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…
Startups
In nearly a decade, hundreds of entrepreneurs have emerged with innovative startups across the African continent. We provide insights on their experiences and highlight the activities of investors who fund them.
AutoSave.com.ng: Roadside mechanics meet tech
Everyone’s travel nightmare is definitely the thought of their car breaking down right in the middle of the road, or the expressway; you know, right after indefinite traffic. But as long as you …
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…
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…
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…
A tribute to failed Nigerian startups
There’s a hot new startup in the limelight more often than not — but the hard truth is 90% of technology startups fail. Even companies which make it big out of the gate often lose momentum and s…
Obiwezy: From Computer Village to an accelerator
This article is over 5 years old. When accelerator, 440.ng released the list of nine startups that they had selected to invest in, the Nigeria tech scene was in an ‘e-uproar’. The accelerator received…
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 reasons why every startup founder should blog
Here are four solid reasons to convince you to start a blog for your startup…