“Much as we talk about Internet companies today, in five years’ time there wont be any internet companies. All companies will be internet companies or they will be dead.”-Andrew Grove, Intel. The task ahead of us seems well defined; the …
Money as a staff
Money can be seen in a role as a staff, working for you. Donald Trump, a popular American Real Estate mogul says he sees his money as staff and as such since he can never be happy if his staffs …
The Co-Founder
When 2 or more people are combining ideas and resources to startup a new business, a lot of things come into play. Let me shed a little light on some of them. First of all, we have to be clear …
Waiting for the right time
We need to stop waiting for the right time before we make certain moves. Because sooner or later, it dawns on you: there is no right time. The time and season is never right, the stars will never align and …
Bad bad bad bad day!
In business, some days will just turn out bad. You will feel frustrated, you will feel like carving in to the pressure to close shop and go home. It is at this point that wise businessmen start rejoicing, because you …
The problem with hype
The problem with hype is that it rarely ever stands the test of time. I have been a keen observer of the global tech scene for a while (my hobby is actually watching the world) and I have observed that …
The name game
When I say Bill Gates, you will say Microsoft almost automatically. Mark Zuckerberg, you say Facebook. Mike Adenuga, you say Glo. Steve Jobs and Apple Sim Shagaya and Konga Tajudeen Adepoju and Nigerian Entertainment (SoundCity is one of his many …
Backup Force
I hate sounding like a bad record, yet I cannot really stop myself from writing about the importance of having a strong spiritual force backing up anybody who wants to be truly successful. I have seen and heard of so …
Do you love me?
Do you love me? Think before you answer! If you love me, you will naturally start coming up with answers and solutions to anything that is bugging me. A lady once broke down in tears inside her room, Guy A …
Grabbing the future
It is not a completely sound business strategy to run so hard, trying to win the present. There are incumbents who already control literally everything inside that business space already and you will simply pitch yourself in a war against …