Opinion What is Venture Investments? An explainer, Part 1 Unlike Angel investors who are individuals—venture capital funding comes from structured funds. Because they’re bigger, they typically sign bigger checks
Opinion How to handle crisis communication - insights from Nigerian tech brands For businesses, crisis is unavoidable. It can stem from anywhere either within the brand or outside of it
Opinion How SaaS businesses can increase revenue with customer churn analysis As a SaaS business, how can you achieve your business goals despite customers and companies' tendency to drift apart?
Opinion The “Truth” about African consumer markets African consumer markets represent one-fifth of the world's population. Yet, it is uncertain whether they can support startups seeking rapid growth.
Opinion Top ten Ghanaian startups to watch in 2021 In this article, we will be looking at the top ten Ghanaian startups to watch in 2021. The list contains old-timers who have gained a strong footing in the game and new companies looking to change how Ghanaians live and do business.
Opinion Four essential rules to improve your business strategy A business strategy is a detailed summary of how your business intends to achieve its goals, maintain a competitive edge in the market, and meet the needs of its customers.
News SIM/NIN integration: The Impact of the Nigerian Communications Commission's policy The impact of the recent policy-announcements made by the Nigerian Communications Commission between December 9—18, 2020.
Opinion Seven early-stage startup investors in Nigeria you should know These individuals are on a mission to actively support the next generation of African innovators and every entrepreneur in Africa should know them.
Opinion How to adapt your management style for remote teams Even for companies that had remote workers before the pandemic, they have to rejig their management style to accommodate the new normal.
Opinion Five work-from-home habits killing your productivity Working from home, or remote work has advantages. However, if you're not careful and disciplined, you can jeopardize your productivity.
Opinion Seven ways to beat inflation in Nigeria In a tweet on Wednesday, October 28, 2020, Prof. Steve Hanke revealed that his measurement of Nigeria's inflation over the last year stood at 30.37%.
Opinion Bitcoin and the future of money in Nigeria While Nigeria is still a long way from Bitcoin and cryptocurrency adoption at the grassroots, the future seems to be fast headed in that direction.
Opinion What should your brand be doing during #EndSARS protests? Guest Authors: Onalaja and Ojewunmi make five recommendations to companies trying to decide on their stance during the #endSARS protest.
African startup Startup Watch: Four Nigerian Startups to watch from Q3 2020 For Q3 2020, we are taking a look at four startups that are doing wonderfully well in their little corner of the country:
Opinion How recommendation engines work A simple guide to how Google, Facebook, Amazon and other platforms make accurate product recommendations for users.
Opinion Something 'EPIC' is happening to Apple Epic, a game developing and publishing company has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Apple and Google. The lawsuit came after both companies removed one of Epic's games from their app store. The game
Opinion The role of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) in the nation's COVID-19 recovery For Nigeria to recover from the effect of the coronavirus, it has to fast-track its digital transformation championed by the NCC.
Opinion Company Culture: Why it is important and how to build it The culture of an organisation affects not only the employees but also its overall operations. It affects the company’s brand, perception and bottom line.
Opinion Peexoo: The home of great photographers in Nigeria Peexoo Technologies has launched a one-stop-shop to cater for photographers and people’s photography needs.
Opinion How to (start and) complete online courses Starting an online course is not difficult. There are many options, both free and paid, to choose from. The painstaking task is completing the course.
Opinion These are the top 10 tech buzzwords you should know These terms are like the patois of the tech ecosystem. And it is important you understand them if you’re a tech enthusiast, techpreneur, or tech professional. Like language, they enable you to communicate and better understand the tech ecosystem.
Twitter Twitter’s voice tweet and the rise of audio-based social media Twitter recently rolled out a new feature to a limited group of iPhone users. The new feature, voice tweet, allows users to tweet with their voice. And it is part of a growing audio-based social media trend.
Opinion Keepwork WFH-300 product review by Benjamin Dada Benjamin Dada's review of Keepwork WFH-300. Keepwork is a power bank that has the capacity to charge laptops and phones multiple times before dying.
CyberSecurity How to make money from cryptocurrency and not get scammed In this article, I point out how you can make money from cryptocurrencies, and how to avoid getting scammed. For the purpose of this article, I focus on Bitcoin as it is the most popular and the largest cryptocurrency by market volume and value.
Spotlight Digital banks: ALAT, Kuda, Rubies, Eyowo, V by VFD, and Sparkle compared At least one digital bank has been launched in Nigeria every year since 2017. I compare six digital banks launched in the past three years to find the best.
