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Re: My Startup Hotels.ng Just Raised $1.2m. Ask Me Anything by Eltneg: 12:04pm On May 28, 2015 |
Hello Mark, Congrats on your achievement. I´ve come to appreciate the importance of statups in every developing economy. I like the fact that you appear to have your act together. I have two questions though. 1) $1.2m (about 240M NGN) is something that should be ´sourcable´ within Nigeria. Is there any reason why you sourced for this money from international investors? 2) How can the average Nigerian, with cash to invest, get information on the promising startups that are seeking angel investors or sourcing seed funds? Thanks. 2 Likes |
Re: My Startup Hotels.ng Just Raised $1.2m. Ask Me Anything by Nobody: 12:11pm On May 28, 2015 |
ghettodreamz:lol. Sth i just think that the group of words 'how do you know' shouldn't be in a sentence cox most times it seems the person asking is taking offense. I wanted to know how you knew, cox someone went ahead of me to purchase the domain, and then hijack the price to $799 thinking that i will still buy it. I wanted to be further sure that the person that did it is a nairalander that went through my siggy. Thanks for ur piece of advice, i later on decided to go with a .com ext but with a diff domain name. Wn't reveal it till my tech partner is done coding. |
Re: My Startup Hotels.ng Just Raised $1.2m. Ask Me Anything by myklangelo(m): 12:13pm On May 28, 2015 |
ghettodreamz:Thanks a lot bro. Your endeavours also will always be fruitful. Amen. 1 Like |
Re: My Startup Hotels.ng Just Raised $1.2m. Ask Me Anything by einsteine(m): 12:14pm On May 28, 2015 |
Hello Mark, I once booked a hotel through Hotels.ng and on getting to the hotel, they didn't have rooms available. How is you company working to prevent such occurrences? Did you have a commercial co-founder? How has it been competing against the Rocket Internet crew? How much input does Jason(iroko) have in the Hotels.ng business? Thanks for your time. |
Re: My Startup Hotels.ng Just Raised $1.2m. Ask Me Anything by myklangelo(m): 12:15pm On May 28, 2015 |
mbulela:Amen Bro, I pray same for you. The 1st Igbo language blog is out, it is fun and insightful. Visit, comment, share and criticize.www.odeniigbo..com |
Re: My Startup Hotels.ng Just Raised $1.2m. Ask Me Anything by growrich: 12:19pm On May 28, 2015 |
are you gonna be paying the investors dividned annually? Or it is free fund? |
Re: My Startup Hotels.ng Just Raised $1.2m. Ask Me Anything by krestup: 12:19pm On May 28, 2015 |
Mr Mark.. great work, people like you are bringing investment into Nigeria online space and opening the eyes of the world to Nigeria startup. I have one question... I would like to share techniques on branding and marketing for startup with little capital 1 Like |
Re: My Startup Hotels.ng Just Raised $1.2m. Ask Me Anything by myklangelo(m): 12:20pm On May 28, 2015 |
eagleeye2:Reading that I made you smile put a big cheeky smile on my face. I pray you regain your health very soon, Amen. The 1st Igbo language blog is out, it is fun and insightful. Visit, comment, share and criticize.www.odeniigbo..com |
Re: My Startup Hotels.ng Just Raised $1.2m. Ask Me Anything by wandyvirus(m): 12:21pm On May 28, 2015 |
bukkytroni:I sent you a mail request. Lets talk....don't want to reveal identity here. I am reveling in Mark's success. Great news. if you do have PEs, please lets connect. |
Re: My Startup Hotels.ng Just Raised $1.2m. Ask Me Anything by ghettodreamz(m): 12:29pm On May 28, 2015 |
Bossforeva: .com ext was first reg'd in 2011 though, and updated last month (currently owned by an entity based in the states). So, it's not certain if the domain was actually hijacked and registered by a Nairalander before you could make the move. Anyways, good thing you have found another befitting name as a replacement and you have decided to protect it. Wishing you the very best in your endeavours. |
Re: My Startup Hotels.ng Just Raised $1.2m. Ask Me Anything by philips70(m): 12:33pm On May 28, 2015 |
4stylz: There are many routes to nation building. Seun is doing his part likewise Dele Momodu in his own way. |
Re: My Startup Hotels.ng Just Raised $1.2m. Ask Me Anything by adexsimply(m): 12:38pm On May 28, 2015 |
Olucheye:Why female? I just want to know if your reasons is the same with mine. Thanks |
Re: My Startup Hotels.ng Just Raised $1.2m. Ask Me Anything by Nobody: 12:40pm On May 28, 2015 |
ghettodreamz:k bro, the one i said was hijacked was the .net acquiring the former may not be possible. 1 Like |
Re: My Startup Hotels.ng Just Raised $1.2m. Ask Me Anything by bosunjohns(m): 12:42pm On May 28, 2015 |
This is awesome! I've booked several times using the site. I'm really impressed. Quick question. I have a great idea but reqiure guys with programming skills. I've contacted some guys but their charges are exorbitant for a startup like mine. I personally I'm into business development and not much of a programmer. Please what do I do? markessien: |
Re: My Startup Hotels.ng Just Raised $1.2m. Ask Me Anything by Amazo: 12:48pm On May 28, 2015 |
markessien: |
Re: My Startup Hotels.ng Just Raised $1.2m. Ask Me Anything by denedene(m): 12:51pm On May 28, 2015 |
op I first came across hotels.ng in 2013 and I must say it has helped me very well. I'm grateful and pray your business does expand. bless |
Re: My Startup Hotels.ng Just Raised $1.2m. Ask Me Anything by Azeez532(m): 12:53pm On May 28, 2015 |
congrats Mr Mark Essien, I'm really happy about this because I see a lot of people getting motivated from your success story. Without forgetting to ask you a question, I would like to know the technologies adopted in developing hotels.ng |
Re: My Startup Hotels.ng Just Raised $1.2m. Ask Me Anything by Craigston: 12:58pm On May 28, 2015 |
I have a few questions to ask, some you may find a little unrelated to the topic but are important to me. Is hotels.ng a tax-paying organisation? If it is, how would you suggest new startups that aren't financially healthy yet deal with taxes? I have some ideas that seem to be good and would like to carry them out but for the fact that I'm still a greenhorn. What skills and knowledge sets would you recommend I acquire before considering launching into the deep? Would you recommend I work in another startup in a similar field to get much experience before building my own boat? Have you had any difficulty with local laws and cultural differences across the nation? How do you plan to make accommodations for such differences and what would you advise a beginner to take note of concerning this? How did you overcome, or manage, the challenge of energy/power supply? It's really crippling some aspirants in some parts of this nation. Aside your business strategies, do you subscribe to any ideology on achieving success, especially financially, by ways believed to be of divine significance? Such theories as giving, paying of religious rites and sacrifices (offerings, tithes, first-fruit offerings, etc) and prayers? Have they helped you in running hotels.ng? I may ask more questions later. Thanks for this thread: it's a good deed you've done. I admire your work so far and you deserve the credit. I wish you success as much as you can desire. Cc: markessien |
Re: My Startup Hotels.ng Just Raised $1.2m. Ask Me Anything by 4stylz: 1:27pm On May 28, 2015 |
philips70: Dele momodu is wack, who reads that none sense magazine of his |
Re: My Startup Hotels.ng Just Raised $1.2m. Ask Me Anything by Nobody: 1:31pm On May 28, 2015 |
"Which of these two is faster — superman or the flash?" LOL. Now I wonder if ditching mangas and comics in favour of studying is a good idea. So I have two questions for you markessien: 1) Given y+2=y, how would you solve for x and y? 2) Who is more powerful— Naruto or Aang? |
Re: My Startup Hotels.ng Just Raised $1.2m. Ask Me Anything by millhouse: 1:33pm On May 28, 2015 |
BIT |
Re: My Startup Hotels.ng Just Raised $1.2m. Ask Me Anything by Edigrows: 1:40pm On May 28, 2015 |
wandyvirus:Sorry please, What's PEs? |
Re: My Startup Hotels.ng Just Raised $1.2m. Ask Me Anything by Chuks84(m): 1:42pm On May 28, 2015 |
Viciyus: To each man his own. You choose to see this post as an advert, i prefer to see it as a means of encouragement 1 Like |
Re: My Startup Hotels.ng Just Raised $1.2m. Ask Me Anything by wickyyolo: 1:52pm On May 28, 2015 |
Yes. I want to bring investors to my state. How can I go about it. Where to start ? Because everything is on ground on my side. |
Re: My Startup Hotels.ng Just Raised $1.2m. Ask Me Anything by wandyvirus(m): 1:56pm On May 28, 2015 |
Private Equity. Edigrows: |
Re: My Startup Hotels.ng Just Raised $1.2m. Ask Me Anything by Nobody: 2:03pm On May 28, 2015 |
Chuks84:OK do have a nice day |
Re: My Startup Hotels.ng Just Raised $1.2m. Ask Me Anything by hadizasaf: 2:30pm On May 28, 2015 |
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Re: My Startup Hotels.ng Just Raised $1.2m. Ask Me Anything by Jarus(m): 2:30pm On May 28, 2015 |
markessien: Do you think someone that is not an IT geek, or that doesn't know how to code can succeed as internet entrepreneur? 2 Likes |
Re: My Startup Hotels.ng Just Raised $1.2m. Ask Me Anything by tk4rd: 2:49pm On May 28, 2015 |
I THINK I AM GOING TO SAVE AND BOOKMARK THIS PAGE FOR FUTURE PURPOSES |
Re: My Startup Hotels.ng Just Raised $1.2m. Ask Me Anything by eddychis: 3:06pm On May 28, 2015 |
NEED INFO TO START AN ONLINE BUSINESS IN NIGERIA I have been seeing success stories of people who started online business in naija and is doing well, but I have tried so many and couldn't have a breakthrough. I have a good paying job, but still needs something online that will be like a part time for me and could also generate employment for some youths. I need advice on this, but all I have budgeted to start is N50,000 and hope to increase if its works fine. |
Re: My Startup Hotels.ng Just Raised $1.2m. Ask Me Anything by Manuelcrc(m): 3:17pm On May 28, 2015 |
This is wonderful news...I have followed your journey for some time and I am thrilled at this news. And since I have been on the lookout for an opportunity like this, I will ask quite a few questions, please bear with me. 1. What would you regard as your best business investment? 2. What is the best advice you have ever received from someone? 3. Who or what is your greatest inspiration? 4. If you were to start all over again, what three things will you do first? 5. People relate with your success but very few people know how it all started. Can you tell us what inspired you to take the entrepreneurship path? 6. When did you know that you were up to something big? How did you know that Hotels.ng was making impact? 7. What other milestones have you achieved you reached (with Hotels.ng or on a personal note)? 8. What are the greatest challenges or failures you have faced and how did you bounce back from them? 9. You have had many opportunities, some of which you failed to take. Which one(s) do you do you regret most? 10. Where do you see yourself in 1 year? 5 years? 10 years? 11. What three things (or which three people) have been most essential to your success story? 12. What do you look out for in people before hiring them? Who is your model employee? 13. You are different things to different people, but what is that thing about you that people don’t know about? 14. What is your favourite business website (apart from hotels.ng obviously)? 15. What does a typical day in your life look like? 16. You have written posts on TechCabal, Forbes, Medium and co, and you also tweet regularky, but where else do you hang out online? Finally, am I permitted to post your replies on my blog? |
Re: My Startup Hotels.ng Just Raised $1.2m. Ask Me Anything by MRBrownJ: 4:10pm On May 28, 2015 |
iebanehita: well said, that was also what i was thinking.... thats why i asked which criterias they used in "believing" that hotels.ng was #1 in Nigeria. also, i am still waiting to the answer to my question: - you claim to be the largest booking site in Nigeria, have you (or your team) personally stayed in the Nigerian hotels you advertise on your site.... or is it just about numbers at hotel.ng?! i mean how do you make sure that all the hotels you advertise are tourist/client friendly? 1 Like |
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