are we silently growing tech cabals instead of tech eco-systems? I've grown tired of hearing the word "Tech Eco-system" what does it really mean? my friends at bite.tech  helped me understand it better;  "a  tech ecosystem is an interconnected, interdependent network of various players that combine to create innovative products and services in tech. These players primarily include tech startups; more established tech companies; tech company founders; investors and investment groups; mentors and organisations that provide business support.  A successful tech ecosystem allows for many smaller companies to bring innovation to market.  " after reading this it becomes clearer that we're far from having a tech eco-system in Nigeria, though a few people like Mark Essien (boss at hotels.ng ) , OO Nwoye (the Nigerian) and a few others are endlessly trying to build such environments, our inherent nature to have cabals keeps diminishing the efforts of thes

I have an unconditional love for Mark Zuckerberg (oh Zuck my man, if you've never heard of him, you may now rest in peace) , he's one of our most celebrated Tech Heroes for all his accomplishments and immense contributions to new media and the tech community at large. He's recently taken a philanthropic view with his corporate social responsibility projects at Facebook, Africa included. He Posted this on his Facebook page on the 5th of October, 2015: Zuck's Post about Amos-6; Satellite for Africa on the 5th of October He promised to launch a satellite called Amos- 6 in collaboration with Eutelsat to help beam Internet connectivity to large parts of Africa (especially sub-saharan Africa) so people living in remote regions can equally have access to the internet (and grandma can finally signup on facebook lol). Space X (a rocket company owned by the batman of Tech; Elon Musk) which was contracted to launch this satellite into space so we can start enjoying

Shola & Ezra Co-Founders of Paystack. If you play in the tech community, then you'll definitely know Ycombinator (for those who don't it's a tech accelerator in the United States) , they never accepted any Nigerian tech company until this genius; Shola Akinlade CEO of Paystack ( paystack is an online payment processing solution, if you've never heard of them you need help, we also use them over here at iFixng.com ) managed to break that jinks which eventually opened Michael Seibel's eyes to see what we've got over here , real genius I must say!. Shola gave us the privilege to take a look at what his paystack application looked like with commentary and backstory which I'll like to share with you today, hey Shola if you're reading this, thanks a lot.  Paystack’s YC Application Company name: Paystack Company url, if any: https://www.paystack.co/ We launched with paystack.co, and it was about a year later that I was able to buy the .co

I slept like a baby, thanks to the creative minds of geniuses who created Light, Air Conditioners, a Bed to Sleep on, they all disrupted the way things were done or achieved and I'm very grateful to them, this entire post is dedicated to innovators, founders, creative minds who work tirelessly to ensure things are much more simplified in the world  today. Thank You! Don't Just Create, Disrupt, you'll be loved for it. Through out my venture to create  iFixng.com   (if you haven't hired artisans or handymen via my platform and you live in Lagos, you have sinned) , I'm always asked one simple question, which is; "Why iFix?, Whats the motivation?", the simple truth remains that; my love for the blue collar sector is what drives me to do what I do, changing the status quo on how handymen and artisans are perceived and engaged, redefining the future of work. This is my motivation, the very reason I wake up every day excited to work with my team at