where many global companies have struggled to make a profit.
The funding round was led by Novastar Ventures, with investors including Y Combinator, AAIC Investment, Rebel Fund, GFR Fund, Kaleo, HoaQ, and others.
Investors believe Chowdeck’s strong knowledge of local markets and careful planning can help it succeed in a business where many global companies have struggled to make a profit.
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*I Analyzed 100 Vibe-Coded Websites and Found These Common Mistakes*
TL;DR: AI-generated websites look stunning but often ship with basic technical issues that hurt their performance and accessibility. Here's what I discovered.
Vibe-coded websites are having a moment. Built with AI tools like Loveable, v0, Bolt, Mocha, and others, these sites showcase what's possible when you can generate beautiful designs in minutes instead of weeks.
The aesthetic quality is genuinely impressive – clean layouts, modern typography, thoughtful color schemes (sometimes basic though), and smooth interactions that feel professionally crafted. AI has democratized design in a way that seemed impossible just a few years ago.
But after running 100 of these AI-generated websites through Cheeeck, I noticed a pattern of technical oversights that could be easily avoided.
*The Analysis Process*
I collected URLs from the landing pages of popular vibe-coding services – the showcase sites they use to demonstrate their capabilities – plus additional examples from Twitter that had the telltale signs of AI generation.
Then I put them through Cheeeck to see what technical issues might be hiding behind the beautiful interfaces.
*The OpenGraph Problem*
The majority of sites had incomplete or missing OpenGraph metadata. When someone shares your site on social media, these tags control how it appears – the preview image, title, and description that determine whether people click through.
*Why it matters:* Your site might look perfect when visited directly, but if it displays poorly when shared on Twitter, LinkedIn, or Discord, you're missing opportunities for organic discovery and social proof.
*Missing Alt Text for Images*
Accessibility was a major blind spot. Many sites had multiple images with no alt attributes, making them impossible for screen readers to describe to visually impaired users.
*Why it matters* Alt text serves dual purposes – it makes your site accessible to users with visual impairments and helps search engines understand and index your images. Without it, you're excluding users and missing out on image search traffic.
*Broken Typography Hierarchy*
Despite having beautiful visual typography, many sites had poor semantic structure. Heading tags were used inconsistently or skipped entirely, with sites jumping from H1 to H4 or using divs with custom styling instead of proper heading elements.
*Why it matters:* Search engines rely on heading hierarchy to understand your content structure and context. When this is broken, your content becomes harder to index and rank properly.
*Default Favicons and Outdated Content*
A surprising number of sites still displayed default favicons or placeholder icons. Even more noticeable were sites showing 2024 copyright dates when we're now in 2025, particularly common among Loveable-generated sites that hadn't been customized.
*Why it matters:* These details might seem minor, but they signal to users whether a site is actively maintained and professionally managed. They affect credibility and trust.
*Mobile Experience Issues*
While most sites looked great on desktop, mobile experiences often suffered. Missing viewport meta tags, touch targets that were too small (or too big), and layouts that didn't adapt properly to smaller screens were common problems.
*Why it matters:* With mobile traffic dominating web usage, a poor mobile experience directly impacts user engagement and search rankings. Google's mobile-first indexing means your mobile version is what gets evaluated for search results.
Performance Bottlenecks
Many sites loaded slowly due to unoptimized images, inefficient code, or missing performance optimizations. Large hero images and uncompressed assets were particularly common issues.
*Why it matters:* Site speed affects both user experience and search rankings. Users expect fast loading times, and search engines factor performance into their ranking algorithms.
*SEO Fundamentals*
TL;DR: AI-generated websites look stunning but often ship with basic technical issues that hurt their performance and accessibility. Here's what I discovered.
Vibe-coded websites are having a moment. Built with AI tools like Loveable, v0, Bolt, Mocha, and others, these sites showcase what's possible when you can generate beautiful designs in minutes instead of weeks.
The aesthetic quality is genuinely impressive – clean layouts, modern typography, thoughtful color schemes (sometimes basic though), and smooth interactions that feel professionally crafted. AI has democratized design in a way that seemed impossible just a few years ago.
But after running 100 of these AI-generated websites through Cheeeck, I noticed a pattern of technical oversights that could be easily avoided.
*The Analysis Process*
I collected URLs from the landing pages of popular vibe-coding services – the showcase sites they use to demonstrate their capabilities – plus additional examples from Twitter that had the telltale signs of AI generation.
Then I put them through Cheeeck to see what technical issues might be hiding behind the beautiful interfaces.
*The OpenGraph Problem*
The majority of sites had incomplete or missing OpenGraph metadata. When someone shares your site on social media, these tags control how it appears – the preview image, title, and description that determine whether people click through.
*Why it matters:* Your site might look perfect when visited directly, but if it displays poorly when shared on Twitter, LinkedIn, or Discord, you're missing opportunities for organic discovery and social proof.
*Missing Alt Text for Images*
Accessibility was a major blind spot. Many sites had multiple images with no alt attributes, making them impossible for screen readers to describe to visually impaired users.
*Why it matters* Alt text serves dual purposes – it makes your site accessible to users with visual impairments and helps search engines understand and index your images. Without it, you're excluding users and missing out on image search traffic.
*Broken Typography Hierarchy*
Despite having beautiful visual typography, many sites had poor semantic structure. Heading tags were used inconsistently or skipped entirely, with sites jumping from H1 to H4 or using divs with custom styling instead of proper heading elements.
*Why it matters:* Search engines rely on heading hierarchy to understand your content structure and context. When this is broken, your content becomes harder to index and rank properly.
*Default Favicons and Outdated Content*
A surprising number of sites still displayed default favicons or placeholder icons. Even more noticeable were sites showing 2024 copyright dates when we're now in 2025, particularly common among Loveable-generated sites that hadn't been customized.
*Why it matters:* These details might seem minor, but they signal to users whether a site is actively maintained and professionally managed. They affect credibility and trust.
*Mobile Experience Issues*
While most sites looked great on desktop, mobile experiences often suffered. Missing viewport meta tags, touch targets that were too small (or too big), and layouts that didn't adapt properly to smaller screens were common problems.
*Why it matters:* With mobile traffic dominating web usage, a poor mobile experience directly impacts user engagement and search rankings. Google's mobile-first indexing means your mobile version is what gets evaluated for search results.
Performance Bottlenecks
Many sites loaded slowly due to unoptimized images, inefficient code, or missing performance optimizations. Large hero images and uncompressed assets were particularly common issues.
*Why it matters:* Site speed affects both user experience and search rankings. Users expect fast loading times, and search engines factor performance into their ranking algorithms.
*SEO Fundamentals*
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Basic SEO elements were often incomplete – missing or generic meta descriptions, poor title tag optimization, and lack of structured data to help search engines understand the content.
*Why it matters:* Without proper SEO foundation, even the most beautiful sites struggle to gain organic visibility. Good technical SEO is essential for discoverability.
*The Bigger Picture*
This isn't meant as criticism of AI design tools – they're genuinely revolutionary and have made professional-quality design accessible to everyone.
The issue is that these tools excel at the creative and visual aspects but sometimes overlook the technical foundation that makes websites perform well in the real world. It's the difference between creating something beautiful and creating something that works beautifully.
*Making AI-Generated Sites Complete*
The good news is that these issues are entirely fixable. With the right knowledge or tools, you can maintain the aesthetic excellence of AI-generated designs while ensuring they're technically sound.
This is exactly why Cheeeck was built – to help bridge the gap between beautiful design and technical execution.
It provides a comprehensive analysis of your site's technical health in seconds, identifying issues that might not be visible but could impact performance, accessibility, and discoverability.
*The Future of Vibe-Coded Sites*.
AI design tools will only get better at handling both the creative and technical aspects of web development. But for now, understanding these common pitfalls can help you ship sites that don't just look professional – they perform professionally too.
The web is better when it's both beautiful and accessible, fast and functional, creative and technically sound. AI has given us incredible tools for achieving the first part – we just need to make sure we don't forget about the second.
Want to check how your site measures up? Run it through Cheeeck
(https://www.cheeeck.com/) for a complete technical analysis in 10 seconds.
Whether AI-generated or hand-coded, every site deserves a solid technical foundation.
Have you noticed other patterns in AI-generated websites?
What technical details do you think these tools should focus on improving?
*Why it matters:* Without proper SEO foundation, even the most beautiful sites struggle to gain organic visibility. Good technical SEO is essential for discoverability.
*The Bigger Picture*
This isn't meant as criticism of AI design tools – they're genuinely revolutionary and have made professional-quality design accessible to everyone.
The issue is that these tools excel at the creative and visual aspects but sometimes overlook the technical foundation that makes websites perform well in the real world. It's the difference between creating something beautiful and creating something that works beautifully.
*Making AI-Generated Sites Complete*
The good news is that these issues are entirely fixable. With the right knowledge or tools, you can maintain the aesthetic excellence of AI-generated designs while ensuring they're technically sound.
This is exactly why Cheeeck was built – to help bridge the gap between beautiful design and technical execution.
It provides a comprehensive analysis of your site's technical health in seconds, identifying issues that might not be visible but could impact performance, accessibility, and discoverability.
*The Future of Vibe-Coded Sites*.
AI design tools will only get better at handling both the creative and technical aspects of web development. But for now, understanding these common pitfalls can help you ship sites that don't just look professional – they perform professionally too.
The web is better when it's both beautiful and accessible, fast and functional, creative and technically sound. AI has given us incredible tools for achieving the first part – we just need to make sure we don't forget about the second.
Want to check how your site measures up? Run it through Cheeeck
(https://www.cheeeck.com/) for a complete technical analysis in 10 seconds.
Whether AI-generated or hand-coded, every site deserves a solid technical foundation.
Have you noticed other patterns in AI-generated websites?
What technical details do you think these tools should focus on improving?
Cheeeck
Cheeeck - Website Analysis & SEO Checker Tool
Comprehensive website analysis tool that checks SEO, performance, security, accessibility, and UX.
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Just 12 minutes. That’s all it took.
Yep! That's me . . 👆
I had the privilege of meeting & pitching to Nicholas, CEO of Mocha — the world's first complete AI app & software builder in the market (pronounced Moka and absolutely more powerful than most Ai app builders I've tested).
And in exactly 12 minutes, I secured a partnership between Mocha and DEXA .
At first, Nicholas was brutally honest:
He said “Africa isn’t really on our priority list right now. We’re focusing on the Americas and Europe because of the larger purchasing power. Africa doesn't have the purchasing power we need, compared to these continents, so for us, Africa is not an "IF" question, it's a "When", and definitely not at the moment.”
I smiled and responded:
“That makes perfect sense, Nicholas. But you need to see what’s happening in Africa right now. I get invited to speak at tech events, and I speak with a lot of young builders across Africa every day, and the products they’re ideating and building are absolutely mind-blowing and when they hit the market, they cannot be ignored.
If this level of energy can be felt and seen with access to less, imagine what can be built when powerful tools like Mocha gets into the right hands across Africa.
While Africa may not be the largest market today, it is the fastest-emerging one, and you’ll want to be part of this movement. You should".
His reply? Immediate.
“Yes!, That's true Victor, you’re right. Especially Nigeria. (I grinned with Pride 😎) I meet so many Nigerian builders at YC (Y-combinator), the creativity, the energy, the drive. It’s unmatched. It's as if Nigerians have this thing about them that no one else has. I just love it man. We are doing this. So tell me Victor, what do you want? How much are we looking at for the partnership”
My response? (I'll share in my next post about this).
Well... That was the turning point. And now, we’re bringing Mocha to Africans, not just to DEXA.
This is just the beginning. More details to follow.
But for today, I’ll simply say: Congratulations to us.
Victor, DEXA CEO
Yep! That's me . . 👆
I had the privilege of meeting & pitching to Nicholas, CEO of Mocha — the world's first complete AI app & software builder in the market (pronounced Moka and absolutely more powerful than most Ai app builders I've tested).
And in exactly 12 minutes, I secured a partnership between Mocha and DEXA .
At first, Nicholas was brutally honest:
He said “Africa isn’t really on our priority list right now. We’re focusing on the Americas and Europe because of the larger purchasing power. Africa doesn't have the purchasing power we need, compared to these continents, so for us, Africa is not an "IF" question, it's a "When", and definitely not at the moment.”
I smiled and responded:
“That makes perfect sense, Nicholas. But you need to see what’s happening in Africa right now. I get invited to speak at tech events, and I speak with a lot of young builders across Africa every day, and the products they’re ideating and building are absolutely mind-blowing and when they hit the market, they cannot be ignored.
If this level of energy can be felt and seen with access to less, imagine what can be built when powerful tools like Mocha gets into the right hands across Africa.
While Africa may not be the largest market today, it is the fastest-emerging one, and you’ll want to be part of this movement. You should".
His reply? Immediate.
“Yes!, That's true Victor, you’re right. Especially Nigeria. (I grinned with Pride 😎) I meet so many Nigerian builders at YC (Y-combinator), the creativity, the energy, the drive. It’s unmatched. It's as if Nigerians have this thing about them that no one else has. I just love it man. We are doing this. So tell me Victor, what do you want? How much are we looking at for the partnership”
My response? (I'll share in my next post about this).
Well... That was the turning point. And now, we’re bringing Mocha to Africans, not just to DEXA.
This is just the beginning. More details to follow.
But for today, I’ll simply say: Congratulations to us.
Victor, DEXA CEO
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Finally, Application to our Data Analytics course has now been opened.
If you've always wanted to learn Data Analytics, this is your chance to learn for free.
It will stay open for the next 5 Days.
Apply Here:
https://learnwithdexa.com/data-analytics-bootcamp-app-page
Share this with everyone who you think might need it.
If you've always wanted to learn Data Analytics, this is your chance to learn for free.
It will stay open for the next 5 Days.
Apply Here:
https://learnwithdexa.com/data-analytics-bootcamp-app-page
Share this with everyone who you think might need it.
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