It was the summer of 2003, and I had just moved to the US for college. Humid days on the south side of Chicago, as I got used to the small technology campus where I got my engineering stripes. I remember during orientation week, after I introduced myself, a fellow newbie asked: “So you’re from Africa. […]
It was a dry day as I sat in my apartment in Lagos in December 2016. Just like any other regular morning in the most populated city in Africa. The market across the street was bustling. Car horns were blaring from the distant highway. The morning prayers had already blasted off from the megaphones. I […]
Sometimes it takes challenges in your life to pull you back into the present. I remember 2014. I had just quit my job. I was on my way to the business school of my dreams. I had just registered my first company. Received my incorporation document from Legalzoom and bank account details from Bank of […]
One of my favorite songs is Fela Kuti’s “Zombie.” The rebellious pioneer of Afrobeat released the satire of the song, taking lyrical shots at Nigeria’s military elite. Only a few had the audacity to speak up against the brutal military regime. They stopped dissent by any means necessary. Disappearing journalists and other freedom fighters with […]
2 times 1: 2 2 times 2: 4 2 times 3: 6 2 times 4: 8 Oh sorry, I’m having flashbacks of wearing my blue uniform in primary school back in Ikeja, Lagos. That’s what math was all about. Reciting the multiplication table. Ours was at the back of the blue notebooks we used. Beginning […]
Just before we get into the letter for the day. Come unlock the flow of writing along with me and a few other multifaceted people with a 30-day writing challenge. Use it to reflect, get clarity, and build your creative confidence as we gear up for the new year. Now back to our regularly scheduled program. A […]
Entrepreneurship is hard. It’s not as fancy as people cook it up to be. You know what else is hard? Working at a job you don’t like. That’s tough. Not having a job. That’s even harder. Not advancing your career as you’d like. Hard like 50 Cent’s first album. Selling art online. That’s hard too. […]
A few years ago, I read a book called the Creator’s Code. It was written by Amy Wilkinson, a leading innovation and entrepreneurship expert. In the book, she discussed six attributes that helped creators and entrepreneurs breakthrough with their innovations and ventures. What stuck with me the most since I read the book six years […]
What’s going to be your next year’s new year resolution? Too early to ask? Just asking for a friend. A lot of times, I find myself in mid-january asking: ”Wait, what are my plans for the year?” Every year, I tell myself, “I should have thought about this last year” before the series of holidays […]
There are 86 days left in the year. That’s enough time to hit the goals you set for yourself. You might think that’s not enough time. Whaaat? That’s almost a whole lifetime. Do you know that you are reborn every 100 days? I know it’s Saturday. I’m not trying to indoctrinate you into any digital cult. […]