Kindness comes from within

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…

My Biggest Blunders | Growth Goes Wrong

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…

My Biggest Blunders | Blunders happen

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,…

My Biggest Blunders | Not validating your idea

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…

What can entrepreneurs learn from Sharpeville Day?

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…

The Scully effect + Entrepreneurship

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…