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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.
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We have rickshaws in Nigeria too, Uber, except we call them “keke” Uber users in New Delhi, India will now be able to hail auto-rickshaws from ther phone following the launch of Uber’s new service, UberAuto. UberAuto works like Uber’s other offerings in all ways but one. Users select the UberAuto from the app’s menu…
It’s not a common occurrence to find a franchise as successful as Fast & Furious, which has now gone on to set box office records with its 6th film, with the world waiting for the 7th. But what can entrepreneurs take away from this, aside the desire to drive fast cars and date pretty girls?…
If you run an online business and you are reading this article right now, my advice to you is to open your website with your smartphone (if you have one) and find out if it is mobile responsive. Especially if you are a consumer focused startup. If not, call your developer and tell him to…
It’s not a common occurrence to find a franchise as successful as Fast & Furious, which has now gone on to set box office records with its 6th film, with the world waiting for the 7th. But what can entrepreneurs take away from this, aside the desire to drive fast cars and date pretty girls?…
Now that I think about it, I suppose ‘new website’ is a bit of a stretch. Online food ordering platform, Hellofood‘s website underwent a redesign. The home page is now a briefer, more refreshing and simplified; as opposed to the cluttered feel that the old version gave. This design was done with customers in mind;…
Developed by Taofeek Adeshina and his team, all Computer Science Students from the University of Lagos, Slangz is a mobile dictionary for pidgin English and commonly used internet slangs in Nigeria. Sort of like the Urban Dictionary, but for Nigerian colloquials. In recognition of the obvious fact that pidgin and slangs are developed informally with…
Online shopping website, Konga has announced its collaboration with SuperGeeks; an after-sales tech support and gadget repair service provider, to offer Nigeria’s first Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) supplementary warranty service called the Gadget Protection Plan (GPP). This special insurance package will be available at the point of purchase for many devices sold on Konga’s online…
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Graffiti bombing is fast becoming a broadly appreciated and legalised art-form in this part of the world; and Graffiti is fast becoming the choice wall art for the new generation of offices. We have seen Andela’s awesome wall art, and Konga’s beyond amazing Fela wall art as well. If you haven’t, please check here. Two…
The Challenge Festival, produced by 1776 and presented by Philips, is a week of events convening the people with the best ideas for global impact in education, energy & sustainability, health, and transportation & cities. This May in Washington, D.C., the 2015 edition of the Challenge Festival will hold. The festival includes exclusive panels, keynotes, galas and more for…
“Asana is a beautiful tool, Prowork is a great tool, Slack is an awesome tool but Termii is a never ending network and family of ventures, teams and services.” My journey this week is into the world of Termii, a corporate networking and collaborating platform that’s working at helping businesses improve office collaboration and boost productivity.…
Jumia has now formalized the appointment of Francis Dufay at the head of its subsidiary in Côte d’Ivoire. This announcement follows the appointment of Fatoumata Ba, with whom Francis Dufay led JUMIA Côte d’Ivoire since April 2014, to the position of Managing Director at JUMIA Nigeria. Having arrived in April 2014 as Co-Managing Director, he…
Weekends, especially when you’re in your late teens and early twenties, are avenues to relax with buddies, go on dates or just relax. But at the same time, not over spending is key. Kaku.com.ng is a discovery website that allows people locate amazing places where they can hang out with friends, family or loved ones…
I imagine that the headline above will spark indignation in a number of people, especially entrepreneurs. But I’d encourage you to read to the end of the post and see if you still feel the same way. I was reading a piece on VentureBeat when I came across this post by Mark Weiner, the chief…
Nigerian ecommerce giant Konga.com gave a peek view into it’s Cape Town office in South Africa with a picture tweet from the company CEO, Sim Shagaya. With the talented propeller heads of the konga cape town dev office. Yaba + Cape Town building tech for African SMEs pic.twitter.com/dfnyDJOBDW — SS (@SimShagaya) April 2,…
“Outdoor advertising isn’t going anywhere, people still spend time on the road – in transit.” – Tunji Alao Next on the startup series is a journey through the cosmos of VacantBoards, a startup working out of the Co-Creation Hub in the heart of Lagos, trying to maximise unused outdoor advertising spots. The Problems Before April…
When things are going really bad, make sure you put on your lipstick. People are watching you and they want to see that you are confident – especially in times of trouble.” – Lisa Gersh Women nowadays are becoming more and more noticed for their exceptional success in the tangentially male dominated corporate world of global business…
In case you were wondering, which I’m almost sure you’re not, the Jumia-Konga rivalry runs deeper than who is the superior online retail store in Nigeria. Last Saturday, Jumia defeated Konga by 2-0 at the Truppr Tech Football Tourney. Of course, mischievous jokes were also making their way through the spectators, you know, about valuable…
It was the March edition of the CcHub‘s Developers’ Parapo and the final item on the agenda was the usability testing of Jekalo – an application in its demo stage that helps people to offer or join a ride based on proximity. The name Jekalo is a Yoruba phrase for ‘let’s go.’ How does Jekalo help you? The platform uses the…
“Technology must always be subordinated in the pursuit of solving a business problem, and for Delivery Science technology means nothing if it’s not solving any problem.” Last week, I had the opportunity of chatting with the Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Delivery Science, Lanre Oyedotun who talked about the challenges, opportunities, prospects as well as…
Rocket Internet’s transport service, Easy Taxi, is about to launch an in-app cashless payment option – Easy Taxi Pay (ET Pay). The way the ET Pay works, is reminiscent of the payment option used in competitor transport startup, Uber. Using ET Pay customers simply add their credit/debit card details, request for a taxi and pay…