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A quick update since Marek Zmyslowski’s post on his Nigeria experience has gone “viral”.

A quick update since Marek Zmyslowski’s post on his Nigeria experience has gone “viral”. First, a disclaimer: I have a dog in this fight. Update: February 20th 2019 1. The G̶o̶d̶The G̶o̶d̶f̶a̶t̶h̶e̶r̶ lead investor and Chairman of the

ALAT Don Enter, Wema Win!

ALAT Don Enter, Wema Win! I opened a Bank Account and got credited in under 10 Mins Last week, I was lamenting about the archaic process and delays required to open a bank account in Nigeria Then 2 days ago, I heard on the Radar Vine the Wema Bank was

Nigerian Startup Founders Wouldn’t Like a Nigerian Glassdoor, We Should Have One Anyway.

Nigerian Startup Founders Wouldn’t Like a Nigerian Glassdoor, We Should Have One Anyway. Because what is good for the Goose… My last post was inspired by a tweet that highlighted a mismatch of expectations between tech founders and interns. That same tweet resulted in the early beginnings of a

Iroko the Technology Company.

Iroko the Technology Company. Anyone can buy and resell mp4 files. Basically use tech to sell media content However, not everyone can build tech i.e think of how to use high technology and solve local problems. This move by Iroko to allow offline transfers of video files between subscribers

StateCraftInc: Making Lightning Strike Twice!

StateCraftInc: Making Lightning Strike Twice! Take a bow, Chude and Debola Today, Ghana inaugurates a new President in the person of Nana Akufo-Addo. He is a 72 year old four time Presidential contestant that dislodged the sitting President, John Mahama, that rose to power by running for reelection after assuming

Guys and ladies, don’t listen to Jason ‘cos Jason will not listen to himself.

Guys and ladies, don’t listen to Jason ‘cos Jason will not listen to himself. One common theme about people that have been successful doing something is that they — in a bid to be humble? state it was’t worth doing what made them successful and you should not go

Why African Startups (Should) Seek Validation From Silicon Valley.

Victor Asemota wrote an interesting post. In summary, he was responding to another post in which winners of an African Startup competition were being congratulated/celebrated because they were “heading to Silicon Valley”. He asks several important questions which I thought I should answer in a blogpost rather than as