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Happy Children's Day. We celebrate our next generation of innovators, founders, and investors. Let's continue to invest in their education, nurture their curiosity, and build systems that provide them with the opportunity to thrive. The future belongs to them. #ChildrensDay

Eid Mubarak to everyone celebrating! May this season bring peace, progress, and renewed purpose. Wishing you and your loved ones joy, blessings, and success in all your endeavors. #eidmubarak #StartupAbuja #EidAlAdha

Yet to apply for The Startup Innovation Challenge 2026? Application closes on Sunday, 31st May 2026. If you're building a tech-enabled solution &you have at least a working prototype, Hurry now and apply before the door closes. You stand a chance to win a total prize worth 10M

Yet to apply for The AI Agentic Innovation Challenge 2026? Application closes on Sunday, 31st May 2026. If you're building a tech-enabled solution & you have a working prototype, Hurry now and apply before the door closes. You stand a chance to win a total prize worth 10M

If you’re not embarrassed by the first version of your product, you’ve launched too late. ~Reid Hoffman Perfection delays progress. Startups win by launching early, learning fast, and improving continuously. Your V1 isn’t your legacy. It’s your starting point.

𝐒𝐨 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮'𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐬: Don't reinvent everything just because you can. Respect learned behaviours. Innovation works best when it feels familiar. What's one outdated icon or feature you still use out of habit? Happy weekend!

𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞: 💾 The floppy disk = Save 📞 A landline phone = Call 📧 An envelope = Email 🎥 A camcorder = Video As founders, this teaches us something important: user habits are hard to change. Even when better options exist, people stick with what's familiar.

𝐅𝐮𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 "𝐒𝐚𝐯𝐞" 𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐨𝐛𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡. If you're under 25, you've probably never held a floppy disk. But you click that icon every day. It's a reminder: some symbols outlive the technology they represent.

Nokia pivoted brilliantly from paper to phones, but failed to pivot again when smartphones emerged. Stay adaptable. Always. Is your business ready for its next evolution? #StartupAbuja #DidYouKnow #BusinessEvolution #adaptordie #entrepreneurship

2013: Microsoft bought Nokia's phone business for $7.2 billion (it flopped). Today: Nokia exists in telecom infrastructure, not phones. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐧? Reinvention can save you. But you also have to keep reinventing.

𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐍𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬? Fredrik Idestam opened a paper mill in Finland, producing paper and cardboard. For decades, Nokia stayed in paper, pulp, and forestry. Then they started experimenting:👇

Which lesson hit hardest for you?

The $9 Billion Lie: What Theranos Teaches Us About Building Startups. Elizabeth Holmes had it all: Stanford pedigree. A-list investors. Magazine covers. A $9 billion valuation. What she didn't have? A product that worked.

🚫 Startup Myth: “If your idea is good enough, the market will reward you.” ✅ Reality: Great ideas fail in broken systems. Innovation needs fair competition, clear policies, and an enabling environment. Startups don’t just need funding. They need a fair chance to compete.

@Em_Etok You have a point. More importantly, when hiring friends with the necessary skillsets, ensure that you have a formal contract signed to protect both parties.

@startupabujang Hiring friends with the right skills to get the job done imo is a plus. Hiring friends with no skills or whose skillsets do not match the job is just a disaster waiting to happen.

Hiring friends feels right at the start. Until it starts affecting performance, growth, and sometimes the friendship itself. This is one of the most common startup mistakes...and many founders learn it the hard way. Swipe to see where it goes wrong (and how to fix it).