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Tonny Kamau Mwangi

Founder of greenon. A space to share ideas, experiences, and observations about life and the world around us.

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A worried young Kenyan man looking at his phone beside a cracked piggy bank, scattered receipts and a calendar marked with repeated deductions, reflecting the financial pressure of ongoing debt.

Personal Finance

What If You Paid Back Your Fuliza 20 Times Without Ever Clearing It?

We celebrate how high our Fuliza limit is. But how often do we calculate how much Fuliza has actually taken from us over time?

Tonny Kamau MwangiOct 19, 202610 min read

A person overlooking a modern city where petroleum infrastructure and expanding data centres represent two growing pressures on the world’s energy future.

Technology & Energy

If You Had to Name One Problem the World Is Quietly Creating Right Now, What Would It Be?

What are we doing today that could look very different from 2040? I keep returning to two answers — petroleum dependency and data centres — but I suspect they're both symptoms of something bigger.

Tonny Kamau MwangiSep 23, 20266 min read

Young professional at a laptop reflecting on the gap between having 1,000 LinkedIn connections and receiving only two reactions on a post.

Technology

1,000 LinkedIn Connections. 2 Reactions. Who Are We Actually Talking To?

You have 1,000 LinkedIn connections and two reactions on your latest post. Ever wonder if those two numbers belong to the same account? Here's what I've been thinking.

Tonny Kamau MwangiSep 21, 20266 min read

Young Kenyan woman using her smartphone against the Nairobi skyline, surrounded by illustrations representing saving, borrowing, payments, shopping, entertainment and digital connection.

Technology

What Actually Works in Kenya? Follow the Behaviour, Not the Ideas

Ask people for startup ideas for Kenya and you get agriculture, education, healthcare. But what do Kenyans actually use, pay for, and return to tomorrow? The answer is more interesting.

Tonny Kamau MwangiSep 18, 20267 min read

EXORA productivity app showing a 25-minute focus session in a distraction-free workspace, highlighting focus sessions, app blocking, Focus Pools, and progress tracking.

Productivity & Focus

EXORA: Focus Is Easy to Start — Following Through Is the Hard Part

Motivation gets you started, but distractions kill follow-through. EXORA combines Pomodoro sessions, app blocking, accountability pools, and progress tracking to protect your focus every day.

Tonny Kamau MwangiSep 11, 20269 min read

Marketing

Building a Product Is Only Half the Job. You Still Have to Sell It.

Building products is getting easier, but getting people to notice them is still hard. Here's why distribution matters more than ever—and how AI marketing tools like Fastlane are changing the way founders advertise and sell.

Tonny Kamau MwangiSep 9, 20269 min read

Man working on a laptop at sunset, representing the journey from a traditional 9-to-5 job toward entrepreneurship, financial independence, and personal freedom.

Work Life Balance

Escaping the Nine-to-Five Is Becoming More Challenging

The dream of escaping the 9-to-5 is more popular than ever, but building a sustainable life outside traditional employment is getting harder. Here's what it actually takes.

Tonny Kamau MwangiSep 9, 20268 min read

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