#WhatIsYourBusiness 2

Zuckerberg is the 16 richest person in the world with a net worth of $34 Billion. The template he employed which shot him from an obscure start-up to a global force is quite basic. And I think you should pay very close attention. You would gain a lot.

What do you think Facebook sells? Wait a minute. Before you answer that question, let us do something.

As of the 1st quarter of the year 2015, Facebook had 1.44 BILLION monthly active users. If Facebook was a country, it would be the biggest country in the world! Now, we were taught that a day has 24 hours. Well, in the world of Facebook, a day has16 MILLION cumulative HOURS spent on it. And it is increasing.

What does this mean for Facebook? Leverage.

Facebook says, “We have a pool of 1.44 billion active users of Facebook. They are not paying for using Facebook. But they are giving us their TIME. We are constantly updating our app and making our interface and user-experience more engaging and captivating so that our users can give us MORE of their TIME. This is a great platform to advertise. [Now, this is where it gets interesting] We will sell you the TIME of our users and you will pay us GOOD MONEY for it.”

This is the simple template.

The more active users Facebook gets, the more value it accrues. And the more TIME that these active users spend on Facebook, the more money Zuckerberg makes. What he does is that he takes your TIME [which you may or may not value] and sells it to people, organisations and corporations who pay him money for it.

This isn’t just Facebook. When you spend your TIME on ANY app [BBM, Candy Crush, etc] and you see adverts everywhere, understand that someone, somewhere, is TRADING YOUR TIME for MONEY.

But #WhatIsYourBusiness?

Stay with me. I’m headed somewhere.

[to be continued]

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AKPOVETA, Valentine ‘t

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#InvasionOfTheIntelligentsia 4

WHO BURNT MY EGGS?

The day I knew we had a useless government in this country and that Jonathan was doing absolutely nothing of value was when I was boiling eggs one day and I slept off. I woke up and met burnt eggs in the pot.

It is only in a nation where Jonathan is president that eggs get burnt.

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My friend, Okoroafor, in response to my post on Sunday, spoke about how far Nigeria has come despite her shortcomings, and how far she would go once some of these things are solved.

Now, Nigeria is not the flag, the coat of arms and the land mass. Nigeria is the people. And if we juxtapose this against what Strive Masiyiwa says about entrepreneurs being an integral part of the source of wealth creation of any nation, then we realise that Nigeria has come this far because, asides from what the government does, there are people who are consciously and daily creating value.

The Intelligentsia are an integral part of these people in the chain of value creation.

And I think this is what really gets me excited about them. That they have moved beyond the point of trading blames and pointing fingers at the government, the society, circumstances, family, background, economics, and other such things.

So while others are busy blaming Jonathan for everything from bad economy to burnt eggs, some others, IN THIS SAME COUNTRY, are thinking innovatively, creating value, building structures, creating empires.

In. This. Same. Country.

You see, I have found that there are certain people who have a problem with taking responsibility where it is due, but who would rather look for whom to shift the blame to. But the same situation that someone sees as an excuse for mediocrity, is the very same situation that someone else sees as an opportunity- to give value, and create wealth.

So what really are you doing? Looking for fictitious burnt eggs and whom to blame? Or discovering opportunities, taking action and creating value? Because, if you look really closely, there are fictitious burnt eggs all around, and if that’s what you are looking for, then that’s all you’re ever likely going to get.

[to be continued]

I VALue You!

AKPOVETA, Valentine ‘t
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#PLAIN 2

I’ve received much too many answers to my questions last Saturday and surprisingly, the ladies admitted that they err the most. But I think both gender is to be blamed. Here’s my reason:

I think most guys think about girls putting time into their appearance the same way my five-year-old self thought about the preparation of corn flakes . It’s something that we, frankly, don’t put much thought into and when we do, our understanding of what needs to be done to achieve the outcomes that we are most fond of is so profoundly lacking that it is basically useless for us to give our opinions on the level of preparation that we prefer.

Scenario 1: I see a girl and think,

“yikes, that girl should’ve put a little

more effort in this morning.” She

might look okay; she might even look pretty good, all things considered, but if that was my first thought when I saw her, chances are she is not looking her personal best.

Scenario 2: I see a girl and think, “wow, she’s hot.” I can tell you one thing that I absolutely, positively have never, and will NEVER think as my next thought;

“I’d really like to find out exactly how

much effort this girl expends in order to achieve this appearance so I can compare it to the effort expended by comparably attractive women because that will be a factor in deciding whether or not I want to have anything to do with her.”  To reiterate, that has never crossed my mind.

The point is, if you look good, you look good. Guys generally don’t know (even if they think they do) or care much about how much effort was expended to achieve the outcome, they just focus on the outcome. If the outcome makes a guy think about the preparation process, there is probably something that can be done to change the process such that it will improve the outcome.

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It was the last day of the 2011 campaign. The venue was the International conference Center in Abuja. My attention was transfixed on the television as I watched the General deliver his touching speech. “I have fought drift and purposelessness in this country. I have fought corruption and indiscipline. I have fought indolence and betrayal of trusts. I have fought the Nigerian civil war and struggled for the unity of this country in many ways …… and in all I’ve done; I have never touched a Kobo of public funds”.

My heart brimmed with pride and reverence as I listened to him with rapt attention. As he continued with his speech, his voice trailed off and he battled to keep his emotion under control. The pain in his heart made his mouth to quiver feverishly, for a General, it was a rare sight. He removed his glasses to wipe the tears from his eyes. On that day, he showed a side of him not too well known.

Where I was sited, I battled with my own emotions as hot tears pricked my eyes. The tears in my eyes felt like a river threatening to overflow its banks. I yielded to its supremacy as hot tears trickled down my face. My sisters and brothers who ordinarily would’ve mocked me stayed quiet the whole time. They saw passion, pain and hunger for change written all over me. Not just in me, but also on the face of the General and countless Nigerians who broke down in tears for the love of country on that night April 13th 2011.

Exactly four years after that sober night of tears, lovers of the General had cause to have teary eyes again but this time, it was tears of victory. By some stroke of hard work, resilience, formidable alliance and masterful strategy, the opposition won power and an idea that once seemed impossible became an exciting reality. Expectations are high, hopes have been rekindled, and Nigerians now have cause to look into the future with optimism.

Change comes at a price. Nigerians paid the price by standing long hours against the scorching sun and in some places against torrential rainstorm to deliver the victory we now celebrate. The only thing they ask for in return is a fulfillment of the change promised. Nigerians want a break from the past. They desire a country where they can sleep with both eyes closed, they want the wealth of the nation to be enjoyed by all, they want a nation where honest hard work is rewarded and corrupt enrichment is sanctioned. A country where youths can earn a living through productive engagement. They yearn for sincere and honest leadership, one that is not immune to the suffering of the masses.

Change requires courage and demands patience. Courage on the part of the General and patience from the Nigerian people. Courage to make tough decisions and to curtail the appetite of vested interests who pooled their resources to realize his ambition. Patience is a hard currency in Nigeria. Our people must however realize that change is a process and that the ills of many years cannot be completely cured in a short time.

In the coming months, the change we clamoured for will demand more sacrifices from us, our expectations may take longer to materialize. As we move forward into the future, only a united nation, a vibrant and vigilant citizenry and a committed government can deliver the change we so desperately need.

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#WHENIWASACHILD SERIES

When I was a child, I believed that if it made me happy, then it was good. And if it made me unhappy, it was bad. In my head, it was a very simple calculation.

Make Me Happy = GOOD

Make Me Unhappy = BAD

As far as I was concerned, the whole purpose of life was for my happiness and my pleasure.

Taking medicine didn’t make me happy so, by my Life Mathematics, it was bad. So was vegetables… and discipline.

Taking unlimited supplies of bars of sweets and chocolate made me happy so, by my Life Mathematics, it was good. So was playing in the sand… and living without a care or direction.

But at some point in time, we must grow up. And with our growth must come the realisation that, despite what Hollywood would have us believe, life is much more than the mindless pursuit of happiness.

It is possible to be blissfully happy doing what will eventually destroy us and cause others needless, avoidable pain. And it is possible that certain things that bring us pain and discomfort in the short term are actually “working for us a far more exceeding weight of glory”, building us into better people, and more valuable beings.

Killing people makes some people happy. Making other people sad and hurting them makes some people happy. Jumping all over the place from one place to the other, seeking sources of debauchery and living a reckless, valueless, no-care-in-the-world kind of life makes some people happy. But there must be more to life than this.

I know this now. I didn’t know this as a child.

As I have grown, and though it may sound harsh, I have lost interest in what makes people happy. I am more invested in what makes them grow in line with purpose.

Eventually, the path of purpose will lead to happiness. But the path of happiness doesn’t always lead to purpose. Sometimes, it leads in the very opposite direction.

Children don’t know this.

[to be continued]

I VALue You!

AKPOVETA, Valentine ‘t
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Last weekend I finally finished the first draft of a thing I am physically incapable of talking about. Now it’s sitting in a folder on my computer, waiting for me to come back to it and give it the rewrite it desperately needs.

I say that because right now it is terrible, and I don’t mean that in an aw, shucks way. I mean that it might actually be pages and pages of random nouns and verbs strung together. The typing monkeys everyone is always talking about are probably producing an exact copy of it at this moment just by slamming their fists into the keyboard. I’m afraid to open The Folder because I’m worried I spent hours and hours of my life working on something and I could have produced the same result by jumbling up a dictionary.

Actually, shredding a dictionary and gluing it back together sounds like more fun…

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