Why is it so difficult for founders and business leaders to explain what they do? They have a great product they are passionate about but often find themselves unable to convey their message to customers, staff or investors. Consumed by running the business day to day, they get lost in detail and cannot see the
Some people have more ideas than they know what to do with. While this sounds great on the surface, having too many ideas can be something that inhibits success. The “idea guy” is someone who is on the never ending treadmill of being unable to transform ideas into successful actions. As entrepreneurs, “idea guys” can be frustrating to work with. Most
For two straight years since 2017 Startup Anambra has brought together policy makers, stakeholders, startups, successful entrepreneurs, emerging entrepreneurs as well as the academia to connect, learn, expose and discuss ways to attract investment to startups and founders residing and operating out of Anambra State and the South-Eastern part of Nigeria. This year being the
Alibaba Group founder and Executive Chairman Jack Ma launched the Jack Ma Foundation ‘Netpreneur’ Prize, a new program created to support and fund African entrepreneurs who are working to address Africa’s most important challenges and further its digital economy through local entrepreneurship. The prize was announced at the “Netpreneurs: The Rise of Africa’s Digital Lions”conference. The Netpreneur Prize – named for empowering a new
Since I decided to unfollow everyone on Twitter, I have been missing a lot of industry gist. So three days ago, someone “called out” people seeking cheap labour under the guise of looking for interns. It sparked a lot of conversations and ended up with the early beginnings of a Nigerian Glassdoor — anonymous company review by employees
StartupAnambra2.0 Conference, an annual community event of the Startup Anambra geared towards creating an enabling environment for Innovative Young people in, from, within and outside Anambra state to Learn, Connect, Network, Access opportunities and Excel, is here again. The Theme of this year’s event is: “#Connect, #Learn and #Disrupt” The event is targeted
Truth is so rare that it is delightful to tell it. — Emily Dickinson Once you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how improbable, must be the truth. — Arthur Conan Doyle Do you remember a childhood filled with pop quizzes in school where we had to either answer a bunch of multiple choice
Entrepreneurs stay in startup mode way too long. Keeping a small business in startup mode requires you to stand on the brake. If you keep telling people you’re “just a startup,” you will never take actions for real GROWTH It’s time to move from startup to grown up mode and from planning to doing. In
For 38 years, the most renowned names in technology have come alive at GITEX Technology Week. One week showcasing the global technology and innovations that are converging sectors and industries 365 days a year. GITEX is hosting the largest Technology Event in the Middle East, Africa & South Asia in Dubai from October 14th to 18th