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Who knows about the tale of the disappearing SIM? Who has ever wrapped those unbelievable tiny micro-sim cards in a piece of paper and the next thing you know you are turning your house upside down! Why? You lost the sim card! How? You are incapable of giving an answer to that one. One way or another, it happens to us all. It’s almost hilarious if it wasn’t painful. And may the heavens help you…
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I first came across the concept “Fire Bullets, then Cannon Balls” in the book Great By Choice, written by Jim Collins and Morten Hansen. The writers pictured a scenario where a ship at sea is attacked by a hostile ship. The logical thing for the crew to do will be to first take some gun powder and fire some bullets, if it misses it then reloads, aim and fire more bullets until it hits the…
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“Ehem Ahmed, i’ve never seen you taking photos at events or in the studio, why is that?”, interrupted my friend while on our way to visit a sick senior colleague. “I’m not interested thats why”, i shrugged then replied. “But isn’t that where the money is”, my friend was really curious at this point. “Well i’m not doing photography for the money”, i mentioned casually trying to dismiss the conversation, and i succeeded as my…
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The struggle is real, I know. For years I’ve loved to be “online”, moving from one social media platform to another like a digital nomad. Thus getting addicted to Social Media was inevitable. In some ways it did me good, I was able to learn how to use it to make money. That was how my digital marketing career actually began. However, the urge to be “online” became too much. Social media was the last…
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Earlier today I shared an article by Big Chief Victor Osaretin Asemota. He is one of the prominent people pushing for the marriage between technology and entrepreneurship in Africa. His post inspired me to put down some of my thoughts on paper. While this is just to share from my experience, its also meant to serve as a conversation starter for my generation and other like minds. I believe there is more to do be…