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Re: Meet John Collison, Harvard Dropout And World's Youngest Self-Made Billionaire by tundefamuyide(m): 1:26pm On Jan 10, 2018 |
ayoncox: Buddy, Seun grew up here, Mark Essien, Jason and Iyin Aboyeji all grew up here. It is not where you live, but how you live. It's not too late, if you intend to join Spiegel or Collison, all you need do is get yourself focused on something and give your all to it. 1 Like |
Re: Meet John Collison, Harvard Dropout And World's Youngest Self-Made Billionaire by iamrealdeji(m): 1:28pm On Jan 10, 2018 |
safarigirl:Remove 50 cent from the list sis. dude is said to be broke. most entertainers end up to be nothing later on because they live for their status,they maintain their celebrity status and very few are business minded. its very difficult to be in sport or entertainment line and be business minded,they mostly invest their money and the business crumbles because they are not business minded and they're addicted to spending lavish,they rake in enough cash as earnings more than anybody in the world but on the long run,they squander it buy some business men earned peanuts and use it to set up business and after years,they become way richer than the sportsmen or entertainer they started at the same time with. mindset and profession differs . business men multiply money since they have no earnings they rely on,sportsmen and entertainers have lavish money since they have earnings they rely on and that's why they're not the richest people in the world but they are the biggest earners in the world 1 Like |
Re: Meet John Collison, Harvard Dropout And World's Youngest Self-Made Billionaire by iamrealdeji(m): 1:29pm On Jan 10, 2018 |
safarigirl:Remove 50 cent from the list sis. dude is said to be broke. most entertainers end up to be nothing later on because they live for their status,they maintain their celebrity status and very few are business minded. its very difficult to be in sport or entertainment line and be business minded,they mostly invest their money and the business crumbles because they are not business minded and they're addicted to spending lavish,they rake in enough cash as earnings more than anybody in the world but on the long run,they squander it but some business men earned peanuts and use it to set up business and after years,they become way richer than the sportsmen or entertainer they started at the same time with. mindset and profession differs . business men multiply money since they have no earnings they rely on,sportsmen and entertainers have lavish money since they have earnings they rely on and that's why they're not the richest people in the world but they are the biggest earners in the world |
Re: Meet John Collison, Harvard Dropout And World's Youngest Self-Made Billionaire by safarigirl(f): 1:37pm On Jan 10, 2018 |
iamrealdeji:who said 50 Cent is broke? 50 Cent is the Executive Producer of Power, he recently got a new contract to continue production and the Contract is worth hundreds of millions of dollars. On top that, he also has a new show coming out. So, anywhere you heard that 50 Cent is broke, issa lie He filed for bankruptcy two years ago, but that was only to avoid paying Rick Ross' ex for defamation. He was never bankrupt, but the law can be manipulated. 50 Cent is not broke at all. 2 Likes |
Re: Meet John Collison, Harvard Dropout And World's Youngest Self-Made Billionaire by savagefinder: 1:41pm On Jan 10, 2018 |
decatalyst: "dropped out to focus on his business" You don't drop out without anything at hand or chasing a dream |
Re: Meet John Collison, Harvard Dropout And World's Youngest Self-Made Billionaire by dlaw70(m): 1:48pm On Jan 10, 2018 |
decatalyst: orji uzo kalu is an ABU drop out |
Re: Meet John Collison, Harvard Dropout And World's Youngest Self-Made Billionaire by Tozara(m): 1:53pm On Jan 10, 2018 |
bigboyobi:Your post contains a trillion atoms of truth, and I get your point. But environment does MATTER, 'cause it determines the kind of support network, opportunities, resources, and privileges that would be available to the person with ideas and talent. It's not all about merit and determination alone. That some people managed to ascend doesn't mean there is no ceiling blocking breakthrough. The fact remains that the meritorious person born/living in America who has ideas has MORE OPPORTUNITIES than one born and raised in Nigeria. Imagine if Albert Einstein or Richard Feynman had been raised in Nigeria. You mean they would have come about their ideas and successfully come through with their theories in the Physics department of a Nigerian University, with the caliber of lecturers that abound in such department? Of course, it's not impossible, but it's highly unlikely. 6 Likes 3 Shares |
Re: Meet John Collison, Harvard Dropout And World's Youngest Self-Made Billionaire by iamrealdeji(m): 1:59pm On Jan 10, 2018 |
safarigirl:OK good for him as I've always been a fan of his but that isn't my point,my point is that Business men are money multipliers amidst low earnings and prudent because they have nobody to spend money to impress,sportsmen and entertainers are money spenders because they have millions of people to impress by spending lavishly and they are the biggest earners but have financial issues when their career nose dives or is over |
Re: Meet John Collison, Harvard Dropout And World's Youngest Self-Made Billionaire by iamrealdeji(m): 2:14pm On Jan 10, 2018 |
Oyinbos can give their children anything "Collision" ha ha. unlike in Africa when people are named with prayer names like Oluwagbenga (God lifts me up),Adewale(Crown comes home),Omoronike(Child meets the person to bless him/her). Yet,highest percentage of Nigerians are poor and non achievers upon all the prayer names but these oyinbos would be named "Stone,Collision,Cooper,Berry,Green,Jack,Sand,Tiger,Woods,Banks,Etc and they're the richest people in the world and biggest achievers and some Islamic Clerics and Pastors would be telling me your child would turn out to be whatever you name him. Mtcheeeww |
Re: Meet John Collison, Harvard Dropout And World's Youngest Self-Made Billionaire by InvertedHammer: 2:26pm On Jan 10, 2018 |
decatalyst: Africans especially Nigerians do not understand education. The main yardstick for measuring the quality of education in Nigerian remains one's ability to read and speak impeccable English. Great nations like China, Germany, France, etc do not speak English. Britain taught English to Nigerians to bridge the communication gap while Nigerians turn around to make it the center point of education. Engineers turned technicians, doctors turned technicians, lawyers that cannot write ordinary contracts. Yet everyone speaks English well. The foundation is weak. Throw in sick government and conniving religious leaders who sell miracles and picking calls, then you get a perfect stagnant nation. / |
Re: Meet John Collison, Harvard Dropout And World's Youngest Self-Made Billionaire by uvalued(m): 2:30pm On Jan 10, 2018 |
Hnd vs university clowns take note....name drop out... Its not certificate but what you reproduce between your ears |
Re: Meet John Collison, Harvard Dropout And World's Youngest Self-Made Billionaire by Cocolatti(m): 2:33pm On Jan 10, 2018 |
eezeribe:Entertainers and sports people are still better than our kleptocratic political billionaires and also better than Dangote whose business empire was built through political patronage. |
Re: Meet John Collison, Harvard Dropout And World's Youngest Self-Made Billionaire by Nobody: 2:40pm On Jan 10, 2018 |
Tozara:The worst part is that those great minds existed before the internet. . . so their ideas would be thrown out the window by arrogant professors instead of researched on. And theyd have no avenue to share them with others except they could raise money to travel. Things are quite easier for us today, and while there are still millions if juicy business opportunities in Nigeria, the environment is a very big retarding factor. 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Meet John Collison, Harvard Dropout And World's Youngest Self-Made Billionaire by adecz: 2:55pm On Jan 10, 2018 |
Here in Nigeria, People are waiting for 'Open heavens' miracle jobs, & supernatural visitations. Others specialize in Yahoo-yahoo, skelewu, pipeline vandalization, human trafficking or other cheap confidence scams to "make it" while in other places, youths & adults transform their lives by using their God given brain & educational knowledge. Blackman, una never begin suffer yet...
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Re: Meet John Collison, Harvard Dropout And World's Youngest Self-Made Billionaire by odizeey(m): 2:58pm On Jan 10, 2018 |
iamrealdeji:so I nor fit wear cloth wen I like because I won look humble? |
Re: Meet John Collison, Harvard Dropout And World's Youngest Self-Made Billionaire by Chukazu: 2:58pm On Jan 10, 2018 |
decatalyst: Because Africans value "paper qualification" than raw talents... |
Re: Meet John Collison, Harvard Dropout And World's Youngest Self-Made Billionaire by Nobody: 3:05pm On Jan 10, 2018 |
Olalekank: Pls this 2018, You need to change the way u reason. As far as i'm concerned, most Nigeria citizens are industrious not lazy. Pls I don't wanna hear that lazy shit part again after so much frustration the nation has rendered us In. |
Re: Meet John Collison, Harvard Dropout And World's Youngest Self-Made Billionaire by odizeey(m): 3:07pm On Jan 10, 2018 |
safarigirl:dat guy just came from the past. |
Re: Meet John Collison, Harvard Dropout And World's Youngest Self-Made Billionaire by Olalekank(m): 3:20pm On Jan 10, 2018 |
Holamscoh:I'm sorry if I pressed the wrong button but the truth has to be said. Many just lie still booking games (nairabet) and some others go into yahoo. Some others who have just finished from the university sit down at home. BTW, the investment I was talking about is developing one's self in the various sought skills (coding, entrepreneurship, reading of development books, etc). The fact that we are in a new year doesn't mean that people have also transitioned from lazy to hardworking 1 Like |
Re: Meet John Collison, Harvard Dropout And World's Youngest Self-Made Billionaire by Olalekank(m): 3:20pm On Jan 10, 2018 |
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Re: Meet John Collison, Harvard Dropout And World's Youngest Self-Made Billionaire by noziz(m): 3:45pm On Jan 10, 2018 |
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Re: Meet John Collison, Harvard Dropout And World's Youngest Self-Made Billionaire by chuksjuve(m): 4:21pm On Jan 10, 2018 |
harrwix: It can only be God.. Safe man |
Re: Meet John Collison, Harvard Dropout And World's Youngest Self-Made Billionaire by Pataricatering(f): 5:22pm On Jan 10, 2018 |
Lol . I hadn’t laughed all day , thanks . decatalyst: |
Re: Meet John Collison, Harvard Dropout And World's Youngest Self-Made Billionaire by Comrade1410: 5:31pm On Jan 10, 2018 |
Good one my broda man n keep it up |
Re: Meet John Collison, Harvard Dropout And World's Youngest Self-Made Billionaire by Rozaytee: 5:42pm On Jan 10, 2018 |
iamrealdeji:so on point...u have a matured mind... 1 Like |
Re: Meet John Collison, Harvard Dropout And World's Youngest Self-Made Billionaire by STARKACE(m): 5:55pm On Jan 10, 2018 |
ayoncox:Spiegel is 28, he was born 1990,he hold the position before this dude displaced him |
Re: Meet John Collison, Harvard Dropout And World's Youngest Self-Made Billionaire by Afam4eva(m): 6:50pm On Jan 10, 2018 |
I'm sure some Olabisi Onabanjo University students who are reading this are also thinking of dropping out. 1 Like |
Re: Meet John Collison, Harvard Dropout And World's Youngest Self-Made Billionaire by Afam4eva(m): 6:53pm On Jan 10, 2018 |
iamrealdeji:I think the point that you're trying to make is that people whose incomes are not symmetrical with their input tend to lavish their money more than people who actually sweat for every dime. That's why Musicians, Sports men and Actors are more likely to go broke later in life. That's not to say that there aren't some people from this group that are business savvy. 1 Like |
Re: Meet John Collison, Harvard Dropout And World's Youngest Self-Made Billionaire by decatalyst(m): 7:08pm On Jan 10, 2018 |
Pataricatering: ...a pleasure, dear. |
Re: Meet John Collison, Harvard Dropout And World's Youngest Self-Made Billionaire by iamrealdeji(m): 7:31pm On Jan 10, 2018 |
Afam4eva:yeah,and upon the fact that they have the biggest opportunities as biggest earners,the richest of that category isn't worth more than 2billion dollars(Michael Jordan is the richest sportsman in the world and not worth up to 2b dollars, world Richest actor isn't a billionaire,world Richest rapper isn't a billionaire,world richest singer isn't a billionaire either) compared to people that started with close to nothing but are worth almost 100billion dollars today. there are many business men that started with a little but can buy all the richest entertainers and sportsmen put together today. its like that all over the world. In Nigeria you see many musicians and sportsmen that used to be big earners and spenders but today surpassed by business men that started with 500k or less around the same time or after. its not like these entertainers and celebs don't have business sense too but its impossible for them to keep business rules like prudence,monitoring, dedication,etc which draws them back. no famous celeb or sportsman wants to be seen not riding and maintaining nice cars,flying first class or private,wearing blings,etc but one must avoid all that to succeed in business. I'm sure Amokachi was richer than Otedola in the 90's but to keep up that celebrity lifestyle isn't easy and today he isn't in the same level with Otedola even though its sure he might have invested more money into businesses than Otedola but its not about how much you invest in business but how business minded and prudent you are. Who is Otedola impressing to be spending lavishly when he started his business,even up till now,he might choose to use a simple car or phone and people would praise him for it but if a celeb or sportsman tries it,people would label him as broke especially of its persistent,remember Azadus paying okada man. So,full time business men will always be far richer than entertainers and sportsmen. Fame itself is very costly to maintain,you have to spend to nurture it and that would decrease your money doubling strength. 1 Like |
Re: Meet John Collison, Harvard Dropout And World's Youngest Self-Made Billionaire by Bondesniger(m): 7:32pm On Jan 10, 2018 |
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