The Blog – Insights and Knowledge from African Entrepreneurs.
Welcome to the blog., where I share my knowledge, insights and my experience on a wide variety of topics relating to entrepreneurship and running your own business to help you thrive and become an awesome entrepreneur.
My Latest Posts
Dear Young Entrepreneur, Here’s Why You Need A Mentor
When you make the decision to be an entrepreneur one of the first things you realise along your journey is that there are so many things that you don't know. Here's why you need a mentor
3 Ways To Scaling Yourself: From Founder to Leader
This post is adapted from one of the chapters of Blitzscaling written by Reid Hoffman and Chris Yeh, which I recently read. Dear Startup Entrepreneur, When you start your company, unless you have the capacity to build a team and bring people on board right from the...
There’s More To School Than Just Good Grades
Dear Student, School is not all about getting good grades. It is also about building your capacity in the fields you want to be in after school. You guys are always complaining that recruiters are always looking for 5 years of working experience from fresh...
Introducing My New Services To Help You Achieve Your Goals
For the 3 years that I have been writing and running my website (as my hobby), my focus has been to share my insights, experiences, and knowledge that I gain along my entrepreneurship journey with young upcoming African entrepreneurs; adding a touch of personal...
Behind The Scenes And Beyond The Glitz of Social Media
Dear Everyone, One thing I keep saying and will continue to say is how social media can easily distort the picture of entrepreneurship. Most of the time, we prefer to share the good stuff rather than our failures and frustrations, because good stuff makes us feel...
Don’t Forget To Be Grateful.
Dear Entrepreneur, Don't forget to be grateful. Don't forget to recognize the good times. Entrepreneurship is one heck of a roller coaster ride. One day you are happily celebrating an achievement and the next day something goes wrong and you begin to wonder what...
Dear Aspiring Startup Entrepreneur, Dont Drop Out Of School Yet. Finish Your Degree!
Dear Entrepreneur, Please finish your degree. Don't fall for the college dropout misinterpretation. Don't drop out of school yet. The whole "You don't need a degree to be successful because Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg and now Jay Z and co dropped out of school...
Think Seriously About The Big Picture.
Dear Entrepreneur, Don’t forget to think seriously about the big picture. Your vision; where you see your venture many years from now. It is easy to get caught up in the day to day running of your startup that you forget to give very serious thought to the big...
Why You Need Fanatical Team Members or Cofounders.
This post was inspired by Brett Fox's post Dear Entrepreneur, When you are starting out, you need a fanatical team. One key factor which determines whether your startup will succeed or fail is your team. You are either working with the right people or you aren't....
Five Things To Note When Looking For An Awesome Mentor
Dear Aspiring Entrepreneur or Professional, Here's a thing or two about asking people to mentor you. Know Your Goals. Before you ask someone to mentor you, please know what your goals are and how that mentor can help you achieve them. One common trend I see among...
Stop Chasing The Hype and Focus on Your Business
Dear Entrepreneurs, Stop following hype and living for vanity metrics. The advent of social media has made it very easy to deliberately or unconsciously project an image of yourself which could be misleading or different from the reality of things. Sometimes, it...
Turning An Idea Into A Business: Recounting The Moments
On February 28th, in my 2nd Twitter Chat, I was a guest on Tentmaker Ghana's Twitter Chat talking about turning an idea into a business and recounting my experiences. In this post, I have compiled the questions I answered as well as my responses to the questions I was asked. So here we go!
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