The only thing that is real to most people
…is money. They don’t care about purpose or vision or calling or god or anything else. The only thing real to them is money and how they can get enough of it to pay bills. This is why things like …
The Governor will see you now…
A lot of people have this mindset that once they can meet a governor or top politician, then they will succeed. Just grant them that meeting with that top government official and they are made. You see people generate cool …
Wealth Creation, not Poverty Alleviation
I prefer to focus on creating wealth, not just poverty alleviation. As long as poverty alleviation remains a thing, people will keep on coming up with crappy ideas and Africa will forever continue to be recipient of foreign aids. Aliko …
The real job of a teacher
The real job of a teacher is not really to hold the student’s hands and baby-sit, cajole and spoon feed everything. Nope. The real job of a teacher is to set the student on fire. Ignite the student, break the …
The death of the middle man
For many years, the middlemen reigned supreme, connecting their clients to the stuff they need. Sitting in that sweet spot in between the manufacturer and the end users. That space is dying. Technology has eroded the middleman. Manufacturers can now …
You have to want it badly
Success does not just happen…. We need to stop attributing success to luck, as someone once said “the harder I work, the more lucky I seem to get”. You need to want it badly, there is a tremendous amount of …
No to random, one-off actions
You should not be making single, one-off moves in business. There should be a bigger overall picture in the works. Every little step you take should have some contributions to the bigger goals. Yes, you can only enjoy massive success …
Changing face of Retail
With all the new technology out there, there’s an expectation about how things should work now. Stores have moved from buildings into websites and now into mobile devices. Stopping your operations at ‘building’ level is not a smart idea. Look …
Dialog and Negotiate
Every business man has to polish his negotiation skills. Especially for the first-time Entrepreneur starting out low in cash, but big in vision. Did you know Bill Gates was able to build Microsoft by negotiating a ‘crazy’ deal? (Go find …
Simple, but not so simple!
The best and most elegant solutions are usually simple. The interesting thing about this is that the simplicity only becomes obvious in hindsight. Like Leonardo Da Vinci said, “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication”. Simple solutions can start from something much …