In 2014, Jeff Bezos believed he could compete with Apple and Samsung by creating his own smartphone. He was so confident that the Fire Phone would revolutionise the industry that he spent millions of dollars and countless hours building it. Unfortunately, it wasn't the case. It's safe to say that the Fire Phone was a…

Kindness isn't just an act you turn on and off like a light switch, it's a reflection of your soul. When you show kindness, it's not because you're trying to be nice. Actually, you're showing genuine compassion, empathy, and an eagerness to see others succeed. Think of kindness as a mirror that reflects the state…

Konga, a Nigerian e-commerce platform that burst onto the scene in 2012 and quickly became one of the most popular online marketplaces in Africa. Konga is a word of Nigerian origin that means "to put in a place" or "to store". It was chosen as the name for the e-commerce platform because it conveys the…

This book is a thoroughly researched and detailed history of the Lego Group that gives readers with a plethora of knowledge about the company's origins, growth, and continued success. The LEGO company was founded by Ole Kirk Christiansen in 1932 in Billund, a small town in western Denmark. What was initially a small Danish toy…

When there is something we think we could be better, we must make an effort to try and make it better. It's the same socially, musically, politically. In any department of our lives.

Ego, the Achilles heel of many entrepreneurs. It's easy to fall into the trap of thinking that we're the only ones who can save the world with our brilliant ideas. But the truth is, having an exaggerated sense of self-importance is a one-way ticket to failure in entrepreneurship. When you think you know better than…

Entrepreneurs often neglect cash flow. If you want to handle your business's finances well, you need to understand your cash flow. You may not be able to pay your payments or invest in your business without a clear cash flow picture. Say you run a small retail store and don't track your cash flow. You…

You know what they say if you're not failing, you're not trying hard enough. But let's be real, when you're in the thick of it, blunders can feel like the end of the world. Blunders are painful, when you are experiencing them, they feel like the end of your entrepreneurship journey. Here's the thing though,…

Entrepreneurship is a high-risk, high-reward game. It's not for the faint of heart, and if you're not careful, you can make some serious blunders that could sink your business before it even gets off the ground. There are many mistakes that entrepreneurs make on this journey. For example failing to validate your idea. Just because…

Today is Sharpeville Day, a public holiday in South Africa that commemorates the Sharpeville massacre of March 21, 1960. On that day, thousands of peaceful demonstrators gathered in Sharpeville [a township located south of Johnessburg] to protest against the apartheid government's Pass Laws, which required black people to carry identification documents at all times. In…

I used to watch the X-Files frequently. I think it was an intelligent series that contained sophisticated, paranormal stories and two powerful main characters, Fox Mulder and Dana Scully. Scully was a multifaceted FBI agent with a strong morality and a drive to find the truth. She struggles between her FBI loyalties and her growing…

On the 14th of February 2023, Forbes Magazine had an article titled: America's Best Banks. An entity by the name of Silicon Valley Bank was ranked number 20 and has been on the list for 5 years in a row. The above picture is a tweet they posted as proof of their delight to be…