The world keeps betting against Africa.
That is exactly why the opportunity is so large.
When everyone assumes a place will fail, its problems stay unsolved and its assets stay cheap.
Power. Payments. Logistics. Food that rots before it ever reaches the market.
Each one is a fortune waiting for someone close enough to feel the pain of it.
The founders who win the next twenty years will not be the ones who fled the friction.
They will be the ones who stayed inside it and quietly built the fix.
Pessimism is a discount. Buy while it is cheap.
@winexviv I have been waiting for this opportunity. Now help make sense of these two grades. A candidate that scored 272 in JAMB just saw his/her WAEC results with E8 and D7 in Literature and Government. The same subjects he/she scored 71 and 77 in JAMB...
Your lateral thinking is the problem.
You earned $100k last year.
This year, you want to do $120k, even though you could wipe the slate clean and do a million.
The measurement of your performance against a benchmark that amplifies mediocrity.
That is the problem.
You cannot create the impossible by looking up to the possible.
Break down that frame and construct one that has never existed.
Once you learn how to shop directly from China, E.g Temù or shien your wardrobe changes completely. Call me cheap I don't care I ain't rich, I don't do fraud.😭
It's knowing what to search for.
Here's my style after making plenty of mistakes.
1. T-shirts:
Skip 100% polyester unless you're buying gym wear.
Instead, search:
• 100% Cotton
• Combed Cotton
• Heavyweight Cotton
• 240-300 GSM Cotton
• Premium Cotton
• Mercerized Cotton
The heavier the GSM, the thicker and more premium the shirt usually feels.
2. Jeans:
Denim Jeans
Temu is surprisingly good for denim if you know what to search.
Search:
• Denim Jeans
• Cotton Denim
• Raw Denim
• Selvedge Denim (if available)
• 98% Cotton + 2% Elastane
• 99% Cotton
Avoid jeans with high polyester content. The more cotton, the better they'll age and feel.
3. Body-hug clothing:
Search:
• Ribbed Knit
• Modal
• Viscose Blend
• Cotton-Spandex Blend
They hold their shape much better than cheap polyester.
4. Hoodies
Search:
• 400 GSM
• French Terry
• Cotton Fleece
• Heavyweight Hoodie
5. Chains
Search:
• 316L Stainless Steel
• Titanium Steel
• PVD Gold Plated
• Vacuum Plated
These are far more resistant to fading than ordinary fashion jewelry.
6. Earrings
Search:
• 925 Sterling Silver
• 316L Stainless Steel
• Hypoallergenic
• Moissanite (if you're buying stones)
7. Scarves
Search:
• Mulberry Silk
• Silk Blend
• Cashmere Blend
• Wool Blend
• Viscose
Avoid the shiny, thin polyester scarves if you're after a premium look.
8. Loafers
Search:
• Genuine Leather
• Cow Leather
• Full Grain Leather (rare but worth looking for)
• Rubber Outsole
9. Sneakers
Search:
• Rubber Outsole
• EVA Midsole
• Breathable Mesh
• Leather Upper
• Stitched Sole
Pictures lie a lot
The description usually tells the truth.
Here's how I shop:
1. Read the material composition before anything else.
2. Sort by Most Orders or Best Selling, not cheapest.
3. Only buy products with lots of reviews or pictures or even better when a Nigerian has purchased it before they always tell the truth.
4. Read the 1-star reviews first. They'll tell you what the seller won't.
5. Look at customer photos, not the product photos.
6. Check the weight of the product. Better quality clothing is often heavier.
7. Read the size chart. Don't assume your Nigerian size matches.
8. If the title has words like "luxury," "premium," or "designer" but the material is 100% polyester, not everything but still move on.
Your best friend isn't the product picture.
It's the material, the reviews, and the customer photos.
That's how you separate the gems from the junk.
I hope this help.
Things are to expensive for a country this poor.
7,499% banked in just 5 days by our trading community, and it was all shared for free.
July isn't even 24 hours old, and we've already recorded over 1,500%.
Not a bad way to start the month.
What's even more impressive is that this happened during one of the toughest market conditions we've traded through.
If you want to follow the journey, the link is in my bio.
@_brainsofweb3 I pray to get lucky today.
I've been an ardent follower of yours and I always engage your tweets.
This 100$ will boost my trading account
So, boys and girls, what have we learned from this fall in gas prices?
To reduce prices, all you have to do is boost supply, not increase the minimum wage, not tweet, not announce policy, not do an infographic, or blame anyone, just increase supply.
meaning?
To drop the price of power, you increase the MW generated and available to be distributed. To drop the cost of rent, you increase the supply of homes.
To drop food inflation, you can increase the supply of tubers like yams, cereals like rice, and protein like meat.
I close again by repeating myself: you don't drop prices by sharing infographics on social media or giving long winding speeches; you drop prices by boosting supply.
I stress, the way to make goods affordable is NOT to increase the minimum wage but to reduce the price and cost of goods by increasing the supply and output of the economy.