The Interface Value

We are trained to pick a side. Are you "Corporate" or "Startup"? Are you "Global North" or "Global South"? Are you "Formal Economy" or "Informal Economy"?

But in a fragmented world, value does not accumulate at the core of these systems. Value accumulates at the Interface.

The Interpreter's Margin Imagine two incompatible power grids.

• Grid A (The West): High voltage, highly regulated, standardized, expensive.

• Grid B (The Frontier): Variable voltage, highly adaptive, relationship-based, high growth.

If you only understand Grid A, you cannot enter the market. If you only understand Grid B, you cannot access the capital.

The person who understands the Physics of Both—the Interface—controls the flow of energy. They capture the "Interpreter's Margin."

The Diaspora Advantage This is the structural advantage of the "Bi-Continental" operator. It is not just about having two passports. It is about having Dual Operating Systems.

You have the compliance discipline of a US Defense Contractor (Grid A) and the navigational fluidity of a Nairobi Fixer (Grid B).

• To the West, you look like a "Local Guide" who creates access.

• To the Frontier, you look like a "Global Strategist" who brings standards.

The Bridge is the Asset In the next decade, the biggest opportunities will not be in Silicon Valley or in Lagos. They will be in the tunnel between them.

Don't try to blend in perfectly with either side. The bridge is supposed to look different from the land. That is why it works.