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    Tuesday Roundup: DealDey layoffs and #BVNpocalypse Day 2

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    Gbenga Onalaja
    3rd Nov, 2015
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    Tuesday Roundup: DealDey layoffs and #BVNpocalypse Day 2

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    Today, DealDey confirmed itโ€™s laid off staffers from its Lagos office. Thatโ€™s the third major round of lay offs in the Nigerian tech startups scene in the space of three weeks. The BVNpocalypse also entered day 2. We examined all the things that could go wrong with the programme. What else happened today?

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    DealDey Explains Why Layoffs Were Necessary

    Nigerian deals site, DealDey has laid off some staffers in Lagos, in what the company co-MD, Etop Ikpe is calling a โ€œheadcount reduction.โ€

    Tech Startups Just Need Laptops And Wi-Fi Connection

    Slack, Trello, Google Docs (or Paper if you are spectacularly tech-forward) and Appear.in. These things have made physical office spaces for many startups almost redundant.

    These 3 US Startups Would Fail In Nigeria. Hereโ€™s Why

    Some US startups just would not survive in Nigeria.

    What Youโ€™ll Miss About Your Startup When You Hit It Big

    As a founder, your best days are usually during startup days. When you hit the big time, the fun peters out.

    Startups: Five Things To Know Before Crowdfunding

    Itโ€™s easy to ask why Nigerian startups arenโ€™t crowdfunding or why no one is funding them, but oftentimes, itโ€™s because startups donโ€™t fully understand the concept.

    Things That Could Go Wrong With The BVN, Which No One Is Talking About

    This BVN registration exercise means that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has the bio data of every single person with a Nigerian bank account. And this presents a very dangerous scenario.

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