Midweek Check-In: Creating a Vision Board for Your Tech Solution

Visualise the future that you want 📌📌

Howdy Dear Innovator 🤠

News Flash: We’re exactly three weeks into August!

What have you been 🔥cooking🔥 in your innovative kitchen?

And the big question—when will that product of yours finally go beyond African shores?

Will it EVER though?? 👀👀

Here’s a fun fact for you to chew on: Less than 10% of tech products developed by African innovators actually go global¹ 🌍, and only about 25% of digital tech products are adopted by users outside their home countries²

Dear Innovator, it’s pretty clear now, the competition is stiff 🥵. You can’t afford to drag your feet any longer.

Cos if these stats don’t get you back on your grind, nothing else will!

Oh and hey….

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In case you didn’t know, creating a vision board for your tech solution is part of the starter pack as you work on taking your innovation across borders. It helps you set clear milestones and reminds you of your big goals every day.

Studies show that seeing your objectives regularly and clearly written down can increase your chances of achieving them by up to 42%³, so think of it as your personal dashboard, guiding you through the development process and keeping you on track 🚀

By visualising your goals, you’re not just dreaming; you’re actively steering yourself and your team towards global success 🌟

🤔🤔 Now, who wouldn’t want that? 🤔

Here’s how to create a vision board that truly works for you as an African innovator. Follow the hand 👇👇

• Define your vision and what’s important to you.

• Break down your vision into smaller goals too. These could be launching a new feature, securing funding, or growing your user base. Anything at all!

• Identify the key milestones along the way to your larger goals 🎯(pictures and charts also help to keep the vision alive)

• Whenever you change your mind about a few goals, it’s ok to update it too.

• Keep your team informed about where you guys are headed, then keep it where you can see it 👀 every day. Easy peasy!

The last quarter of 2024 will be starting soon. Dear Innovator, will you be creating a vision board to get you through the remainder of the year? 🤔

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1. Never say never! 😤

2. Your users are always the most important in the room. Find out here🫰

Flutterwave x AMEX Partnership

Flutterwave has teamed up with American Express (AMEX) to boost e-commerce payments across Africa! 🌍

This means that Nigerian merchants can now accept payments from American Express cardholders. The goal is to make online payments smoother and improve the shopping experience by offering more payment choices. Flutterwave’s CEO, Olugbenga 'GB' Agboola said this partnership will make payments easier for cardholders and help businesses grow locally and globally. 💳✨

Earlier this year, AMEX launched four of their credit cards in the country, as they viewed the market ripe enough for this development.

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Be back on Saturday for the deets!

1. Percentage of tech products that go global

2. Percentage of tech products that are adopted outside of their home countries

3. The power of clearly written goals