venchy29:
Was a great win yesterday thanks to all,
check file bellow

krattoss:
The rich keeps getting richer..

RALPHOW:


It is only school like covenant university can produce such quality. Many graduates of Computer Science from even Federal Universities do not have access to computer, how will they meet up even many lectures are not update, they still teach Technology of 1970s. I pray I have money to send my children yo good school like covenant university.

oluwafreshkid:
Laudable.... But lets be candid o, shebi all that these tech hubs provides are just electricity , internet access and ample space. Finish. So what's the Biggie? If not the country that's in shambles. If there were stable power in Nigeria, and Glo made there data cheaper, there would be no need for these "hubs". Everything done here can be done in a functional school library or your own room sef.

Statsocial:


"For decades, the Silicon Valley model has progressively transformed the way innovation and entrepreneurship is viewed globally.

This has inspired technology-minded individuals to form clusters, across various geographical regions, to collectively shape the world with technological innovation that mirrors that of Silicon Valley.

In all this transformation, one cannot overemphasise the role tech hubs play; seeing as they’ve become irremovable elements in creating successful businesses and, likewise, entrepreneurs. Today, they are major go-to places, both for investors who seek investable startups and individuals seeking to nurse their great idea to fruition.

In Nigeria, the revolution is moving at a progressive pace. Suffice to say that a movement that started in Yaba is now gradually expanding and finding roots in other places across the country."

OR

You can read this for a more comprehensive knowledge on tech startups in Nigeria.
https://techpoint.ng/2017/03/06/list-tech-hubs-across-nigeria/

driand:
Enough of this,

My people, what is the way forward?

This country produces over 50,000 scientists/engineers annually, how many more do we need before we make a mark on technology and development? How many more before our military starts manufacturing their own jets, missiles and ADVANCED WEAPONS SYSTEMS? how many more before we become a nuclear power?

Infact!

hahn:
Don't be afraid to experiment - Dr David Oyedepo

Imagine this is coming from the same person that promotes dogma and ancient Jewish myths as fact

And someone is comparing this place to silicon valley

And it is not yet April fool's day

mrvitalis:

UNN is far ahead of most schools when u talk about research .....go to proda Enugu ..most of them there are Unn people and they are doing wonders

hahn:
Don't be afraid to experiment - Dr David Oyedepo

Imagine this is coming from the same person that promotes dogma and ancient Jewish myths as fact

And someone is comparing this place to silicon valley

And it is not yet April fool's day

kabawa:
This is a sitting room not incubator
Op you are HI you need peak milk

Statsocial:

Lol I see you've not seen an incubation hub before issokay.

kabawa:


I REPEAT,YOU NEED PEAK MILK

Statsocial:

Pheew Na you know

Statsocial:

Most of the world's greatest scientist are religious people. The joke is on you!

LajaLaba:
Your post is rubbish

hahn:


No great scientific discovery has been made and no major ie worldscale problem has been solves as a result of religious teachings

The joke is on you

simiolu1:


As a techie let me educate you a little bit.

When you have an idea of a software product, the first thing on your mind is fleshing the problem out and then trying to solve it. You talk to friends, they commit, then its time to start doing the grunt work. You now realize that you need a place where the distractions of the world are minimal and can code all day. Believe me, coding is extremely energy consuming and brain tasking. In the early days of a startup, most technical founders or co-founders log more than 10 hours per day coding.

This is one of the reasons why many of the big tech companies today operated out of car garages and dorm rooms in their early days. In a car garage, you clear out the space, make it a little convenient and with your laptop and internet access, you get working. In a dorm room; if your roomates are tech guys, you guys skip lectures and just work.

From my own personal experience, this kind of work (starting a software company) can only be done from home if you live with people who understand what you want to do and leave your time to you. I started working on an idea last year from home. As the last born of the house; I wake up, do dishes, then cook for the house. By the time I'm done; I'm tired. Then I eat to regain strength but when I start coding, I battle with fatigue and sleep. Friends who know I'm a freelancer come unannounced; I run errands, entertain them and before I know it; its 6pm already and the time is gone. I manage to put on my laptop, PHCN does their thing. Then I remember there's no fuel in the Gen. Because we use a big gen at home, we always buy a minimum of 10 litres which is 1,500 naira. In 4 days max, this finishes. I also have to worry about oil, generator servicing etc. This continued for a long time till I decided I was going to get a co-working office space.

Then the search began. After a lot of inquiries from friends and colleagues, the co-working spaces in Lagos which I reside in are priced at a minimum of 1,500 per day; this is 6k per week and 24k per month. My T-fare and feeding is not yet factored in. If I have just 1 technical co-founder, this price doubles. Imagine it if your team is more than 3. Go ask around; in the early days of startups, cash flow is usually non-existent so you want to conserve the little cash you have for as long as possible.

So please do not try to downplay the work of incubators and accelerators in any tech hub; if you do, you are only exposing your folly and ignorance. To your assumption about just buying glo data and working in a library I'll say this: a library is a primarily a place to read; an incubator is a place to code. Let me explain that more.

In a library, you will find people reading. Out of a rough sample of 10 people, it will be hard to find 1 person who came to code. In an incubator, almost 7 out of 10 people are coding. This means that if you get stuck with your project trying to implement a feature or something; the probability of finding someone to help you out is MUCH higher in an incubator than in a library. This seemingly insignificant difference can be the difference between launching In December and launching in January.

Also, please note that even UK universities have started having incubators; to aid collaboration between lecturers and students and also improve the entrepreneurial drive of students so this is not just a "Nigerian" thing. Let me just stop here so that I don't write a testament from the folly you typed up there

oluwafreshkid:

You couldn't work from home because you had to power the generator. Fuel cost et al.... Corroborates what i said about epileptic power supply.
You went in search of a hub and the ones you got were quite pricey.... What's the essence if startup can't afford to pay for the hubs?
Your friends come arojnd and you haveto entertain them.... Lol, this one weak me o. So if you had your office setup in your house, your friends will bump in in the middle of sealing a deal baa?
For startupsfunds is nonexistent..... What then is the sense in using the nonexistent fund in paying for a work space?
Y'all make this hub sound like it's a cancer research lab where they offer specialized services that can't be done at home.
Face it, you are only paying for a conducive chair and desk, air conditioning, WiFi and steady power.... All ofwhich can be available in your house. Except for the tech input of colleagues in the hub (they won't like to be bothered too much too)

simiolu1:


Next time, try type coherently; I really really believe you can do better. Thank you

Statsocial:

The purpose of religion is not to teach science so why compare. Your initial post suggested that a man with faith could never advocate for science and I replied you that many have. Infact science and religion run on the same "believe to see" system. So get off ur Atheistic high horse and go find a life...

Raxxye:
Quite an interesting and inspiring thread, yet people are here trying to make it sound like it's a joke. Time to leave behind the mentality that "it can never work in Nigeria", because it can, it is and it definitely will!

Meanwhlie, Good job@ statsocial and simiolu. Kudos!

oluwafreshkid:

You couldn't work from home because you had to power the generator. Fuel cost et al.... Corroborates what i said about epileptic power supply.
You went in search of a hub and the ones you got were quite pricey.... What's the essence if startup can't afford to pay for the hubs?
Your friends come arojnd and you haveto entertain them.... Lol, this one weak me o. So if you had your office setup in your house, your friends will bump in in the middle of sealing a deal baa?
For startupsfunds is nonexistent..... What then is the sense in using the nonexistent fund in paying for a work space?
Y'all make this hub sound like it's a cancer research lab where they offer specialized services that can't be done at home.
Face it, you are only paying for a conducive chair and desk, air conditioning, WiFi and steady power.... All ofwhich can be available in your house. Except for the tech input of colleagues in the hub (they won't like to be bothered too much too)

simiolu1:


I guess today is the day.
Incubators are not just a Nigerian thing like I said before.
Harvard has an incubator; Harvard iLab.
New York University has 4 incubators.
SetSquared is an incubator birthed as a result of a collaboration between 4 Universities in the UK.

I don't have to remind you that the US and UK don't have power problems. I also hope you know that in the US, a cable TV subscription comes with internet access.

So why have incubators when the guys can just work from home or their dorm room?

Nigerian universities should be encouraged to have incubators simples.

oluwafreshkid:


compare what the i-Lab does with the Nigerian hub...

Expert Resourcing
For students who have identified a project or venture they want to pursue, we offer a number of practical resources that help students further inform, improve, and advance their ideas. For Harvard students, these resources include 75 evening workshops and seminars hosted by the i-lab, one-on-one office hours with over 25 Experts-in-Residence, and 4 partner law firms. Additionally, we work with Community Partner organizations to offer resources to both Harvard students and members of the public including: office hours, workshops, and counseling sessions.

I still maintain, these HUBS springing up in Nigeria only offer space, power and internet.