Standing in iflix JoBurg empty offices after the abandoned Africa Media has always been a brutal destroyer of wealth for those who fail to get it rightFT on Quibi’s $1.8B launch debacle. February 2018, I was with my investment bankers doing the rounds trying to raise money for IROKOtv. We
One of the top series currently airing on IROKO + ROK (DStv) is The African Couple. As serendipity would have it, the new season is about to be released this weekend. The crew is largely Nigerian but 100% of the main and supporting cast are Ghanaian. That is minus Mrs
I wrote these 25 things in 18th February 2009. I haven’t changed a thing and the original is on my Facebook page today. It makes me happy how little I have changed over the years. Still me. Just now part of the 1% 1.] The most important person in my
The war elephants of Phyrrus at the battle of Asculum, 279 B.C. Getty For the last 5 years, IROKOtv’S sole mission was to push for market share in West Africa. This was largely driven by my personal ambition to win the SVOD wars, the added pressure & expectation of raising and
RR Ghost is ~$320k. Or $3k + Tax. So most of my blogs are based on a collection of conversations I have had over many years. This is one which springs to mind. As a capitalist, you need some kind of score card. For many in technology, their personal wealth
It’s difficult to get excited about African internet or fintech companies after running gaming companies. Founder & CEO of a African sports platform My interests and super powers [in my mind at least] lay in consumer-led Technology, Media & Telecommunications. It’s an area I have pretty much spent the best
So I have been a bit quiet on the blogging front. Pithy messaging on Twitter aside, I have been scenario planning out the rest of 2020. The title should give you an indication as to why. It hasn’t been an easy month and I needed to communicate fully to the
Entrepreneurs have always been outgunned, outnumbered, they’ve always fought uphill and the hill has never been steeper. Phil Knight (Founder of Nike) – Shoe Dog Memoir of the creator of Nike Fighting not to win, but to avoid losing. A sure fire losing strategy Phil Knight (Founder of Nike) –
I’ve never had savings. I don’t think I ever will. Back in 2015/16, Mrs Njoku forced us to save for like 15mths. Things were great. We just had a big positive year ($19m fundraise) with IROKO, so as my compensation package hadn’t moved, I asked the IROKO board for a
24thFeb 2012 I was involved in an accident in San Francisco In building companies, I am a bleeding edge risk taker. In fact, I believe that may be my superpower; the ability to absorb the uncertainty and pain caused by my extreme startup risk taking. On everything else, Mrs Njoku
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