Jun 24, 2021Pipe vs Platform Business Model for African Fintech“Phase 3(?) of african tech looks fantastic.” - Seyi Taylor If you’re reading this article, it means I finally decided to publish something after taking a long hiatus. I write sometimes, but I never find the courage to publish. I felt this sense of urgency to write about the Pipe…Platform Economy13 min readPlatform Economy13 min read
Published in Consonance Club·Apr 11, 2021Newsletter Excerpt — NF: The Richest Rapper in the worldAbeg, no vex, na joke. What we’re actually talking about are NFTs and the sudden buzz around them. If you didn’t know, NFTs are Non-Fungible Tokens, and here’s why they’re such a thing. …Nft4 min readNft4 min read
Sep 1, 2020Learning Elevator Pitch in 2 MinutesStartup founders need to be prepared at all times because they never know when they’d be called upon for an elevator pitch. A scenario played itself around me recently. Peter Aletor a Director at APEL Capital gave a weekend visit to our office (Opolo) sometimes last month and went around…Startup Lessons2 min readStartup Lessons2 min read
Aug 31, 2020A Value Exchange StoryThe value exchange system has an underlying effect that most people pay little attention to; or harness. I want to share a story of how sowing seeds of kindness (and value) can be of great benefit in subsequent times. …Values3 min readValues3 min read
Feb 5, 2019On Becoming a Better ManMany things drive people to do a lot of things, many a time we do all we do to please some people in our lives. Maybe our parents or childhood friends or spouses or our bosses to show that we are a better person. …Self Improvement4 min readSelf Improvement4 min read
Jan 22, 2019Beholding Your Face 😲I stare into your icy eyes you’re all I see. Lost in your stare, though my heart be as cold as stone, I shiver at your every touch, Your touch brings warmth and fire burning and melting my cold stone heart away…. The very heat that drives me crazy I…Poetry1 min readPoetry1 min read
Published in Human Development Project·Jul 14, 2018JUST DO IT, JUST DO WHAT?Just do it might be a trademark, brands use a lot to send the message of urgency and it can go as extreme as making you feel a sense of trepidation for wanting to do something. …Life Lessons4 min readLife Lessons4 min read
Published in Consonance Club·May 15, 2018How I plan to be like Elon Musk when I grow upIn my younger years, I wished to be like Mark Zuckerberg or Bill Gates, not necessarily because they are extremely rich (Infact, I hate being that rich, it automatically makes many people poor) but it was because of the impact they’ve been able to make globally. …Elon Musk7 min readElon Musk7 min read
Published in Consonance Club·May 15, 2018Consonanceng is now Consonance ClubIncase you don’t know, we have changed our Twitter handle from @Consonanceng to @Consonaceclub to resonate with our website (not launched yet). …Startup2 min readStartup2 min read
May 1, 2018Startup Mentality in Silicon Valley is killing our Local Business Mindset in AfricaThis article was written in context to business ecosystem in Nigeria and Africa as an extension, I hear a lot of startups going and around lately, and watch as many die on arrival why others waste money trying to prove they need to start a business to be relevant in…Startup4 min readStartup4 min read
