success stories of Nigerian entrepreneurs

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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Essential Takeaways from The Future Awards Africa 2014 (#TFAA2014)0
- Development, Entrepreneurs
- December 8, 2014
ENTERPRISE54 – The Future Awards Africa (#TFAA2014) which took place on the 7th of December, 2014 at the Intercontinental Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria was heralded by lots of celebration and fanfare, most of which were centered on the recognition and acknowledgement of young entrepreneurs breaking boundaries (literally) to define themselves. From determined entrepreneurs like
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BudgIT Lead Oluseun Onigbinde Gives 3 Reasons You Shouldn’t Be An Entrepreneur 0
- Entrepreneurs
- November 3, 2014
ENTERPRISE54 – 3 things I have unlearned 1. Be Your Own Boss Honestly, whoever told you that you should leave your “9 to 5″ job and become your boss, lied. We have these “invite-bait” events with large headline “QUIT YOUR JOB, BE YOUR BOSS”. Let me tell you that entrepreneurs have bosses too. I mean
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How Drinking Alcohol Could Help You Close a Megabucks Deal – Debola Williams 2
- Entrepreneurs, Uncategorized
- October 28, 2014
ENTERPRISE54 – I found these ‘words of wisdom’ on RED Media cofounder Adebola William’s instagram page and I thought to share them here. They were more of rules of engagement for drinking with a prospective client. Try to never turn down a drink form a client. Rather, the trick I learnt is to drink deceptively
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Linda Ikeji Blog, LindaTV and Other Untapped Internet Media Opportunities 0
- Entrepreneurs
- October 17, 2014
ENTERPRISE54 – Admittedly, this is another addition to the Linda Ikeji’s ruckus currently enjoying more airtime than whatever concerns our intellectual and social interest. Only proceed if you’re not yet bored. The reaction on social media peaks at an epic proportion that reminds of medieval persecution of a heretic, or the stoning of the devil,
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Nigerian startup going up against Paypal is about to raise almost $10m 6
- Companies
- October 10, 2014
ENTERPRISE54 – Ever since SimplePay pitched on stage in Geneva at the $500,000 SeedStars World startup competition in February the Nigerian internet payment startup has witnessed a rain of investment proposals from local and international moneybags. SimplePay founder Simeon Ononobi while addressing a keen audience of tech entrepreneurs, investors, and media persons, explained he had
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