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Re: Nnamdi Ezeigbo – CEO Of SLOT, Infinix And Tecno by Stanbeto: 2:42pm On Feb 15, 2017
Love the Storry
Re: Nnamdi Ezeigbo – CEO Of SLOT, Infinix And Tecno by InyinyaAgbaOku(m): 2:42pm On Feb 15, 2017
SalamRushdie:


Keep fooling yourself , Ezeigbo doesn't own jack in Transmission ...this is how your lot peddled a false story that one Nigerian man founded the Internet. Hahahahaha.. oya go and play MMM because your brain is just too shallow for my liking

Accept he designed initial Techno phones, that's the point of the thread.

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Re: Nnamdi Ezeigbo – CEO Of SLOT, Infinix And Tecno by alizma: 2:46pm On Feb 15, 2017
PoisonedOne:
Slot is not the owner of Tecno and infinix. The owner of tecno owns infinix too; it was initially owned by Zenco, but now they are owned by the guy that owns zinox computers, he is the same man that owns youdala stores and plenty other companies in Naija. He is from Imo state.
DONT MIND THEM, Nnamdi will definitely deny knowing anything about this article before George(owner of tecno, infinix, itel, oraimo, syinix and 3CHub).
but you self know the owner so, watin concern the owner of zinox and yudala with tecno?

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Re: Nnamdi Ezeigbo – CEO Of SLOT, Infinix And Tecno by Abee79(m): 2:47pm On Feb 15, 2017
issokay cool
Re: Nnamdi Ezeigbo – CEO Of SLOT, Infinix And Tecno by alizma: 2:52pm On Feb 15, 2017
DesChyko:
If not that I've read of Tecno and Infinix (Transsion), I would have believed all of this hook, line and sinker.
you get the parent company name correctly.
Re: Nnamdi Ezeigbo – CEO Of SLOT, Infinix And Tecno by Davidolives(m): 4:19pm On Feb 15, 2017
People keep saying thingsomething they don't know this guy is not the owner of techno and infinix. These companies pay him incentive schemes for pushing their product
Re: Nnamdi Ezeigbo – CEO Of SLOT, Infinix And Tecno by Davidolives(m): 4:24pm On Feb 15, 2017
martineverest:
really weird and contradictory:u are a CEO of infinix and tecno and ur store sells phones that compete with u and also larger spaces are alllocated to ur competitors in ur stores.
don't mind people some just can't think. [center][/center] grin funny enough you will never see his name affiliated to techno on Wikipedia
Re: Nnamdi Ezeigbo – CEO Of SLOT, Infinix And Tecno by OBAGADAFFI: 4:53pm On Feb 15, 2017
Nigerians don't really know how Chinese manufacturer operate.

Any Nigeria entrepreneur can go to Transsion Group or other Chinese manufacturer, and demand and phone and tables be manufactured in with any name you want.

Jumia did the same thing with Innjoo.

How come Techno is only operating in Nigeria.

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Re: Nnamdi Ezeigbo – CEO Of SLOT, Infinix And Tecno by peacebirdone: 5:09pm On Feb 15, 2017
Nice one.

This is my official first tread, but it doesnt exist.
Re: Nnamdi Ezeigbo – CEO Of SLOT, Infinix And Tecno by SonOfEl(m): 7:28pm On Feb 15, 2017
mercyville:
ANYBODY CAN SAY HE IS THE PRESIDENT OF AMERICA BUT IS IT VERIFIABLE-I AM SORRY THIS IS AN UNCLAD FALSEHOOD-THIS IS A MEDIA AND YOU AND HE HAVE BEEN REFUTED WITH FACTS-

So you mean ezeigbo was spreading falsehood according to your "facts"? Only in your nairaland group of " fact" checkers, not in the real world.

Believe what you want, it WON'T change ezeigbo's testimony.

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Re: Nnamdi Ezeigbo – CEO Of SLOT, Infinix And Tecno by SonOfEl(m): 7:29pm On Feb 15, 2017
Davidolives:
don't mind people some just can't think. [center][/center] grin funny enough you will never see his name affiliated to techno on Wikipedia

You cant think because you rely on Wikipedia for your facts.
Re: Nnamdi Ezeigbo – CEO Of SLOT, Infinix And Tecno by SonOfEl(m): 7:30pm On Feb 15, 2017
OBAGADAFFI:
Nigerians don't really know how Chinese manufacturer operate.

Any Nigeria entrepreneur can go to Transsion Group or other Chinese manufacturer, and demand and phone and tables be manufactured in with any name you want.

Jumia did the same thing with Innjoo.

How come Techno is only operating in Nigeria.

Are you minding this nairaland "fact" checkers? Very funny set of homo sapiens
Re: Nnamdi Ezeigbo – CEO Of SLOT, Infinix And Tecno by SonOfEl(m): 7:53pm On Feb 15, 2017
NAIRALAND IS FILLED WITH HATERS. Ezeigbo went to China, met a phone manufacturing company about a phone he designed, for them to partner with him and manufacture the phone. They kept improving the phone as the market kept expanding. Now some haters feels it just cant be possible for a retailer who studied engineering and attended business school to design the first TECNO phone - T101. Bad belle people should go and hang themselves abeg. That one doesn't change the legacy of NNAMDI EZEIGBO.

http://blueprintafric.com/opinion/tecno_infinix_the_sagacity_of_a_nigerian_named_nnamdi.html#

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Re: Nnamdi Ezeigbo – CEO Of SLOT, Infinix And Tecno by anthoniosp(m): 7:59pm On Feb 15, 2017
SalamRushdie:


Please stop telling me hogwash, I know too much about transmission holdings ..tell that to people that play MMM abeg
you know too much and you can't even get the name right..lol..I tire for ur brain!

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Re: Nnamdi Ezeigbo – CEO Of SLOT, Infinix And Tecno by SalamRushdie: 8:18pm On Feb 15, 2017
anthoniosp:
you know too much and you can't even get the name right..lol..I tire for ur brain!

so if you see auto correct you can't tell ehh? Try and recieve sense ..my message was clear and loud Slot does not own a single share in tecno
Re: Nnamdi Ezeigbo – CEO Of SLOT, Infinix And Tecno by Davidolives(m): 9:20am On Feb 17, 2017
SonOfEl:


You cant think because you rely on Wikipedia for your facts.
and you that can think you can upload it online with facts from the acclaimed owner undecided
Re: Nnamdi Ezeigbo – CEO Of SLOT, Infinix And Tecno by SonOfEl(m): 10:07am On Feb 17, 2017
Davidolives:
and you that can think you can upload it online with facts from the acclaimed owner undecided

At least I quoted someone, NOT a random information from anonymous informants. Do you think at all?
Re: Nnamdi Ezeigbo – CEO Of SLOT, Infinix And Tecno by Davidolives(m): 10:12am On Feb 17, 2017
SonOfEl:


At least I quoted someone, NOT a random information from anonymous informants. Do you think at all?
who of I may ask a beg help me think. tongue
Re: Nnamdi Ezeigbo – CEO Of SLOT, Infinix And Tecno by SonOfEl(m): 10:15am On Feb 17, 2017
Re: Nnamdi Ezeigbo – CEO Of SLOT, Infinix And Tecno by Davidolives(m): 10:26am On Feb 17, 2017
SonOfEl:


https://newsofnigeria.com/meet-nnamdi-ezeigbo-the-owner-of-slot-tecno-and-infinix-mobile-brands/
bloggers lolzzzzzz Bro I have worked with techno and I have personally met the ceo of techno and itel mobile no need to argue with you again
Re: Nnamdi Ezeigbo – CEO Of SLOT, Infinix And Tecno by SonOfEl(m): 10:31am On Feb 17, 2017
Davidolives:
bloggers lolzzzzzz Bro I have worked with techno and I have personally met the ceo of techno and itel mobile no need to argue with you again

How puerile! Was ezeigbo quoted or not?

So, you have met with so and so (maybe just brief pleasantries) does not mean you know the business behind the founding of TECNO. Disprove ezeigbo or forever shut up.

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Re: Nnamdi Ezeigbo – CEO Of SLOT, Infinix And Tecno by egheneezekielsu: 12:54pm On Feb 17, 2017
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Re: Nnamdi Ezeigbo – CEO Of SLOT, Infinix And Tecno by Nobody: 12:55pm On Feb 18, 2017
Opistorincos:

Nnamdi Ezeigbo is the founder and CEO of SLOT systems limited, and also the brain behind TECNO and INFINIX, the fastest selling phone brands in Nigeria. Many people are not even aware that these popular phone brands are the brainchild of a fellow Nigerian. His success story is a very remarkable one.
Nnamdi Ezeigbo studied Electrical Electronics Engineering at the Yaba College of Technology in 1988, and got a Higher National Diploma (HND), before serving his country, Nigeria, during his National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) year at Guinness Nigeria PLC, in 1996.

After completing his youth service year, Nnamdi Ezeigbo tried to no avail to secure a job with a company in Nigeria. With no promising signs of any potential employment, he went on to work as an apprentice learning how to repair computers. After which he launched out on his own to repair computers for individuals. Since he didn’t have any cash at the time, he had to squat with a friend of his at Ikeja, who owned a book store. His customer base grew, largely because of his honesty and the premium he placed on customer service.

The mutual trust and good relationship with his customers, was what gave him his first break in business. One day, an old customer he knew from his days as an apprentice, came to his little shop to see him. He told him he would love him to continue fixing his computers, but would prefer he operated from a larger and more serene environment. To help him out, the customer brought some printers for Nnamdi to sell, from which he used the proceeds to setup a new shop for himself. He paid for the store at a then price of 180,000 Naira (He later bought that same store many years later for 100 million Naira).

From his new store, he began to sell computers. As his business grew, a lot of customers started to both demand for Slot stores in areas close to their vicinities, and to ask if they sold mobile phones. With a keen eye to spot opportunity when it presents itself, Nnamdi Ezeigbo immediately expanded his business to also cover the sale of mobile phones.With no real knowledge on how to manage a growing business, Nnamdi decided to enrol for an MBA program at the prestigious Lagos Business School. He also began to attend many workshops on entrepreneurship, which helped to sharpen his business acumen and develop his legendary entrepreneurial prowess.

During this process, he and his team decided to take a 5 year route to build a strong reputation for their brand. By the time the projection had elapsed, the Slot brand name was the most reputable mobile phone retailer in the whole country.
The rise of telecommunication networks created many opportunities in the Nigerian market. Their poor services caused many Nigerians to purchase more than one mobile phone, so they could try a different network when the other was bad. Nnamdi realised this problem early on, and approached Nokia in a bid to convince them to manufacture dual sim phones for Nigerians, so they would carry only one mobile phone at a time instead of two. They refused to listen because, seeing people carry more of their phones meant more phone sales for them.

According to his interview with Nairametrics, Nnamdi said;
“So I went to China and got a guy who had worked with a company called Bird then. Bird was into phones but they got choked and lost market share. I met with the guy and asked the guy to let us do something. I came with that name and I registered it here and brought the guy to Nigeria. And that was the high point of our business. We came together and I designed the first Tecno phone, Tecno T101. We started it but the market did not accept it and we also had problem with the dual SIM not working together and we had to make corrections and we came with Tecno 201 and that was a bit accepted by the market. But we were basically giving marketers on credit to sell the phones and then pay us later. And I was funding it all alone. Since I was funding it alone, we were finding it difficult to get the right quantity to sell until the market started accepting us. What I now did was to make them pay in advance, I mean the dealers. So we started using their money to order the products. This was around 2007. The introduction of Tecno brand was the turning point of our business. Like I said, Tecno is my baby and we kept improving. I knew a day would come when the middle class would accept Tecno. Initially, it was a phone for low income people but based on improvement and upping our game, the middle class had to accept it and when the economy went down in 2008 that helped Tecno to move to the top. Since purchasing power had dropped, they had to go for something that have same capabilities but cheaper. So with N15,000, you could buy a Smartphone and thank God for 3G network. The advent of 3G network actually helped Tecno to move up. So students who could not afford to buy phones in the range of N30,000 could buy one for N15,000 and enjoy features of Smartphone like Facebook, Twitter, Whatsapp and so on.”

Today, Nnamdi Ezeigbo is a phenomenal success story in Nigeria and indeed Africa. From a humble repair man, he has built a multi-million dollar company and one of the most recognizable brand in Nigeria.
There are many lessons in this story.

Pay attention to your business no matter how small it is today, it can be the seed of a global company tomorrow.
Integrity in business is extremely important, it will open doors for you, and speak for you, even when you are not present.
When you see opportunities, grab it and run with it.
Keep improving your products and services every day. Nnamdi kept improving Tecno steadily until it became an accepted brand in Nigeria.
Most importantly, the greatest investment you will make is an investment in yourself. As a business man, if you can afford a business school, enroll.
Don’t waste your time crying over the economy of the nation, there is nothing you can do about it, but there is a lot you can do about your own personal economy.
Improve yourself and your personal economy will improve. At least, let us all start from somewhere.


http://www.theartofade.com/crown-feature-meet-nnamdi-ezeigbo-ceo-of-slot-infinix-and-tecno/

This story is false. He is not associated with Tecno at all.
Re: Nnamdi Ezeigbo – CEO Of SLOT, Infinix And Tecno by SonOfEl(m): 6:59am On Feb 19, 2017
Iamdemola:


This story is false. He is not associated with Tecno at all.

Ezeigbo himself is quoted saying that TECNO T101, the first model, was his design manufactured by transsion. Dude he was associated with TECNO from the very beginning.

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Re: Nnamdi Ezeigbo – CEO Of SLOT, Infinix And Tecno by excanny: 7:14pm On Feb 20, 2017
Why are bloggers still circulating this untruth? Na wa o.
Re: Nnamdi Ezeigbo – CEO Of SLOT, Infinix And Tecno by pally212(m): 8:52pm On Feb 20, 2017
Nice one
Opistorincos:

Nnamdi Ezeigbo is the founder and CEO of SLOT systems limited, and also the brain behind TECNO and INFINIX, the fastest selling phone brands in Nigeria. Many people are not even aware that these popular phone brands are the brainchild of a fellow Nigerian. His success story is a very remarkable one.
Nnamdi Ezeigbo studied Electrical Electronics Engineering at the Yaba College of Technology in 1988, and got a Higher National Diploma (HND), before serving his country, Nigeria, during his National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) year at Guinness Nigeria PLC, in 1996.

After completing his youth service year, Nnamdi Ezeigbo tried to no avail to secure a job with a company in Nigeria. With no promising signs of any potential employment, he went on to work as an apprentice learning how to repair computers. After which he launched out on his own to repair computers for individuals. Since he didn’t have any cash at the time, he had to squat with a friend of his at Ikeja, who owned a book store. His customer base grew, largely because of his honesty and the premium he placed on customer service.

The mutual trust and good relationship with his customers, was what gave him his first break in business. One day, an old customer he knew from his days as an apprentice, came to his little shop to see him. He told him he would love him to continue fixing his computers, but would prefer he operated from a larger and more serene environment. To help him out, the customer brought some printers for Nnamdi to sell, from which he used the proceeds to setup a new shop for himself. He paid for the store at a then price of 180,000 Naira (He later bought that same store many years later for 100 million Naira).

From his new store, he began to sell computers. As his business grew, a lot of customers started to both demand for Slot stores in areas close to their vicinities, and to ask if they sold mobile phones. With a keen eye to spot opportunity when it presents itself, Nnamdi Ezeigbo immediately expanded his business to also cover the sale of mobile phones.With no real knowledge on how to manage a growing business, Nnamdi decided to enrol for an MBA program at the prestigious Lagos Business School. He also began to attend many workshops on entrepreneurship, which helped to sharpen his business acumen and develop his legendary entrepreneurial prowess.

During this process, he and his team decided to take a 5 year route to build a strong reputation for their brand. By the time the projection had elapsed, the Slot brand name was the most reputable mobile phone retailer in the whole country.
The rise of telecommunication networks created many opportunities in the Nigerian market. Their poor services caused many Nigerians to purchase more than one mobile phone, so they could try a different network when the other was bad. Nnamdi realised this problem early on, and approached Nokia in a bid to convince them to manufacture dual sim phones for Nigerians, so they would carry only one mobile phone at a time instead of two. They refused to listen because, seeing people carry more of their phones meant more phone sales for them.

According to his interview with Nairametrics, Nnamdi said;
“So I went to China and got a guy who had worked with a company called Bird then. Bird was into phones but they got choked and lost market share. I met with the guy and asked the guy to let us do something. I came with that name and I registered it here and brought the guy to Nigeria. And that was the high point of our business. We came together and I designed the first Tecno phone, Tecno T101. We started it but the market did not accept it and we also had problem with the dual SIM not working together and we had to make corrections and we came with Tecno 201 and that was a bit accepted by the market. But we were basically giving marketers on credit to sell the phones and then pay us later. And I was funding it all alone. Since I was funding it alone, we were finding it difficult to get the right quantity to sell until the market started accepting us. What I now did was to make them pay in advance, I mean the dealers. So we started using their money to order the products. This was around 2007. The introduction of Tecno brand was the turning point of our business. Like I said, Tecno is my baby and we kept improving. I knew a day would come when the middle class would accept Tecno. Initially, it was a phone for low income people but based on improvement and upping our game, the middle class had to accept it and when the economy went down in 2008 that helped Tecno to move to the top. Since purchasing power had dropped, they had to go for something that have same capabilities but cheaper. So with N15,000, you could buy a Smartphone and thank God for 3G network. The advent of 3G network actually helped Tecno to move up. So students who could not afford to buy phones in the range of N30,000 could buy one for N15,000 and enjoy features of Smartphone like Facebook, Twitter, Whatsapp and so on.”

Today, Nnamdi Ezeigbo is a phenomenal success story in Nigeria and indeed Africa. From a humble repair man, he has built a multi-million dollar company and one of the most recognizable brand in Nigeria.
There are many lessons in this story.

Pay attention to your business no matter how small it is today, it can be the seed of a global company tomorrow.
Integrity in business is extremely important, it will open doors for you, and speak for you, even when you are not present.
When you see opportunities, grab it and run with it.
Keep improving your products and services every day. Nnamdi kept improving Tecno steadily until it became an accepted brand in Nigeria.
Most importantly, the greatest investment you will make is an investment in yourself. As a business man, if you can afford a business school, enroll.
Don’t waste your time crying over the economy of the nation, there is nothing you can do about it, but there is a lot you can do about your own personal economy.
Improve yourself and your personal economy will improve. At least, let us all start from somewhere.


http://www.theartofade.com/crown-feature-meet-nnamdi-ezeigbo-ceo-of-slot-infinix-and-tecno/
Re: Nnamdi Ezeigbo – CEO Of SLOT, Infinix And Tecno by Jmkventures: 11:31pm On Feb 20, 2017
Wow wow wow!!! Inspiring; we in our own little way are getting there. We're building our brands too. Just give us some time. #JMKpublicity
Re: Nnamdi Ezeigbo – CEO Of SLOT, Infinix And Tecno by Techm8: 4:43pm On Feb 22, 2017
excanny:
Why are bloggers still circulating this untruth? Na wa o.
Probably for traffic. Also I'm beginning to think this dude pays bloggers to circulate this falsehood
Re: Nnamdi Ezeigbo – CEO Of SLOT, Infinix And Tecno by Freelancerx: 12:30pm On Feb 26, 2017
He owns SLOT and not Tecno or Infinix as stated in the false thread. Tecno is a Chinese company. You can google more if you're confused
Re: Nnamdi Ezeigbo – CEO Of SLOT, Infinix And Tecno by Nobody: 5:19pm On Feb 27, 2017
SonOfEl:


Ezeigbo himself is quoted saying that TECNO T101, the first model, was his design manufactured by transsion. Dude he was associated with TECNO from the very beginning.

He could be quoted and quoted, but has he come out to actually say so? No!!! All we see is bloggers trying to hit traffic cos of such news.
Re: Nnamdi Ezeigbo – CEO Of SLOT, Infinix And Tecno by excanny: 12:55am On Feb 28, 2017
OBAGADAFFI:
Nigerians don't really know how Chinese manufacturer operate.

Any Nigeria entrepreneur can go to Transsion Group or other Chinese manufacturer, and demand and phone and tables be manufactured in with any name you want.

Jumia did the same thing with Innjoo.

How come Techno is only operating in Nigeria.

Tecno is now in Middle east.
Re: Nnamdi Ezeigbo – CEO Of SLOT, Infinix And Tecno by Nobody: 3:01am On Feb 28, 2017

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