Am I spending my best hours building the business, or building things the business could buy? This is a question all entrepreneurs must ask. A few days ago, my website crashed. Everything disappeared. It was frustrating. But it also forced me to ask a question I should have asked much earlier. What business am I building? The next day, I was comparing hosting servers. Four CPUs here. Another 48GB of RAM there. LiteSpeed or NGINX. … Read on
I saw the news about Nigeria’s new deep-offshore investment framework and the potential to unlock up to $50 billion in investment. I didn’t think about oil first. My thoughts were on the other businesses that might come out of it. When we hear about a huge investment coming into Nigeria, it’s easy to think about the money itself. Our analysis becomes how many jobs it will create, or how much foreign exchange it will bring. … Read on
Are you aware that two things can be true at the same time? The economy can be improving, and yet the lives of the people can still feel harder. I had this thought after reading the latest reports on Nigeria’s cost-of-living crisis. It says that the country is attracting investment. That the stock market has performed strongly. Capital is flowing in. We have very good numbers on paper. But then you go to the market. … Read on
Whether King Leopold II wrote that infamous letter doesn’t change the question it forces us to ask.
The world tells us to move faster. But the strongest things in life grow differently. Before you call yourself “behind,” consider this: what if slow isn’t your problem, but your advantage?
The best football boots are terrible for a marathon. The best camera is a poor choice if all you need is a phone call. When you use “Best” without context, it is meaningless. Yet we build our lives around that word. You want the best job instead of the work that aligns with your assignments. We want to live in the best city instead of the one that gives us peace. We want the best … Read on
But sitting in class today, I couldn’t help but smile a little. As the lecturer kept talking about how much power media gatekeepers have, I was happy he was teaching us history, not what’s happening now. At least not as bad as then.
When I was younger, I thought success lived on the mountain. They promote you at your workplace. You bought a house. And more… We spend years climbing. We convince ourselves life begins at the summit. After a Sunday school class, I was thinking about Mount Megiddo History remembers it for battles. Scripture uses it as a symbol. But if you visit today, you’ll find something unexpected. It isn’t a towering mountain. It’s a hill built … Read on
Every founder loves launching a business. Few know what truly keeps it alive. The answer may be hidden in World Breastfeeding Week
Some mistakes don’t cause trouble right now. They hurt years later. One of them is failing to buy your Nigerian domain name. Founders invest a lot in their logo, website, ads, and office. Still, a lot leave their domain names, a really valuable digital asset, unprotected. If you’re building a business in Nigeria, spend the small amount and secure the .ng version of your brand. Even if you don’t plan to use it today, buy … Read on
MTN Nigeria announced yesterday that Nigerians paid an incredible ₦1.7 trillion for data services during the first half of the year. Think about that for a moment. With many households trimming budgets for food, transportation, and other necessities, the expense of remaining connected has been unaffected. This should tell you something important. The internet is no longer a luxury. It is a necessity. A few days earlier, I was thinking about this: The telecommunication business … Read on
Two days ago, I read about the $250 billion investment from Nvidia and OpenAI going into the next wave of AI. Billions of dollars, tons of land, and data centers that use more power than cities. While you think it’s another of Big Tech’s excesses. For me, it’s a sign that only big ideas lead to the future. You can’t build a legacy thinking small. Each generation starts with projects that seem crazy at first. … Read on