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God doesn’t want you crying or praying or making bold faith declarations for power supply. He wants you to go and power up your own generator anytime you need it. God is not interested in leading riots and strikes to …
If you never go out…
You will never know how the market will respond. Most times, our original ideas are just an interface to allow us have conversations with people who would eventually patronise us. The final product will have undergone iterations as we better …
The coke bottle
After I found out that the popular Coca-Cola bottle is clocking 100 this year, I have spent some time thinking about it. The bottle’s iconic design was inspired by a cocoa pod, and now 100 years later, the bottle is …
Defining Success
What exactly does success means to you? Different people with completely different parameters for success. What you deem as a successful outcome might not be seen as such by another person. We all get into various ventures for different reasons …
Business is not a sprint
I think it is useful to see business as a marathon and not a sprint. If we do, then we would be calm enough to take real decisions to ensure the long term health of the business. From my extensive …
Let a thousand flowers blossom
For the Entrepreneur who has a lot of diverse interest in a dozen things, the better advice is not to switch off his mind and drill down on only one idea. The better advice is to give it a try, …
Airtel launches Wynk, a music app. What do we do now?
Banks used to be banks and just that. Telecommunication companies (Telcos for short) used to just provide connectivity services and just that. That has all changed. Banks are now selling recharge cards, launching online marketplaces, creating online TV stations and …
Startup Faith
I had some conversations recently with several people about the challenges of starting a business. You do not have to be a genius before you know “startup capital” must be amongst the top 3 challenges of starting a business. Well, …
It is all about the WHY
When we start out in business, 2 of the most important questions we have to answer is: WHY are we doing this? and then HOW are we doing this? The WHY question describes the problem we are out to solve …
My Super Nanny!
I stumbled upon Noa Mintz yesterday. 3 years ago, she started a babysitting agency. Today, her company rakes in over $300,000 every year. (That is around ₦60, 000, 000) Today, she is 15 years old and HIRED a 26 year …