Hey, Dear Innovator 👋
July don finish o!
While you’re busy dealing with salaries and AWS bills with one hand 😅, use the other hand tell us what have you been to lately.
Did you finally upgrade that free-trial tool? Pay for an unexpected API call? Or 👀maybe fund your first paid ad?
Drop your updates in the comments, let’s clap for you! 👏👏
Here’s what we’ve been thinking lately…
There are too many “startup” communities where everyone’s waiting to raise money, but nobody’s actually using each other’s products.
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If you’re looking for people to test your new feature(s), to give you honest feedback, to point out the problem areas where you need improvement or just another builder-community where you don’t have pretend that you have it all figured out while also getting the support that you badly need…
These are THE SPOTS that are worth your time:
1) Consonance Club (that’s us 😎)
We’re not your average founder circle.
We’ve built a space where innovators exchange real feedback and nobody shames you for having 5 users 🫂because we prioritise traction and growth over clout.
Still figuring things out? Need a community to still celebrate your ugly-first-draft landing page on your journey to excellence? You're in good hands!
2) StartupSouth Network
If you’re building from the South-South or South-East of Nigeria and need access to state-level partnerships, telco people, or informal market collabs, they can lend a hand.
They bring together government players, private sector operators and underrated builders from underserved cities.
3) TechCircle by Oo Nwoye
TechCircle isn’t loud and that’s exactly why it works!
It’s a tight-knit referral-based space where founders link up for API collabs, operators introduce devs and product techies for paid contracts, and you’ll hear about things before they hit Twitter (or X, if you like 👀)
🌍 If you’re serious about partnerships, they are the real deal!
4) ProductTank Lagos
Ever built something you’re proud of, but struggled with how to position it or who to sell it to?
ProductTank brings together PMs, product designers, and growth leads from other big tech companies. And they don’t just talk theory!😌
P.S: They have other Nigerian and African chapters.
TL;DR?
Partnership is a strategy and collaboration beats clout every time.
Drop a comment if you’ve joined any of these communities, or if there’s a partnership you’re on the lookout for. We might just help you find it 😉
Past Publications: Old But Gold
Because your thoughts 🧠 become your actions 💪 which then become your innovations 💫
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🚨Tech Talent Wanted for Europe-Based Roles 🚨
Want to work remotely or relocate to Europe for tech roles?
We’re looking for 100 skilled Nigerians for the Bridge2Work program, connecting local tech talent to global careers in Cloud, AI, Data, and Cybersecurity in Germany and the EU.
Now you too can live in Nigeria and earn in Euros! 😍
Complete survey to indicate interest and eligibility
👉 Very important: EOI closes midnight Wednesday, 30th July 2025 👈
Monirates Did A Thing!
With Monirates, you can now power stablecoin transfers to any African country — instantly!
If you’re building a stablecoin product, tap into Monirates’ API to send money across borders in real time. No percentage fees and no extra charges for developers.
Nobody does this innovation thing like members of the Consonance community of innovators 🔥💯🥵
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