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 Mark Zuckerberg’s visit to Andela, the Nigerian techie has been at the forefront of remarkable stories coming out of the continent. Now in its fourth... Read More

#YTech100, Andela, innovation series, mark zuckerberg, nigeria, project, Start-up, tech ecosystem, technology

October 5, 2016

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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 heart out. After a while, I get up to look into the mirror and once seeing me felt good, I move on happy as ever.... Read More

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entrepreneurship pains, Family Support, nigeria, pent up emotions, recession, Start-up

September 30, 2016

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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 an investment opportunity in his insurance company. For a fixed monthly deposit of NGN 50,000 you get NGN 3,000,000 after three years. Is this a... Read More

cash, CBN, economy, Finance, investment, Liquidity, Start-up, stoocks

August 24, 2016

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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. In building Hotels.ng into a successful internet business over the past 4 years, he has had a front row seat to the growth of that... Read More

entrepreneur, government, Internet, listen, podcast, Start-up, YNaija podcasts

August 10, 2016

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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 app, which eventually morphed into a new app — Swarm, humiliation of a very public down round, then employees leaving in droves, etc. Contrast that with the... Read More

Buhari, Business, economy, Financial, funds, Nigerian, Start-up, Tech

July 15, 2016

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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 share with me a list of things I should consider before I start off, so that I am adequately prepared. Response Hello, Good question. Please... Read More

ask, Business, Charles Odii, nigeria, Partnerships, SME 100, Start-up, Y!

June 21, 2016

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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 of the most important people in Silicon Valley. During such a pivotal moment, it is important for me to share Andela’s history and inspire many... Read More

facebook, mark zukerberg, nigeria, Start-up, story, Tech, technology, twitter.

July 28, 2013

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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 at the moment: an enterprising young man called Celestine Ezeokoye wrote a post about a grant he received for his idea/business, Ticketmobile. [READ: Celestine Ezeokoye’s... Read More

Business, celestine ezeokoye, Chude Jideonwo, failure, Jason Njoku, Start-up, startup

July 28, 2013

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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, and power down a business that must have been his big dream. But then, someone has to fail for the business schools to have case... Read More

celestine ezeokoye, Editi Effiong, Jason Njoku, Start-up, startup, tiketmobile, Tony Elumelu, ventura capital

July 26, 2013

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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 with the Co-Creation Hub. One year later, what is the thanks he gets? One of the young people, Celestine Ezeokoye of Tiketmobile, who was so... Read More

CC Hub, celestine ezeokoye, Co-Creation Hub, grant, Hauwa Gambo, Jason Njoku, Start-up, technology, tiketmobile, Venture capital, Y! Frontpage, YNaija Frontpage

July 26, 2013

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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 the business by third-parties – by investors. On Friday Tony Elumelu, the renowned business mogul would be meeting with the tech/start-up community at the Co-Creation... Read More

benue state, Capitalism, Co-Creation Hub, nigeria, Start-up, tayo oviosu, TEF, Ticketmobile, Tony Elumelu

May 30, 2013

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“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 says. “Piracy is a Nigerian itself. It is hard to change its nationality”, she states. Gotter is the first to admit this “We’re struggling,” he... Read More

Alaba, bastian gotter, hugo obi, igbo, Iroko TV, Jason Njoku, Kuluya, maliyo, mobile, netflix, nollywood, Start-up, Streaming, youtube

May 30, 2013

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“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 by Adegoke Oyeniyi, for YNaija The question on the lips of everyone who pays attention to the iROKO TV business – Does the 3-year old... Read More

Alaba, bastian gotter, hugo obi, igbo, Iroko TV, Jason Njoku, Kuluya, maliyo, mobile, netflix, nollywood, Start-up, Streaming, youtube

November 14, 2012

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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 start-ups, especially in the history of an undermined technology sector of the largest black nation. Youths are refusing to get jobs and those currently employed... Read More

Oluwatobi Soyombo, Start-up, Technology 101

April 11, 2012

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

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 internet start-ups. Due to this, many of these founders have resorted to offering free services hoping to charge a fee some day, but the start-ups never live long... Read More

Monetization, Start-up

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