The POEM Framework® To start and sustain a successful innovation business like any other, an entrepreneur requires a compelling Vision that will drive execution of all the activities required to bring the vision to life as a successful startup venture. …

Keynote at HiiL Innovation Hub Startup Pitch Day on August 8th, 2023 at Wheatbaker Hotel, Ikoyi, Lagos, Nigeria — The justice sector has been traditionally perceived as a realm for philanthropy where the primary objective is to provide equitable access to justice which while often admired for its nobility is dismissed for its perceived lack of profitability and financial benefits. This outdated yet prevailing mindset has consistently impeded the…

— Building Startups in Africa I have had the privilege of working with quite a number of startup founders, angel investors and innovators across the African continent over the last two decades. …

How AESIS came about and where it’s going… — The Africa Early Stage Investor Summit (AESIS) can be traced back to the Africa Angel Investor Summit (AAIS), which was held in Nairobi, Kenya in 2013 and 2014. …

Problem validation is a crucial step in your startup journey, as it helps you as a founder ensure that your solution is solving a real problem for your target customers. Here are some steps that you can take to do problem validation for your startup’s solution: Define the problem: The…

In angel investing, we learn as much as the entrepreneurs we invest in. When we do it right, we even learn more. This story, is about how the Lagos Angel Network (LAN) invested in Big Cabal Media (BCM) which became an invaluable learning experience for all involved. Author Tomi Davies, Lead…

Businesses across the world have felt Covid-19’s impact, but it is financial technology, popularly called fintech, that has reaped its rewards. …

POEM Framework Economics are the measures of the startups’ use of available capital for funding expenses that generate impact… How does the startup team plan for the future when there is no certainty in what that future will look like? What methods and tools does it use for cash flow…

At the start of each new year, I take a moment to reflect on the past twelve months and share some of my thoughts in writing. 2019 was particularly notable given the dramatic increase in access to early stage funding across the continent. In 2017, I commented on how African…