Irrespective of how you look at it, it takes a lot of guts to be an entrepreneur whether in Technology or any other industry. It is, therefore, important for startups to look out for resources and tools designed to help them succeed and there are loads of them out there.
I will go on to mention them briefly and if you are interested in any of them, then you have to visit their respective websites and remember, you can always watch Tech Trends on Channels Television and on this platform for more resources and tools.
Please, check out some of these resources and tools below:
1. Africa.co: is a platform to enhance the startup and innovation ecosystems across Africa. Search www.africa.com.
2. African Business Angel Network (ABAN): support the development of early stage investor networks across the continent and to get many more (early stage) investors excited about the opportunities in Africa.
3. MIT OpenCourseware – MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW) is a web-based publication of virtually all MIT course content. OCW is open and available to the world and is a permanent MIT activity.
4. – $100,000 in credit and 24/7 support for eligible startups.
5. Startup Growth Calculator – Calculates how much funding your startup needs.
6. Slim Voice is a very simple way to create and send invoices to your clients.
7. Departure – Provides a checklist to make sure you have everything ready before you launch a new site!
8. Office 365 is a suite of cloud-based products and services from Microsoft that help people do their best work together as a team.
9. Trello is the free, flexible, and visual way to organize anything with anyone.
10. Toggl – Free time tracking software to improve workplace productivity.
Try to check on some of these in your quest to start your outfit and leave a comment on how any of them has been helpful.
I have know of MITOpenCourseWare, i first head about in a Student Congress meeting in Gboko hosted by Bro Gbile Akanni, it is very good and also free to use, just like an endless and illustrative library, thanks for this information, so valuable
And you know it is not just about starting up, but knowing what to start up, Its very important, those decisions about who you work with, try to have the correct mindset, carve out a niche, know your Unique Selling Propositions, understand money, and take the risk, i have been reading lately on starting up a tech business, i have a plan, but it seems so big, but am gonna try overcome doubt, thanks for this again
Rephrasing the words of Me Uyi Stewart , technology at large is fast becoming an “untapped natural resource” for the whole world. And Africa is part of it. The youth should embrace it. Imagine what a head start one would have, adhering to these tips.
actually everything in Africa is still untapped, not even up to 1%, dear Shalom
Uyi is a great Nigerian doing Africa proud with 9 patents so you would not want take lightly his words and he is indeed correct with that statement
Wow! Number 4 actually sounds tantalising and inviting. I’ll appreciate it, if you can report articles like this, once in a while. It’s really great!
One needs to try his luck with all of the listed. Who knows. One can never tell when it’ll be one’s turn to become lucky.
Wow, am really being educated, I never knew all this before. Thanks for sharing this sir, great analysis by the way, I quite dig all said here, its already assimilated. Tech start ups is what ever man should look out for this era? That’s great
I Agree with you @Oyetade, Number Four is really tantalizing
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