On Quitting Again

My last day at HIFI was on August 17, 2026.

When I left Paystack, it was to reclaim my time, challenge myself, work differently and expand. I did all four.

Here’s the best articulation of why I’ve quit again.

1. I got what I wanted

I travelled for six months and took a proper break before getting back into work. Deciding to get a job in New York was a result of one of those trips.

I found a startup in an industry that was strange but familiar and jumped right in. On my first day, I had to figure out the password to my own laptop, which I found very endearing.

Starting again was a personal challenge. I got to build again. Working with non-technical founders also helped me appreciate all the other work that goes into building a company.

2. I finished the job

When I joined, it was just two other engineers. Similar to the early days of Paystack, but also very different.

I did pretty much the same job again, but in record time. I built the brand and product experience, documentation, internal tools and compliance systems from scratch. I learnt how stablecoins and global banking rails work. I hired and built an engineering team that can operate without me. I helped get compliance and marketing on their feet.

We grew transaction volumes from $0 to $1b in just about 9 months of completing the product, and the next phase of the job was to become a manager. I’m not ready for that yet.

3. It was time for a new mission

There’s so much happening in AI that I’m curious about. Agents are changing how we use software and how software itself is made.

Those interests weren’t as important for HIFI yet, but they are for me. I want to be in the middle of this change, and so we’re here.

I start a new job next week.

Wish me luck.