₦airaland Forum

Axsetup:
Source: http://techcabal.com/2016/08/24/showroom-shutdown/

mployer:
you don't jump into tech business with every bit of you like that. You gat to get a job first and do tech part-time pending when you hammer

mployer:
you don't jump into tech business with every bit of you like that. You gat to get a job first and do tech part-time pending when you hammer

tribalistseun:
continue to deceive yourself

franciskaine:
only ineffective govts ban foreign products(imports) to prove a point. Boost local production through adequate financing and watch imported commodities decline because of high cost of importation through increased taxing. The present rice scarcity in Nigeria proves the govt is clueless. We don't produce enough to go round yet we ban importation of same rice we need to survive.

Invest in rice production with the right quality and quantity, with time u'll see importation die down. No one will import a commodity dat is cheaper at home.

Rx350:
Another business succumbs to the wounds inflicted by the Economic assassin of our time... The Dullard par Excellence and the Burukutu guzzling Nepa bill certificate holder of Daura.

yusufu16:
I think you dont have knowledge in your business. Because you are techy guy doesnt mean you can succeed selling furniture online. You could have hired a CEO to operate the business while you handle the tech side of the business. Looking at your website, I have not seen any fantastically appealing site. You need to learn alot to succeed in the online industry e.g. social media marketing, google analytics, google adwords, google webmaster tools, etc.

Looking at your social media accounts, you dont have any post that will invite visitors to your website. Example how can you even reach large potential customers with only 1,723 Fans on facebook and 113 Twitter followers. You have failed to explore the opportunities out there in the ecommerce industries.

Do you even have business plan. I always advice any new business to have a proper business plan. Business plans are crucial especially in hard times of the business. Business plan is the road map of any business.

You business also lack every ingredient needed for success in the online industry. E.g. you dont have strong brand management, you dont even have good marketing strategies. Dont ask me how I know. Looking at your website and your social media channels, I can tell if your business is ready for success or not.

Ajusshi:
Buhari is born with badluck..... Nelson Mandela.

DeCleff:
That curse is definitely not for those who voted in this govt but for all those who looted the nation's treasury without thinking about our collective future as a nation.

tribalistseun:
The owner is a very good friend of mine, and he was a very die hard fan of buhari

GentlemanUnltd:
Boss, I dropped you a mail.


Kinginvahala

Vikings007:
It seems You like dropping mails. Cos I've lost count of the number of times I've replied Your pm with no feedback from You sire.

frenchwine:
Every firm going under and every job loss is a curse placed on those who voted in this government and have refused to acknowledge their wrongs.(zombies)
Ofcus the biggest curse goes to the ugliest man in Nigeria, Obasanjo.
Yes he wrote some nice stuffs up there but in summary, the harsh economic realities leaves little or no buffer for young companies with high risks

GoldenJAT:
can anythin good come out of people like u? can u sit down for once,and construct somethin sensible for us to read. u dont rush and point accusing fingers all d time... just cause u av d avenue to do so...

Slimflame:
Just remembered dis quote,tough time dont last but tough people do...it not easy oh..shutin dnw nt best option

frenchwine:
My friend, I have noticed ur belaboured attempt to attack those who speak out against this government, nay on this thread.

Keep it up broh, ur earning ur coin.

Dee60:
Wonder why everything is blamed on Nigeroa or FG? Go to UK or the US and see how businessses that have even clocked close to a century are closing down! 10% of high street shops in London are now vacant. That is a place where you had to wait on the queue to get a small shop. Now there is no wait, because e-commerce is taking good share. Markets change and everyone must be ready.

At any rate, it is in this same Nigeria that Dangote has thrived to become Africa's richest. It is here that a new bank, Sun Trust, has just opened shop. Ask InJoo or Samsung for the kind of success they have here. Linda Ikeji has announced she is setting up new businesses, after she opened a new office.

Yes, indeed things are tough, but there is an opportunity for us to overcome. There is no 'father christmas' country anymore, anywhere. Dont be deceived! The days of automatic shirts or automatic jobs are over. Today, sweat is required, beyond talent!

Back to the write up. The writer sounds to me like a success waiting to happen. And this is my advice - You dont have to put all your focus on the tech segment. Pray for guidance. You actually do communicate well. You engage people pretty fine. Have you heard about Yewande Zachaeus, the lady that left a career in banking to set up the most famous events company in Nigeria?

Pray.

redcliff:
I am very critical about this writeup as this so called "techpreneur" wrote this beautiful trash to make some sort of advertisement. Instead of him to edit his writeup after writing it and kept using vulgar words. What kind of entrepreneur is that? I only see someone who is trying to buy some form of pity from the public. This writeup should have just been for his personal diary and a short and more professional writeup informing customers about his decision to close shop. He just killed the prospect of his next business as people would now term him a failure and wont want to patronize him whenever he comes up with something new. This writeup has everything wrong with it and its a total no no for me

NSNA:
I have tried over two dozen tech startups.. gave up on all but one. And might just give up on that one too as it is working but not making enough.. They say get a real job but just one more try i always say...

Am sure all tech startups went through some hurdles,.. google, facebook etc

So bro I feel the pain..

Cuteamigo1:
Please keep that textbook technique to yourself. FYI that is the same approach that has been preached for many years and you and I are living witnesses that It dint work, so what the federal government is doing is taking a new dimension to solve and old problem and I commend them for that because so far we are seeing results and hope to see better results in the near future. goodday.

Cuteamigo1:
it's sad but let not make this about Nigeria and understand that the global economy is on meltdown. watched CNN the other day and it reported that big and I mean big manufacturing companies are closing down because of cheap imports from China even in the US OOO. I have mixed feelings about the issue but really China is taking over the world gradually because they export in large scale and sell cheaper than what the price is in the buying country which forces businesses like this to shut down. Nigeria needs to review it's protection policies but again if the government ban imports to promote local manufacturers guess who will complain? NIGERIANS SMH.

texazzpete:
Your comments are terrible , and you should feel ashamed of yourself.

Do you have any idea how many successful entrepreneurs failed multiple times before they succeeded?

Ignorance is your problem. Work on it.