Even when the pandemic would have, eventually, been under a form of relative control, the coronavirus would still pose a threat to many emerging markets. These are markets from countries, with...
Before the pandemic, a significant number of businesses have moved their businesses online. Now with the pandemic fully blown, more businesses have been forced to join the cloud train. Not all these...
In this very defining moment of our lives due to the pandemic, a few thoughts, or rather questions, must have been running through your mind on what the future of your business will entail. The...
I have been in the tech ecosystem for quite sometimes now and I have, all along, seen how business organisations start to crumble, immediately the CEO of the organisation steps down from the day...
One of the very common pitfalls of sales is, neglecting the people you are trying to sell to. Some entrepreneurs, often, come with the mindset, of selling to the companies, rather than selling to the...
As a Founder of a tech start-up, who will be offering a product, the ability to write code is, not a necessity, as you could hire someone, who has the knowledge base, to carry out the coding job. Do...
In 2018, the founder of Amazon, Jeff Bezos, was ranked, as the richest man in the world, but far back in 2008, he was, barely, in the top 100. What does this show? Innovative creation that spurs...
According to James Cash Penney, Founder, JC Penney, “No company can afford, not to move forward. It may be, at the top of the heap today, but at the bottom of the heap tomorrow, if it doesn’t”. Most...
You may have come across stories of successful entrepreneurs, who have spoken about their entrepreneurial journey, being driven by risk. Going on the path of taking risks, as an entrepreneur, is most...
There is this friend of mine, who goes by the name Smith. Smith is an intelligent, smart-looking young man, who wanted to raise funds for his Startup, but he does not know how to go about it. He went...
One thing that defines us, as humans are the inter-relationship or bond between us. Over the years, we have men have risen to the top because they associated themselves with the right people. Some...
Ask an average small business owner the first point of contact, to obtain a business loan. Before mentioning local commercial banks and micro-finance banks, the response you will receive is;...
First things first, I am writing this post with a bit of anger in my heart. Yes, I have been in my hometown, Awka in Anambra state for the past week or so and I have only seen electricity for about...
I watched a video that made me visibly angry and the presenter is a man I have tons of respect for. He is no other than Prof. Chidi Odinkalu, a human rights activist and erstwhile Chairman of the...
First and foremost, I am a (God fearing) capitalist to the core. While I know that it is not perfect in anyway, I still prefer it to socialism or communism. That said, I believe that the state should...
This is one question I have been pondering on lately after I received the BoICT Awards as ICT Journalist of the Year. In fact, Joseph Awotabe, a good friend of mine, responded after seeing my post on...
God works in ways that man cannot comprehend and in my opinion, the current low oil prices and subsequent poor income from the sale of crude oil in Nigeria is indeed a blessing in disguise. I am not...
It is probably too early, but as a long time Visafone customer, I have no choice but to preempt MTN, that is after my eulogy to our beloved visafone. An ideal eulogy for visafone may go thus: and so...
It is not usual for me to sound this harsh but the reality is that one of the above has to happen for someone reading this post. I accept it is a contentious topic but I feel obliged to write about...
Let me start by saying that I believe in the Bible 100%, I believe that it is God’s words written by men under the supervision and inspiration of the Holy Spirit. However, I am of the opinion...