This episode’s been done for a while but I’ve not been able to post it here til now. So sorry for the delays getting it out. Life got the better of me the last little while.
Ezra’s still in America but we focus on what’s going on in our local ecosystem this week.
I gatecrashed the first day of Startup Weekend Lagos and had a really interesting time. The keynote speakers were fantastic, bringing a (much-needed, in my opinion) perspective on the start-up mania in Nigeria.
We grapple with their opening question “what is the difference between a start-up and a business” which leads to some (maybe too much?) revelation on a start-up I’m very interested in.
Also in this episode: strange food confessions!
One of us thinks fear makes meat taste better and the other is down to try dog meat.
Find out what we think about start-ups, business and meat in this week’s episode of CRUDCAST.
@akamaozu I do get your central points regarding startup ideas/projects being viable (or at least to an extent) from a business perspective. However just know that some ideas won’t make sense to the people (partner,parents etc) that matter to you. So the exact thing you rather not happen i.e. Fight & defend your plan at the same time when you’re fighting to execute on the idea/project, might not be avoidable (in a lot of cases).
Most from ground breaking and (eventually) money making ideas always start that way.
@xolubi I see you’re not into ‘hero’ worship but don’t bash the competition as you guys are definitely not ‘competing’. Think about it as ‘different strokes for different folks’.
I think Crudcast is evolving nicely, so ️! Definitely will be good to think of transcripts as suggested earlier. I think it will do good for spreading the reach.
@PapaOlabode I guess the message (and humour) was lost if it was seen as bashing the competition. It was just stating what I disagreed with and gave examples - it happens here on Radar (definitely not my competition) as well with almost every AMA which I noticeably steer clear of. The freedom to do that without being censored is what makes me me, and this show what it is.
I definitely know what you mean about ‘hero’ worship. As I still vividly remember saying something along the same lines (see below), some weeks ago.
Now maybe bashing doesn’t quite cut it, but then at the end of the day, what’s the point in having a podcast without voicing your opinion? So yeah, definitely do your thing.
@PapaOlabode I totally understand where you’re coming from.
It’s one thing to be fighting to convince people when you have a vision / plan to make money; completely different matter when you don’t.
Even if they don’t understand, it being so clear in your mind and seeing the progress towards the point will make it easier to have that discussion over and over again.
A few days ago I met an American at a Nigerian wedding. We started discussing what we do for a living. He makes soap and his brand’s stocked in quite a few retails stores nationwide in his country.
When he found out I make software he quickly pointed out there’s so much that can be done here in that field. I agreed. He asked what I’m working on, I shared a pet project idea of mine. His next question: how does this make money?
I told him a single possibility I’d thought of and he nodded and said “that actually makes a lot of sense”.
Not that my plan is foolproof our easy or that I’ve made any progress in executing it, but the idea made total sense to him. He didn’t need to be a tech person to see the value I was proposing. The one possible route to making the idea sustainable (to make money) made sense.
Even if my people don’t get it, people need to be able to get it.
I couldn’t agree more with the above quote! Ultimately, every product requires use cases to enable adoption. And as long as the targeted users, find it useful, then one has a good start (irrespective of what close fam thinks).
️! Definitely will be good to think of transcripts as suggested earlier. I think it will do good for spreading the reach.