Jamar’s Newsletter

Competing against a paper notebook

How do you compete against something that’s cheaper, more flexible, and has zero learning curve?

Nov 12 • 

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I’d like you to meet Cari

…and some lessons I learned from building it out.

Nov 4 • 

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October 2025

How my €5 cell phone bill helps me track currency swings

…and the Billion-Dollar Dark Patterns Prevalent in Cross-Border Payments

Oct 29 • 

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Are You Building Something Users Want, or Just Something?

How my experience with the mobile wallet wars influences how I think about building

Oct 21 • 

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September 2025

5 Smarter Ways for Non-Technical Folks to Work with Engineering

Practical strategies for building trust, alignment, and momentum with technical teams

Sep 16 • 

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When is the right time for a fractional product & technology partner?

Avoiding the 80% trap and why scrappy prototypes often aren't enough

Sep 3 • 

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August 2025

Caribbean Fintech: From Transactions to Transformation

BimPay can move money, but the real question is: how can Barbados and the broader region use it to unlock new possibilities?

Aug 20 • 

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June 2025

5 early things I've learned going solo

I'm still new on my solo-founder journey but I've already started to experience some of the ups and downs of this approach.

Jun 4 • 

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May 2025

Ideas are both more and less valuable than ever

Getting started is easier than ever for non-technical founders

May 15 • 

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March 2025

Building in public

"If you build this, I’ll sign up right away." Simple validation that cost me just a Diet Coke.

Mar 18 • 

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February 2025

3 ways I arbitrage life as an outlier

In my final 2024 post, I reflected on the challenges I have faced navigating financial systems across countries.

Feb 11 • 

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December 2024

Living as a financial outlier

As I put down new roots, it becomes increasingly challenging to retain my established financial branches elsewhere

Dec 30, 2024 • 

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