Money

How to get wealth: Entrepreneurship versus Employment 0
- Money
- July 26, 2016
I always say that there is a lot of ‘survivorship’ bias in entrepreneurship. Wealth is a different matter entirely. People make the mistake of thinking that there is always a direct correlation between wealth and entrepreneurship, I tell them that if you plot the data points of all failures, there is probably more correlation between
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How to become rich in a time of a dying naira 0
- Money
- February 13, 2016
The Naira is falling down! For those who don’t know – the Naira, Nigeria’s currency used to trade at N160 to a dollar. It was very stable for a long while, and then shortly after the oil prices started falling, the Naira started falling. The Naira has now dropped to N330 to the dollar, and
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Need funding for your startup in Nigeria? Here are 9 things you must do 0
- Money
- February 9, 2016
Early last year I took up a role in a technology seed funding company. Before then, I had just been on the management team of a few technology companies that had raised money for growth. My perception had always been from the receiver side; the high hopes that fill your heart when an investor is interested
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Here are 6 Angel Investor Networks in Africa 0
- Money, Technology
- February 8, 2016
It’s still too early to say the African startup scene has matured, but there is incredible progress in the scene. Last year, African tech startups raised over $185 million. This year, the figure will be higher as more investors are paying attention to the scene, looking for opportunities. For early stage startups, angel investors are
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Here’s one way to raise funds for your business during an economic downturn 0
- Entrepreneurs, Money
- February 4, 2016
Countries all over the world are in dire economic straits, African nations included. And while SMEs are touted as major drivers to help grow an economy, the truth is a lot of SMEs will crash and burn in this period. This is due to the lack of adequate funding to plow through the hard times.
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January Funding Roundup: funding news from across Africa in the month of January 1
- Money, Technology
- February 1, 2016
African Startups that raised Economies dwindling all over the globe. But somehow, someway, these startups managed to raise (in case you were wondering where all the money went). IrokoTV ($19 Million) From its early days as a Youtube channel, you could say that IrokoTV has come a long way. Even though a lot of scene
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