Before you roll your eyes, a ‘market gap analysis’ is just a fancy term for sniffing out opportunities for business birth or growth in areas where market demand is greater than supply. One of the rule…
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The blessing of competition
A joke that got repeated in my NYSC year went like this: Emma’s elder brother “Sam” went to Lagos for his service year and he knew Lagos was rough so he was prepared. After Orientation Camp, he came h…
7 mobile apps that will give you a productivity boost
In the bubbled world of smartphone users, most people now prize their gadgets well above food, and the smartphones themselves now seem like terrible distraction and procrastination enablers. But, like…
5 tech TV shows you should binge-watch right now
If you haven’t started any (even if it’s just one) of the shows on this list, I totally envy you; because you get to experience that ‘first time’ tingle, I’ll sadly never be able to have again. …
Social Media 101 for startups
Technology companies – every company, to be honest – should be at the forefront of using social media to promote products, services and an industry. No matter how frugal a start up is, one…
Your top ten 2015 resolutions, on Twitter
2014 saw Twitter used to ‘watch’ and celebrate World Cup victories, inspire political activism (#BringBackOurGirls), and take every user on exploratory journeys; for some, it wasn’t …
7 ways to give your Startup a fighting chance
Every year we see the launch of the next generation of successful startups. Unfortunately, 9 out of 10 startups will crash and burn, but my observation has been that those who do succeed do so for the…
Top 5 tech predictions for 2015
Tech & IT heads, tech enthusiasts and general users are constantly looking for the next new and maybe best inventions, renovations and upgrades that come with the start of a new year. Many find th…
5 business accelerators you can take your big ideas to
From experience, working with people of like ambition helps with innovation, so incubation, acceleration and co-working hubs or centres are definitely here to stay in Nigeria and Africa. There are ove…
How do successful entrepreneurs start the New Year?
Welcome to 2015! I look forward to the Christmas and New Year holidays a lot, mostly because it’s the longest holiday I — or anyone, really — get in the year. But I’m always excited …
10 Nigerian startups to watch in 2015
We at Techpoint love innovation, so what better way to prove that than by highlighting 10 young companies — in no particular order — we think have the potential to become household names b…
5 tech terms non-techies won’t stop hearing in 2015
Just for clarity sake, ‘techie’ is a term for technology enthusiasts. So, if you’re anything like me — and you’re interested in tech, but haven’t been officially canonised a ‘techie’ or you’re a…
A non-techie’s guide to picking a smartphone
I bet you’d be hard-pressed to find anything you spend more time with than your phone — feel free to stop for a second and think about it. The right smartphone should make your life a hell of a …
5 reasons why every startup founder should blog
Here are four solid reasons to convince you to start a blog for your startup…
