Entrepreneurship to many people is an escape from the 9-5 life. It creates a door to “freedom” especially as people feel like they are their own boss. Many quotes and founder stories give the impression that as an entrepreneur you get to call the shots, e.g. You can wake up […]
Who likes to fail? Surely no one I know. Besides, failure is an integral part of our journey as entrepreneurs, why then do we run away from it (I am not saying we should aim to fail)? We believe there is a lot we can learn from failures, ours and other […]
Dear Afropreneurs, Last week we discussed some of the lessons we learned at last month’s Startup Grind Lagos meetup and one statement struck us. A statement by Pradeep Pahalwani – “Do not be afraid to copy and paste in business” (You should purchase the full recording here) We thought this […]
Startup Grind Lagos celebrated her Female Entrepreneur/Founder month and it was so much fun. Three amazing personalities were hosted. They shared their experiences with the participating entrepreneurs. These personalities were Olatorera Oniru (a passionate African entrepreneur who we have had on our show before. You can listen to that episode here), […]
Most of us grew up hearing the mantra “Don’t be a quitter,” and we’ve internalized it to the point where we feel guilty if we don’t finish a book that’s boring us to death. Our parents weren’t entirely wrong in saying that persistence is necessary for success, but sometimes quitting […]
Hi Afropreneur, This week we had the honor of speaking to a talented young entrepreneur making waves in Nigeria, we jokingly called him the Mark Zukerberg of Africa. I’m sure you are wondering who this is? He is Chris Kwekowe, CEO of Slatecube. Chris is an interesting young man whose […]
Dear Entrepreneur, Failure is part of your Entrepreneurial Journey because it is risky and has no-assured guarantee of success. Sometimes it feels like all the odds are against you and every step takes you some steps backwards rather than forward. It is worthy of note that every successful entrepreneur has […]