How To Build Growth Startups
Quote from Ndubuisi Ekekwe on April 22, 2021, 9:02 PM
In this piece, Oluwole Ogunlade explains how to build high growth, high valuation startups. You can call that the thesis of growth - and the article is amazing.
1. Choose a problem that has a huge impact when solved.
2. Make things simple and modern.
3. Build partnerships to accelerate growth.
4. Build Moats to create competitive advantages.Note that #3 - it is extremely important. Flutterwave which he used as a case study has grown by striking amalgam of partnerships.

In this piece, Oluwole Ogunlade explains how to build high growth, high valuation startups. You can call that the thesis of growth - and the article is amazing.
1. Choose a problem that has a huge impact when solved.
2. Make things simple and modern.
3. Build partnerships to accelerate growth.
4. Build Moats to create competitive advantages.
Note that #3 - it is extremely important. Flutterwave which he used as a case study has grown by striking amalgam of partnerships.
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