Just wondering, if you wanted to start a tech start-up ie an 'Internet Company', which Nigerian city do you think is d best or among d best cities in Nigeria that has good tech ecosystem. criterias are:
1. Where you will find good developers
2. Where you will easily get funding
3. Where you will meet experienced tech entrepreneurs for mentorship n advices, etc.

Where else would it be?

Lagos.

Yea Lagos obviously, but I'm asking apart from Lagos, which other city is 'good'.

What about:

1. Abeokuta?
2. Abuja?
3. Ibadan?
4. Onitsha?
5. Port Harcourt?
6. Warri?
7. Maiduguri?

digitalafrica: What about:

1. Abeokuta?
2. Abuja?
3. Ibadan?
4. Onitsha?
5. Port Harcourt?
6. Warri?
7. Maiduguri?

most likely- abuja or abeokuta.
They all hav their cons.
Abeokuta - close to lagos.
Labour can b sourced from lagos.

Warri:
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futo will provide some labour pool. Its populated by some really smart guyz/gals.
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aprt from tht nothg much going for it,it seems.

Abuja- too pricey in evrythg. Too nothern in flava.
Lagos is most metropolitan of all. A meltg pot.
Not enuff enterprenueroal vibe besides hotel bzness.
Less boisterous thn lagos (and cleaner too).


Port harcourt:
too pricey . Oil state. Higher likelyhood of meetg devs but most wrkg devs will b connected with lagos/abuja axis.

Maidugri
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ruled out completely.
Labour,climate, tribal tensiveness, threat to life WAY TOO HIGH.
YOU'D B INSANE TO SITUATE A COMPANY ANY HIGHER THN ABUJA
for politcl reasons.
(mayb kaduna at most).


Ibadan:
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university Town. Thts all it has going for it. Like most states, it runs on governmnt pap which aint enuff fe evry1. Commercially too cold.

Onitsha
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Good n nice if your sellg merchandises. Motor spare parts! Its d place. Tech wise? Forget it.
Bascally, the labour market here would b grossly insuffcient to support a tech company.

south south is still d best... Explore south south well... u will get good market, apart from port Harcourt there are other rich states here @ SS...

U guys are d best, I really appreciate.

asalimpo:

most likely- abuja or abeokuta.
They all hav their cons.
Abeokuta - close to lagos.
Labour can b sourced from lagos.

Warri:
----------
futo will provide some labour pool. Its populated by some really smart guyz/gals.
-
aprt from tht nothg much going for it,it seems.

Abuja- too pricey in evrythg. Too nothern in flava.
Lagos is most metropolitan of all. A meltg pot.
Not enuff enterprenueroal vibe besides hotel bzness.
Less boisterous thn lagos (and cleaner too).


Port harcourt:
too pricey . Oil state. Higher likelyhood of meetg devs but most wrkg devs will b connected with lagos/abuja axis.

Maidugri
-------------
ruled out completely.
Labour,climate, tribal tensiveness, threat to life WAY TOO HIGH.
YOU'D B INSANE TO SITUATE A COMPANY ANY HIGHER THN ABUJA
for politcl reasons.
(mayb kaduna at most).


Ibadan:
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university Town. Thts all it has going for it. Like most states, it runs on governmnt pap which aint enuff fe evry1. Commercially too cold.

Onitsha
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Good n nice if your sellg merchandises. Motor spare parts! Its d place. Tech wise? Forget it.
Bascally, the labour market here would b grossly insuffcient to support a tech company.

Nice. Thanks for the explanation. I guess the next question is what type of apps will sell in 9ja?