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How to Start Out in the London Startup Scene.

A few years ago I came to UK from Nigeria to do startups. Attending Warwick for my masters degree was just a legitimate way for me to be in the country at all (Dear Parents, don’t see this; if you do I am joking). It was really hard getting

Sarah Lacy of Techcrunch Comes to Town

In case you did not see her Tweet, I would like to inform you that Sarah Lacy; acclaimed author and Journalist is is coming to Nigeria in May. During her stay she would like to cover Entrepreneurship, Technology etc in Nigeria. NigIntEnt and Co Creation Hub are organizing an event

Introducing The ‘Take A Stand’ Web App

I am not afraid to take a stand – Eminem If there is anything that really gets to me, it is the tendency of people to sit on the fence on critical issues. It goes from annoying to deceitful when a person has one position publicly and another privately. The Nigerian

Hackernews And The ‘dirty’ Black Founder Question

Ever since I wrote my post about absence of high profile startups with black founders, my antennas are always alert whenever I see anything on the topic. Something happened on Hackernews that made me conclude on what the real issue is as regards to the absence of black founders. It

Idea: A Killer App For The Tablet Computer

As part of my idea post series, I present to you what I think will be a killer app for the tablet. A YouTube of how to cook anything. The size and form factor of tablet computers make them an ideal kitchen companion. You can hang it on the wall

Why I am Switching from Chrome to FireFox (UPDATED)

I am simply tired of the screen you see above. Of recent, chrome has been consistently crashing for me and has been generally unstable. Firefox 4 has been my secondary browser for a while now and it performs noticeably better. So Chrome will be taking its place as my secondary

Don’t Hate Twitter. We Just Need an Alternative. (Part 2)

In part one of this Post, I argued that Twitter should not be blamed for turning on the developers and clients like Ubertwitter/social and co. I’ll repeat the quote/statement that best summarizes what twitter is doing. The saying goes, do not bite the fingers that feeds you,

Don’t Hate Twitter. We Just Need an Alternative. (Part 1)

Twitter’s quest to monetize has pitched it against it developers. The ‘last straw’ being this post effectively banning new Twitter clients and putting the existing ones on a tight leach. Not long ago, Twitter kicked off the most popular Blackberry client UberTwitter of Twitter.The vocal opponents of Twitters

All Roads Lead to UNILAG for BarCamp Nigeria.

Today is day 2 of Barcamp Nigeria. This Barcamp organized by Sheriff Shittu is the most comprehensive and all inclusive tech event in Nigeria. I was there yesterday and was really impressed with the enthusiasm showed by everyone there. It brought back the energy and motivation I had in my