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Isime Esene January 9, 2017

#YTech100: Nominations are open to choose the best and brightest in the Nigerian tech-ecosystem

It's been another year of amazing feats within the technology space in Nigeria. Without doubt, the past year has been the most important one within the technology eco-system - from…

Op-ed Editor October 5, 2016

Femi Fakayejo: Wish I could cry [Nigerian Voices]

I recall some gloomy moments growing up whenever I got hurt, I just pace all the way to my bedroom, stuff my head into the soft mattress and cry my…

Op-ed Editor September 30, 2016

Opinion: A beginner’s guide to evaluating any investment

by Derin Adebayo So you have some free cash lying around (lol, I know…. let’s just pretend you do) and someone approaches you while you’re jogging and tells you about…

Adebayo Emuleomo August 25, 2016

The Thread: These are mistakes every entrepreneur should run away from

Do you want to be an entrepreneur? Avoid these mistakes. If you are already one, take stock of the thread below. Do it now. ;

Adebayo Emuleomo August 24, 2016

TECHnically: Mark Essien needs government to get out of the way (LISTEN)

Mark Essien is fundamentally bullish about internet start-ups, because irrespective of current short-term challenges, there is “no scenario under which the number of people online will reduce”. He should know.…

Adebayo Emuleomo August 10, 2016

Opinion: A different perspective for building your Nigerian startup

by Ade Olabode I’ve always been fascinated by FourSquare. They’re like a Phoenix that keeps on rising from the ashes of defeat. There was the debacle of splitting the core…

Op-Ed Editor July 15, 2016

AskCharlesOnY!: Starting a business? You should consider these things

by Charles Odii Week 5 of #AskCharlesOnY! Dear Charles, Firstly, Let me thank you for the good work, keep it up. I’m about to start my business; please can you…

Op-Ed Editor June 21, 2016

Iyinoluwa Aboyeji: How Andela was founded

By Iyinoluwa Aboyeji Last week was a huge milestone for African startups. A company jointly founded in Nigeria and the U.S. is getting a significant investment and attention from Mark Zuckerberg — one…

July 28, 2013

Chude Jideonwo: Don’t mind us Celestine, just keep moving

by Chude Jideonwo The feeding frenzy is on. If you’ve followed YNaija’s excellent technology pages, or that fine blog TechCabal, you would know about the Nigerian tech space’s trending issue…

July 28, 2013

Editi Effiong: Dear Start-up, great job! But what if the VCs don’t come?

by Editi Effiong Last night, I read that post by the co-founder of tiketmobile, and was really saddened, but without a lot of pity. It’s sad that he had to shutter up,…

July 26, 2013

Hauwa Gambo: Tony Elumelu must not give Celestine a penny more (Y! FrontPage)

by Hauwa Gambo Wonders shall never cease o. Apparently, last year, banking guru and venture capitalist, Tony O. Elumelu gave $5,000 as seed-money to various technology start-ups in a partnership…

July 26, 2013

Opinion: An appeal for true capitalism – My startup story

by Celestine Ezeokoye Also, history has shown us that most innovators aren’t the ones who finance their innovations to commercial profitability. Hence these initial costs are usually monies injected into…

May 30, 2013

“He was hungry for success”: YNaija Investigates the iROKO TV business (Conclusion)

READ: “Jason Njoku is only trying to distract everyone”: YNaija Investigates the iROKO TV business (part 1) by Adegoke Oyeniyi, for YNaija "...but do Nigerians care? We love freebies," Adebambi…

May 30, 2013

“Jason Njoku is only trying to distract everyone”: YNaija Investigates the iROKO TV business (Part 1)

One of the easy success stories from Nigeria’s evolving technology space, Jason Njoku can’t stop talking about how successful he has been become. So we dig just a little deeper…

November 14, 2012

4 important lessons tech start-up founders should learn now

Many times, I hear people criticise an idea because “it’s already out there”. What is most important to every idea is its unique selling point. These are the days of…

April 11, 2012

Technology 101: Monetisation—2 revenue models for tech start-ups

Photo credit: YHP by Oluwatobi Soyombo One of the major things that confuse tech start-up founders is monetization. Truly mapping out income streams from an idea can be cumbersome especially with…

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