The Fundamental Principles of Investing in Young Companies – Ndubuisi Ekekwe [Free Zoom]

This is one class we have tried to avoid in Tekedia Mini-MBA. Yes, we do not want our learners to think they can take some risks which they may not be prepared to manage. So, to protect them, our faculty members have focused on the “boring” investment stuff like bonds, stocks, mutual funds, treasury bills, etc. Our eminent faculty like Azeez Lawal, MD of Trusbanc Capital; Victor Ndukauba, DMD of Afrinvest West Africa; Victoria Madedor of Bank of Industry;  Japheth Jev of Japheth Consulting; and many others continue to deliver the best course in that domain.

But last week, during a class, our learners pushed that they would like to understand what drives the broad early stage investment thesis. Good enough, that skill is not very far since Tekedia Institute’s sister company, Tekedia Capital*, does just that. So, today, I will be teaching on that topic, and hopefully, we can co-learn on some core principles which drive investing in early stage companies, for ACADEMIC purposes.

We are also making the session public. Tekedia Mini-MBA learners stay on Zoom while anyone can watch the session here on this page. Time is 7pm WAT here.

Tekedia Mini-MBA won Velocity Mhagic $60,000 Prize for innovation in entrepreneurial business education; join this session to co-learn with us.

*Tekedia Capital has funded dozens of companies and along the line, we have learnt many things. Most of those companies like Touch and Pay (Cowry card), Mecho Autotech and Tradegrid are now category-kings in their markets. 

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