“His name is David Obasiolu, and it all started with one tweet. @markessien you’re a lucky man making hotels.ng when I was only 16. I would have made that in 2 days and pushed you out of business lol. — David Obasiolu (@Obazzy_Dave) April 12, 2016 …and a reply from Mark Essien, founder & CEO…”
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LOL. This is so funny to me. I think he’s just trolling.
Btw, the site is actually a wordpress theme: http://themeforest.net/item/traveler-multipurpose-booking-template/8526796. Demo: http://remtsoy.com/tf_templates/traveler/demo_v1_7/index.html
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His initiative/chutzpah is interesting, but he’s a touch high on his own kool aid, like is kinda the thing with rookies. It’s actually a necessary rookie trait, to be honest, experience makes people risk averse, which makes the already slim odds of achieving greatness even slimmer. And assuming he’s really serious about this, he won’t be the first or last Wordpress startup. Lol.
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He needs to chill, and get the job Mark is offering. But I bet he won’t listen. Initial gra-gra.
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There’s force in this… Funny but damn serious! I am setting an alert till Afrivac launches…
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Actually, I assume Mark offered him a job because of his UI design skills (which we now know he doesn’t have). Right now, I’m not sure what he’s going to add to Hotels.ng.
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How do I get the theme for my new site www.roomsbot.com
From the exchange, I believe he was offered the Job based on grit and commitment.
Also from his LinkedIn profile,he is not really into design but Software development.
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Too much of themeforest i suppose ?
This makes sense, @Idarlington. You’re right.
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Correction: This guy built a website in two days.
After seeing the post title and his tweet, I expected to see a platform of hotels.ng-type quality all set and ready to compete in two days. Ludicrous, I know. But he said it, not me.
I wish him all the best, really. Seasoned entrepreneurs know that it’s not just about launching a site.
probably he hasnt taken any serious risk in his life, he should be allowed to get his fingers burnt a little
I love his spirit and can do atitude. Right now it’s not about if he can take his idea off the ground but his energy and believe in himself and ability to even try to push forward.
lol… Funny but then, let us see what he has in stock for us.
Hehehe. WordPress startups are killing it too oh. In their own space sha.
Three words: TAKE THE JOB!
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Kinda of thirsty, that the first guy you go singing to is Eghosa from Echo VC, Hotel.ng backers.
Manquant finesse!
Time to invest in breaking Crapress sites sorry i meant Wordpress sites…any difference ?