HOW I: Am Thinking About the Future, by Fu'ad Lawal
Fu’ad is the author of Vistanium, a Substack-developed publication where he tells meaningful stories on the Nigerian experience that deserve documentation. He is also the Project Lead of Start Archiving, an initiative concerned with making Nigerian history more accessible by digitising old newspapers.
An expert storyteller with decades of experience working for companies in the media and tech scene, in this episode of HOW I, Fu'ad shares why he decided to leave the 9-5 life behind to tell stories, and how he is thinking about the future, through his current projects.
Check out Archiving - https://archivi.ng/
Visit Visitanium's site - https://www.vistanium.com/
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0:00 - Introduction
1:25 - The Background
2:50 - the reasons behind Archivi.ng
5:44 - Visitanium, Sun and Country
7:24 - Quitting his Job and entering his Delusional Era
8:47 - The importance of Archivi.ng
10:30 - Vistanium: the Vision
18:14 - the Present