Entrepreneurship
- Aaron Dinin
- I’m going to share a list of the 10 biggest misconceptions inexperienced founders have about entrepreneurship. Consider this list a reality check you desperately need about how challenging and miserable entrepreneurship really is. Do with this information as you will…
- Startup|Energy
- Startup|Energy invites innovative entrepreneurs in renewable energy who are based in West or Central Africa to apply for the Energy Camp 2025 in Lagos.
- Amu Fowler
- The #1 repeating mistake I see in a deck is that the customer story is missing; moreover, in nearly every pitch deck, the “story” is incomplete or entirely missing. Like anyone else, investors don’t remember data; they remember stories.
- This Day
- Africa’s startup boom has transformed the continent’s business landscape, with hubs like Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, and Egypt. However, despite this growth, startups face significant challenges, including fragmented markets, limited funding, and logistical hurdles. To overcome these barriers, industry experts emphasize the critical role of mergers and acquisitions (M&A).
- Killer Startups
- The study, “Passion and Perseverance: Voices from the African Founder Journey,” shows early-stage entrepreneurs’ motivations and mental health struggles. This report stresses the need for greater support structures within the startup environment to promote the long-term well-being of founders, especially as Africa’s tech sector continues to expand.
- Joy Zhang
- Some startups fail in a blaze of glory and destruction (of shareholder value). Others die quietly, slowly, unspectacularly. Mine was the latter. Here’s my story — from leaving the workforce, to finding my way back. Whatever journey you’re on, I hope this helps.
- Sammy Abdullah
- Value based pricing is the way to go. Instead of looking inwardly at your own company, or laterally towards your competitors, with value-based pricing you look outward. You look for pricing information from the people who are going to make a decision depending on your price: your customers.
- Brett Fox
- Building your Minimal Viable Product is one of those supposed must do’s that you need to do when you start your company. The problem is that many startup CEOs don’t really understand what an MVP really is. Nor do these same CEOs know what defines a successful MVP.
- Startup|Energy
- From 18 to 23 October, nine energy startups from four East African countries met for the 4th Energy Camp. They were selected from a total of almost 100 applications. Learn more about the Energy Camp and the participating startups.
- Aaron Dinin
- Focus on the human buyers rather than the corporate customers is where so many entrepreneurs mess up. They obsess about their product — their baby — and what it can do for the customers that use it while completely forgetting that their buyers are people with their own personal challenges.