Below is an excerpt from my new post on the Radar community.
"I have been an avid reader/follower of Techcabal almost from inception and I have seen the remarkable progress being made. The contribution being made to the growth of the Nigerian tech scene can only be commendable. The bar has been set very high and this can only be a good thing for us all. This is the sort of progress that gets me excited about the ecosystem and hopeful for even more great things.
The addition of Radar as a forum for âlike-mindedâ techies was a logical move. We needed a forum to connect with, learn from other techies and to share knowledge gained from our different and yet almost identical entrepreneurial journeys. I have noticed a few things that I want to mention with due respect to the radar family as a wholeâŚ"
I have been able to identify 5 problem areas and have also proposed 4 possible solutions. Hence the title. âMy 5+4 take on Radar discussionsâ Let me know you thoughts, as we are all here to learn and make Radar a better community for us all. We are in it together
I agree its about execution but It has to be on stealth mode,
if your startup runs mainly on getting contracts from companies⌠with the coming of Andela graduates in some years and the already many UNKNOWN self taught coders, Companies will soon have lots of home grown choices⌠Its another topic on its ownâŚ
Some people are islands
Foreign competition is another topic on its ownâŚ
There will always be haters Founders have to prove them wrong
i. I think the point made under âprogramming skillâ is a tiny subset of what should have been under that.
Chest thumping programmers are not a community problem nor creation. Exemplary @ozombo is a making of his own. Only a problem when you care for a tit-tat.
ii. No comment
iii. If a founder isnât going at it with anyone on Radar doesnât mean s/he chose to play the âsolo mopolâ?
Their clique simply ainât on Radar (yet).
iv. No comment
v. On the ânegativeâ comments, am sitting on the fence. Most of the comments criticized as negative, most times I only see as strongly critical.
Am actually more weary of the half baked advices dished out here as authority especially without facts and experience to boot; whether negative or positive. Those are the true killers.
Donât-patronize-me attitude is not very popular in our society. Even in families. We hardly know how to divorce from a frankly blunt advice (mostly honest) that unfriendly feeling we get the first time.
Weâd rather swallow the self-pity pill or feel insulted instead.
One of the solution for me to sweeten radar discourse will be for more folks to share their unfolding journey, with as much friendly proof as possible. This for me will mean jump starting learning.
no issues at all just saying there is no point âbraggingâ even though people have the right to do so. We want to see growth, we want to see products with prospect. We want to see more of this
May not be stealth all the time sir. Do a bit of research on Jet I dont have the link this very minute
LOL. You got the point
Agree. The post was more of a curation than anything else
We dont have to prove anyone wrong. We have to focus on creating whatever we so wish. We have to embark on this entrepreneurial journey without the added pressure of proving anyone wrong. We should be thinking product, customers, growth, expansion, profitability etc and not haters
If anyone is waiting for an AMA to share their story, they are doing it wrong. You donât need to achieve faux celebrity status to share knowledge and experience if you truly want to. A couple of people already do this, plus I shared my payments adventures (which isnât quite finished by the way; more on this later) the other day on that Uber thread. Pun unintended.
If anyone wants this⌠they need to find alternative channels. If we can share knowledge and experience regardless of âplatformâ its all well and good. Actually people can open a thread on Radar to do this
That thread was epic to be honest. Quality discussion all round regardless of differences in opinion.
Like i cited in one of my previous responses Objects (formerly Rupt is a very good example. Sharing the journey with others.
Yeah! A nation of praise singers right?
Well, it is not the critic who counts, nor the man who points how the strong man stumbled or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly ⌠who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at best, knows the triumph of high achievement; and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat. So you can relate.
There is a real magic in enthusiasm. It spells the difference between mediocrity and accomplishment. Despite the fact that I have been stabbed at the back several times, Iâm still open minded. It has always been about how well, not how far.
Donât blame the one-man army. Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds. This alone got me really scared of working with teams until I took a course on Competencies in HR Management.
If you really want to do something, you will find a way; if you donât, you will find an excuse. This is the very reason we validate our failures with an excuse. I concur.
Hahaha! Rejection is not fatal; it is merely someoneâs opinion.
Whether itâs trying to turn a ânoâ into a âyesâ or proving a point, weâve got to rarely take rejection personally.
A product cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the product be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired and success achieved. Very reason why I so love the Lean Scheme.
Finally, the first principle of a free society is an untrammeled flow of words in an open forum.
I applaud Radar. And @BamboOyelaja aka @Ozombo has proven that we can always have Utopia in place.
As regards collaboration: when and how can I collaborate on Prognostore?
It seems like a really good idea but I fear you might miss what your market really needs if you havenât dealt with smeâs in that regards before. Plus, I know a competitor that I would like to introduce to you .
We are always open to collaboration at PrognoStore.
In terms of the understanding the market and the needs of SMEs, we have actually been running HGE Capital and advising SMEs for over 5 years. Sure, we can still learn a thing or two from other SME experts.
Good Afternoon, Happy Tuesday and Happy November to all. A great read. This is good but to be honest, I agree with @ozombo in alot of things from his article. Iâve sat down and read all his comments and topics and somehow Iâve come to understand where @ozombo is coming from. I donât know him and he doesnât know me, n who knows he might not like it as I have his name in my post but I feel like @ozombo is right and I donât see him as arrogant, I just feel like he has confidence (plus strength) and heâs trying to make it. It made me sad how people were trying to break and tear him down in this topic right here. People were throwing shots at him, and he threw shots back. He stood like a man was supposed to do.
