One reason many Nigerian business powerhouses cannot thrive outside Nigeria is because the people running those businesses do not know how to run business in an open market. A place where the forces of demand and supply, the market forces …
Your brand, your reputation
Your success in the market place in the long term is not dependent upon what you say you are. It is always about what people say you are. You can talk all you want and go on a spending spree …
Working on the business
A lot of people that introduce themselves as Entrepreneurs are at best, just kidding themselves. Learning the plumbing craft from an older artisan and then launching out yours does not make you an Entrepreneur. You are merely a self-employed plumber. …
Rushing for the deadline
Projects and deadlines are Siamese twins, you can never separate one from the other. Deadlines seem to press us and force us to get to work, stretching us into our superhuman zones where anything suddenly becomes possible. However, once in …
Morning Power
It seems to be a time tested fact that the mornings are the best part of the day for getting work done. By morning, we seldom mean 8AM – 12 noon or thereabout, more like…. you know…. a great while …
Are you limited to a 4% reality?
All the stars, planets and galaxies that can be seen today make up just 4% of the universe. The other 96% is made of stuff scientists can’t see, detect or even comprehend. Yes, seriously…. science can only account for 4% …
The Nigerian technologist…
The typical Nigerian technologist is a local champion. He goes to market to trade with the 2.1% knowledge he has and brags as though he at a higher level than he really is. We cannot make any meaningful progress if …
The week we nearly disappointed a client
This week I nearly gave up on a client project, I was close to calling them and canceling the job, however this was no ordinary client. This particular client is a big fan of our work and always ready to …
A little dose of shrewd
I once asked myself if it was compulsory to be shrewd inorder to be in business. The answer after much thought and consultation was a resounding YES! Now, of course, we are meant to operate with high levels of goodness, …
On Whatsapp extending deadlines and (finally) adding video calling
Whatsapp is on a roll, They have finally added video calling to their wildly successful messaging app. An app that has over 1 billion users. This is interesting as it effectively turns Whatsapp into an all-in-one communication app. You can …