I bought a new 4K Apple TV in Accra yesterday after I got pissed with the performance of my Amazon FireTV Cube. The Amazon vs Apple device war is another matter for later. What was interesting was how I bought it. I will list the steps I took and what…
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Victor
Victor Asemota is prolific writer who has been in the payments space for quite some time. He writes regularly through his blog - http://bigchief.co
I was watching the latest episode of ABC’s Shark Tank on Hulu yesterday and admiring Mark Cuban’s genius. A thought came into my head from a quote I had read before: “Only the student can defeat the master” Mark Cuban gets better and better with each investment he makes. He…
The definition of luxury is changing, from one that alluded to expense and quality, to another that now includes sentimental, cultural, moral and ethical considerations. — Magatte Wade In 2014, Magatte Wade wrote a brilliant article titled “Meaning is The New Luxury”. Very profound but I am sure a lot of African…
WhatsApp? What is That? A couple of years ago, one of our Managing Consultants was in South Africa. She had decided to buy a local SIM instead to save cost on roaming. I needed to reach her urgently before a meeting. Our CTO told me that she was online on…
I put a joke in Twitter once, the joke was not even mine. I saw it previously on Facebook and it got almost 300 retweets. After that time, it was not uncommon for me to average 30 retweets on jokes or even some serious stuff. Sometimes there are zero retweets…
Today I tried to catch-up on my mail after a long recovery period from illness. I got tired of responding in detail and decided it would be better to actually just speak with a number of the people who sent me mails. It occurred to me after my 5th conversation…
One of the joys of going back to Manchester is spending time with 4-year-old Michael (my God son), he is at that age where he asks questions that make you laugh and think at the same time. As usual he is always a handful and was trying to show me…
“The unbanked have been unbanked for a very long time and there is a reason why they remain that way. Banks have been around for centuries and there is a reason why they don’t have everyone as customers” The statement above was made by a speaker at the recent Mobile…