How to Take Advantage of Lagos Innovates’ Investment in the Tech Ecosystem
You might not have noticed, but the Lagos State Government just piloted Lagos Innovates – a program designed to help Lagos-based startups take off…
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10 stories that defined the Nigerian tech scene in 2017
Yes, it’s that time again! Welcome to the 2nd edition of top ten stories of the year. If you’ve read last year’s top 10,…
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Building the future, with Kendall Ananyi: reaching $1million in revenue without raising investment
“Always provide a fantastic service” On today’s episode, we have Kendall Ananyi, co-founder of Tizeti which operates as Wifi.com.ng Wifi.com.ng provides unlimited uncapped internet…
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Building the future, with Oluyomi Ojo: How to build a new business from an old industry
“The customer is not just the king, he runs the business” On today’s episode of Building the Future, we have Oluyomi Ojo, Co-Founder of…
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Building the Future, with Afua Osei, co-founder of She Leads Africa
On today’s episode of Building the Future, we have Afua Osei, Co-Founder of She Leads Africa. She Leads Africa is a community that helps…
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Building the Future – Episode 9, with Marek Zmyslowski
Our guest this week is Marek Zmyslowski. Marek is the cofounder of Jumia Travel (formerly Jovago) and HotelOga. HotelOga is a hotel management system which enables…
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Radar AMA sessions are back, and Yele Bademosi will be taking your questions on August 25th!
Yele Bademosi is the Founder & Managing Partner of Microtraction, an investment platform that funds Africa’s most remarkable teams and helps them build enduring companies.
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Building the Future: Lessons learnt from attempting to build an ecommerce platform in Nigeria, with Deepankar Rustagi
Deepankar Rustagi is the founder of Vconnect, an online business directory and local search engine in Nigeria. This episode is a lesson on how to get traction for your startup by focusing on one metric that matters.
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Building the Future: In Conversation with Mark Essien
Dotun and Mark Essien talk about building a business around scalable distribution channels and why raising money too early can kill your startup.
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Building the Future: In Conversation with Bob Collymore
Dotun and Bob Collymore talk about the future of technology, industrialization, creating jobs, and using tech to solve real problems that people face in Africa.
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Building the Future: Iyin Aboyeji – Empowering People, Building Platforms and Getting Power
In this podcast, we explore how to build platforms that will enable the next generations of African entrepreneurs to build scalable businesses across the continent.
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African Tech Roundup: Malawi’s Push for National Digitisation
Musa Kalenga and Andile Masuku discuss some of the things that Malawian policy-makers ought to prioritise in building digital foundations for the country.
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Side Hustle to Empire: The 3 Hardest Things About Running My Startup
In this Vlog, I talk about the personal challenges I faced in the early stages of running my startup.
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Offshore HoldCos as Investment Vehicles for Nigerian Startups – Some Considerations for Founders and VCs
Up to 70% of the tech start-ups that have raised seed financing in Nigeria have had to incorporate offshore holding companies in areas considered to be investor-friendly
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Office Hours with Olumide Olusanya
TechCabal Office Hours will be held on the 28th of this month, with an interactive Q&A session led by Olumide Olusanya, CEO Gloo.ng.
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True Talk with Ezra Olubi
TechCabal’s first True Talk event will be held on the 23rd of June – this edition will feature a fireside chat with Ezra Olubi and a select audience.
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Side Hustle to Empire: How I Quit My 9 to 5 for My Side Hustle
This vlog talks about how I quit my 9 to 5 for my side hustle.
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Quality Time: Lola Ekugo On Launching Transthat, Lessons From Previous Startups, And More
Most startups and business are built on risks and assumptions – one puts out hypothesis and take steps to verify that this is indeed valid.
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LAN Start-Up DealDay 2017 Now Open for Applications
The Lagos Angel Network (LAN) announces that applications are now open for the 2nd DealDay event for 2017.
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Afrobytes Tech Conference
Afrobytes brings together entrepreneurs, CEOs, innovators, investors, and media to explore opportunities in the African tech ecosystem.
Valuation Variance Pt. 2
VCs are entirely dependent on founders – validating the founder perspective is paramount to engendering trust and bridging skepticism.
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The Expat Founder Debate and a Busload of Accidental Hot Takes Feat. Mark Kaigwa
Mark Kaigwa joins Musa Kalenga and Andile Masuku on this week’s African Tech Round-up for two hours of straight-talk.
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Valuation Variance Pt.1
I sent surveys about valuation to 28 early-stage investors across Africa – founders and funders win when transparency around appraisal expectations are mutually clear.
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African Tech Roundup: Scientists Successfully Remove HIV Virus From Mouse Cells Using CRISPR
Scientists have found a way to remove the HIV virus from the DNA in mouse cells using CRISPR/Cas9 technology.
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No, Taxify Is Not “Winning” the “War” Against Uber
We’ve seen this before. There is no universe in which any of these players beat Uber.
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Op-Ed: SWOT analysis of the Nigerian e-commerce sector
Analysis of the strength, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats prevalent in the Nigerian e-commerce sector
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Op-Ed: Regulating Net Neutrality: Policy Recommendations for Promoting and Safeguarding an Open Internet in Nigeria
The Nigerian Communications Commission must strive to balance competing interests in its efforts to establish an Internet Industry Code of Practice
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African Tech Roundup: Talking ladders and trampolines with Musa Kalenga
Technology, digital and innovation highlights from across Africa and beyond
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African tech roundup: The Big 100 – State of the Startup LIVE
Technology, digital and innovation highlights from across Africa and beyond
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Calling all African Startups: 4 Tips for Partnering with a Telco
Telcos must emulate/partner with players in other industries to deliver next-generation services while focusing on the core connectivity business
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African Tech Roundup: Talking access to higher education with Bola Lawal of ScholarX
Technology, digital and innovation highlights from across Africa and beyond
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Why I launched the West Africa Mobile Awards (WAMAS), and why you should enter them
WAMAS are a true reflection of hard work, efforts and innovation.
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Margin Business Guides: The quick guide to efficient management
An efficient manager knows how to connect with staff and guide them toward becoming leaders themselves
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African Tech Roundup: Etisalat Nigeria’s creditors call in massive debt + Simon Dingle on bitcoin and blockchain tech
Technology, digital and innovation highlights from across Africa and beyond
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Side hustle to empire: Hiring for your startup
How to find and retain the best talent with the limited budget of a small business
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African tech roundup: Nokia’s new dumbphone dominates headlines + the Kalenga Conundrum
Technology, digital and innovation highlights from across Africa and beyond
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Side Hustle to Empire: Branding 101
5 points to get started on helping your startup stand out.
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Margin Business Guides: Your business should be online
There’s no better time than now to put your business online with active social media channels
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Margin Business Guides: Improving your business communications
Communication begins at the foundation of your business – your unique selling proposition
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African Tech Roundup: Business angels, Blackberry and tech bubbles
Technology, digital and innovation highlights from across Africa and beyond
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