Evangeline Wiles
Nigerian entrepreneur
Evangeline Wiles is a Nigerian technology entrepreneur. She is the managing director of Kaymu, Nigeria.
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- By joining a global start up, you are creating a track record and building a knowledge base from existing ventures.
- If you don’t have the network to leverage for knowledge or funding, create one.
- It is very important to start small and test your idea before scaling.
- Customer experience is key. There is no point spending a lot on marketing with poor customer service.
- Don’t be afraid to look like you don’t know what you are talking about, ask questions.
- If you want your business to succeed, you need your hands dirty and get it done.
- Have a good understanding of what is driving your business and so you can adapt when plans don’t work.
- Joining a Global Startup is a good way to build a network, gain knowledge and experience and establish a track record.
- Always set costs, incentives and penalties when outsourcing or working with a third party.
- In establishing processes, start with your idea then test it in real life. Also, your process must be scalable, very important.
- Don’t be afraid to appear like you don’t know what you are talking about because first, you really don’t know and second, there a lot of other things that you do know.
- When considering the logistics service you want to use for your e-commerce business, always consider scale, cost and customer experience.
- To implement your idea, start small, get your idea validated, then scale. Always be clear on what your value proposition is, who your customers are, what are your costs and benefits.
- Try out processes yourself. For every process, the MD has to be the expert at it.
- If you want your business to be successful you need whatever it takes to get things done.
