Often times I get this from friends and other budding startup founders "I'm building an app bla bla bla...", I usually cringe each time I hear that cause it almost seems as though the entire journey of creating an experience, a solution, a disruptor revolves around building an App.  It never has, building a business involves creating processes, structures, building networks and relationships long before the idea of an App is introduced especially in a Nigerian or African context. An App in my best opinion is an interface (mobile or desktop) introduced to simplify already existing processes and structures, reach new audiences and acquire new users, Big Chief (Victor Asemota) couldn't have explained this any better in a tweet; He Nailed it! Apps are processes manifested in an Interface, let's make this real, take my company  Parkit  for instance; my approach to taking up this endeavor would never have made sense by simply saying I want to create an app for vehicle w

the journey of life can be unpredictable It's been a long time since I last published an article on my blog, my last published article was in June 2018 and trust me when I say a lot of things have happened since then Boy! Life as we all know it is a never ending journey, it's our responsibility to keep open heart and eyes to recognize opportunities whenever it presents itself and to also know when to wrap it all up and move on to the next big thing! I started my entrepreneurial journey in 2012 as a 19 yr old boy with my then startup; Wefix (a facility and property management company in Delta State, Nigeria) which eventually pivoted in 2016 to become iFixng.com (an online platform for hiring handy men and artisans) upon moving to Lagos. iFix did tremendously well, creating job and learning opportunities for handymen and artisans in Nigeria as well as making hiring artisans easy for users with well over 500 successful transactions (excluding some crazy transactio