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Nigeria's fintech Bujeti just scored big, they raised $2M in seed funding, and this huge turnout was led by Y-Combinator.
Also, companies that once proudly claimed the title of "disruptors" are now crashing and burning faster than they rose—making it the speediest self-destruction spree in a whole decade!
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Your Career's Comeback Story!
I came across a blog post by Harvard Business Review on how setbacks are capable of boosting your career. And it got me thinking, should we be embracing failure and setbacks more often than we run from them?
We don't particularly enjoy failing, but we also know some of the biggest innovations today came from lessons learned after not getting it right.
For example, there was a founder whose company was doing amazing but suddenly got hacked into (this same hacker had hacked PayPal 3 times!).
What's crazy is how this Founder handled it, he commended the hacker on his skills and rewarded him for finding a leak to his company. Today the ‘hacker’ works for the company and is in charge of routine checks to ensure security.
You can read his story and other stories of Founders who failed but turned it around to favour them here.
Who knows? It may be the motivation you need to carry you this week.
So, here's your mission for today: take a chill moment to ponder those setbacks you've faced, and gently ask yourself how the lessons you’ve learned can be the light you need in your career.
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How You Can Attract Top Talents
One of the easiest ways to attract the best talents to your company is by offering captivating employee privileges.
You wouldn’t even have to look for them, they’ll be eager to work with you.
Up to 57% of Job seekers consider the perks as a major factor before accepting any job offer.
Even if your revenue isn’t like the big players, there are amazing ways you can keep your employees satisfied and faithful to your company.
This blog post is based on the best practices from experts and successful startups. Or you could take it a step further to discover the 9 tips for approaching employee perks.
Remember, your team is the engine driving your company forward. Make sure it’s fueled with the best talents.
Learn from the Best
“For years I've been telling founders that the surest route to success is to be the cockroaches of the corporate world. The immediate cause of death in a startup is always running out of money. So the cheaper your company is to operate, the harder it is to kill.”
- Paul Graham, Founder Y Combinator
“VCs should help end the ‘fake it until you make it’ culture by being real partners with the founders they back. Empathy, peer-engagement, and being emotionally connected can be transformative to founders during the startup journey.”
- Brad Feld, Founder Techstars and Foundry VC
Community Spotlight
A big shoutout to Adesuwa Okunbo-Rhodes, the Founder and Managing Partner at Aruwa Capital Management!
Guess what? She just snagged the 2023 2X Global Woman Manager of the Year award all the way from South Africa. Talk about a major achievement 🎉
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What Other Founders are Consuming:
- It's not difficult earning your employees’ trust, at least when you do this
- Strange but: the number of CEOs across publicly listed companies fell to 9 percent, why?
- Experts in the industry are saying we should team up more to explore innovations and grab opportunities in the tech scene in Africa.
- Word on the street is that December might be a bit slow for startups. Apparently, borrowing is getting pricier, and profits are playing hard to get.
- Netflix's Co-CEOs, Ted Sarandos, and Greg Peters are scoring $40 million paydays in 2024 after a summer shakeup in response to rejection
- A CEO predicts what working culture will look like in 2030 for millennials and Gen Z
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Written by Onekpe Regina, Oluwaseye Adesina
Edited by Oluwaseye Adesina
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