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| Re: Teenager Sells Mobile Startup To Yahoo for $30 Million by habanairaland: 5:56pm On Mar 26, 2013 |
The ICT is a huge niche and its making a whole lot of money for people. Don't dull Nigerians, go get a skill, it'll save you when jobs fail you! Getting a skill in website design is cool but programming is more profitable. See the boy age sef... Pheew!!! 1 Like |
| Re: Teenager Sells Mobile Startup To Yahoo for $30 Million by obi2012: 5:57pm On Mar 26, 2013 |
why would they focus on failed ideas? how many business men tried to make money and lost money? Just because people failed doesnt mean we shouldn't try.. Nothing good comes easy Frosti: They should talk about all the failed ideas that never maid the news. |
| Re: Teenager Sells Mobile Startup To Yahoo for $30 Million by NaijaExposed: 5:57pm On Mar 26, 2013 |
If you create a million dollar app for naija. By the time investors price am 15,000 naira you go lose hope ! Mtcheeeeeeww 1 Like |
| Re: Teenager Sells Mobile Startup To Yahoo for $30 Million by Elai147: 5:59pm On Mar 26, 2013 |
The boy got a lot of support from other investors to succeed in it. In Nigeria, even if you come up with such idea, it may be difficult to get people who will be willing to finance it. There are a lot of talents in Naija but the talents die due to lack of support from people. Even the government will not finance anything for us. I Wish the boy good luck. |
| Re: Teenager Sells Mobile Startup To Yahoo for $30 Million by avalontony(m): 5:59pm On Mar 26, 2013 |
what have i been doing all this while  ?? trying to get a 2.1 or 2.2 so that some rich will employ me?? i am making a u-turn right now.2 Likes |
| Re: Teenager Sells Mobile Startup To Yahoo for $30 Million by Elai147: 6:03pm On Mar 26, 2013 |
NaijaExposed: If you create a million dollar app for naija. By the time investors price am 15,000 naira you go lose hope ! Mtcheeeeeeww LOL.. you are very correct. But we can try |
| Re: Teenager Sells Mobile Startup To Yahoo for $30 Million by AK481(m): 6:08pm On Mar 26, 2013 |
Wow,this happened and everybody believes it or people thinks nigerians are dull!!! We are our own problem,I remember wen 4 or 3 secondary school students in lagos did something more than this,o yes,they developed a urine powered generator.this on its own is a classic....what did most of you say? You said it was lie n rubbish,not until wen aljazeera confirmed it and tested it before nigerian believed and after that,it has been forgotten. No big man\9ja company bought this idea n not to talk of developing. Smh for 9ja n its inferiority complex 1 Like |
| Re: Teenager Sells Mobile Startup To Yahoo for $30 Million by vislabraye(m): 6:10pm On Mar 26, 2013 |
Today's youth in Naija think entertainment is the fastest way to make it. Men, at a tender age of 17 this guy is coding seriously. |
| Re: Teenager Sells Mobile Startup To Yahoo for $30 Million by Orikinla(m): 6:13pm On Mar 26, 2013 |
The boy sold it cheap. Google would have paid more for it. 1 Like |
| Re: Teenager Sells Mobile Startup To Yahoo for $30 Million by Leopantro: 6:22pm On Mar 26, 2013 |
i have an idea for an app that will make money for anyone with an android phone. I'm ready to invest in it but have zero app making skills. can someone please direct me to where i can learn how to create it. would be highly appreciated |
| Re: Teenager Sells Mobile Startup To Yahoo for $30 Million by jmoore(m): 6:32pm On Mar 26, 2013 |
It is a plus on the teenager's side, $30 Million is very big. Yahoo bought the company "summly" and has closed it down. I think they need the skills of the teenager in their own company and nothing more. |
| Re: Teenager Sells Mobile Startup To Yahoo for $30 Million by eforce: 6:35pm On Mar 26, 2013 |
The saddest part of this whole thing, is that the nobody is talking about what he has made, how he made, and other ideas in that same spectrum, every body here is either talking about the money or giving excuses why they don;t need to apply themselves and achieve their goals. when this guy was making this app, he wasnt thinking about 30 million dollars, he was trying to solve a problem, he wasn;t blaming the economy or other trivial things, he went ahead and did something, and that is exactly what he said, yet no one is talking in that line. Read http://www.elijahforce..com/2013/02/rules-of-life-in-youth-development.html |
| Re: Teenager Sells Mobile Startup To Yahoo for $30 Million by speaktome(m): 6:45pm On Mar 26, 2013 |
Am jus seeing 3 categories of pple here. 1. Those in d group of only getting shockd nd pondering on someones success 2. Those dat keeps admiring nd congratulatin pples success 3. Those dat takes pples success as a challange 2 their becoming successful... Wia do u belong? |
| Re: Teenager Sells Mobile Startup To Yahoo for $30 Million by tpia5: 6:46pm On Mar 26, 2013 |
jmoore: It is a plus on the teenager's side, $30 Million is very big. Possibly. |
| Re: Teenager Sells Mobile Startup To Yahoo for $30 Million by Georgesmartt(m): 6:46pm On Mar 26, 2013 |
vanstanzy: OMG! We seriously need a good education system in this country to match this feat. What? With our shabby education system, only like 2 percent of Nigerian youths can be this smart.Then you've gat to include my name among the 2 percent. Wot is my Brain meant for any way? Is it only for Playing games and using other peoples brain child? No, dis lil Guy just poked me and arose the sleeping genius in me. "Were u Live don't count but the Brain in ur head does" . |
| Re: Teenager Sells Mobile Startup To Yahoo for $30 Million by mekaboy(m): 6:47pm On Mar 26, 2013 |
Apps that will earn u that kind of money in naija. 1, Bomb detector: can detect bombs miles away from where it is installed. 2, Boko haram detector app: detect boko haram members miles away from the system. 3,Bribe detector app: detect bribes being taken in naija real time, showing both the giver and receiver 4,Ritual murder app: detect ritual activities where ever it takes place in nigeria, showing the person involved. 5: Ban forecast app: detect the next item to be banned by govt a year before it is band and location (okada) 6: kidnap forecast app: can tell the next person in line to be kidnapped, when and where they will be kidnapped and the culprits . 7; bank robbery forecast app: can tell the next bank to be robbed, when , where and by whom. 7 Likes |
| Re: Teenager Sells Mobile Startup To Yahoo for $30 Million by tpia5: 6:48pm On Mar 26, 2013 |
Frosti: They should talk about all the failed ideas that never maid the news. True. |
| Re: Teenager Sells Mobile Startup To Yahoo for $30 Million by nenergy(m): 6:59pm On Mar 26, 2013 |
One lesson i've learnt from this is that, present day investors don't need your proposals (what i want to do) anymore. They need what you've done. If you've got a brilliant idea: develop it, test it and run it, then investors will come looking for you. 2 Likes |
| Re: Teenager Sells Mobile Startup To Yahoo for $30 Million by GMacbeth: 7:00pm On Mar 26, 2013 |
chiover: Schoolboy has made money more than me in just his first attempt at money making !!!!! What shall I do now to overtake this white boyMadam tiyen one keg of pami and tell Ekaite to meet me in my bedroom dont 4get to make sure she puts on white undies. |
| Re: Teenager Sells Mobile Startup To Yahoo for $30 Million by cyzzy: 7:05pm On Mar 26, 2013 |
Stuff I like to hear.inventors rule the world. Our youths should do more in IT advancement. That's the next level. |
| Re: Teenager Sells Mobile Startup To Yahoo for $30 Million by MichaelMyers: 7:22pm On Mar 26, 2013 |
That kid is fucking cool. |
| Re: Teenager Sells Mobile Startup To Yahoo for $30 Million by flexxzzy(m): 7:55pm On Mar 26, 2013 |
Men, c inovation! Gosh.. How do we dat are interested in such start wen we dnt even knw hw to program  |
| Re: Teenager Sells Mobile Startup To Yahoo for $30 Million by vanstanzy(m): 7:59pm On Mar 26, 2013 |
Georgesmartt: Then you've gat to include my name among the 2 percent. Wot is my Brain meant for any way? Is it only for Playing games and using other peoples brain child? No, dis lil Guy just poked me and arose the sleeping genius in me. "Were u Live don't count but the Brain in ur head does" . Now u are talking!  But first sign-up for an ICT training to boost ur chances. "NO KNOWLEDGE IS A WASTE!" |
| Re: Teenager Sells Mobile Startup To Yahoo for $30 Million by ektbear: 8:01pm On Mar 26, 2013 |
Pretty awesome. |
| Re: Teenager Sells Mobile Startup To Yahoo for $30 Million by Nobody: 8:03pm On Mar 26, 2013 |
abhosts: Happy for Him. I wonder when we would start having deals like this in Nigeria. Um... Never! Sorry to crush your hopes. As long as you dont have an honest government in place to set up policies in place and guide the people to greatness. All your dreams, hopes and aspirations, will remain just that. |
| Re: Teenager Sells Mobile Startup To Yahoo for $30 Million by Vincent41(m): 8:04pm On Mar 26, 2013 |
yawa-ti-de: wen some guys don spend 5 yrs for facebook without getting any time..lozzzz |
| Re: Teenager Sells Mobile Startup To Yahoo for $30 Million by a1solution: 8:16pm On Mar 26, 2013 |
Many Nigerian youths can do better than that. |
| Re: Teenager Sells Mobile Startup To Yahoo for $30 Million by Iceslizer(f): 8:34pm On Mar 26, 2013 |
I'm going to find that boy and make him the son in-law to my unborn daughter  Another Bill Gates in the making.. |
| Re: Teenager Sells Mobile Startup To Yahoo for $30 Million by Gonzaga1010(m): 8:39pm On Mar 26, 2013 |
HMMMMMM |
| Re: Teenager Sells Mobile Startup To Yahoo for $30 Million by admcompub: 8:39pm On Mar 26, 2013 |
abhosts: Happy for Him. I wonder when we would start having deals like this in Nigeria. That deal is out there for any person, just bring up an idea and place it on the web , you will be contacted , |
| Re: Teenager Sells Mobile Startup To Yahoo for $30 Million by upchair(m): 9:10pm On Mar 26, 2013 |
ajos: small boy don hammer cool cash....many yahoo yahoo guys no fit get dis kind idea,na to dey scam people mumu people theif their cash....i feel u kidbro.... @ajos you know why the yahoo yahoo boys can't do this? It is because they are too shallow in thought to think in such constructive realms that would add value too humanity. |
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