Step-by-step
Practical guides for building a startup in Africa.
A practical guide to understanding and complying with Nigeria’s tax obligations as a startup — company income tax, VAT, WHT, PAYE, and how to work with FIRS without it becoming a nightmare.
How to use WhatsApp Business as a customer engagement and support channel for your African startup — from setting up the profile to automating responses and closing sales on WhatsApp.
A step-by-step playbook for expanding your startup from your home market into a second and third African country — when to do it, what to fix first, and how to avoid the most common expansion mistakes.
How to build and ship a mobile app from Africa without a large engineering team — covering stack choices, local payment integration, testing on low-end devices, and deploying to African users.
How to get your African startup covered in TechCabal, Disrupt Africa, The Big Deal, and other key tech media — from crafting your pitch to writing a press release that editors actually read.
How to use stablecoins and crypto infrastructure to solve real payment problems for your African startup — cross-border transfers, FX hedging, and receiving international payments.
How to build a pitch deck that resonates with African investors — what to include, what to cut, and how to frame the African market opportunity without losing global ambition.
A practical guide to understanding, negotiating, and signing your first term sheet or SAFE agreement as an African founder.
How to build a professional investor data room — the folder of documents every investor will ask for during due diligence — before you start fundraising.
How to set up and maintain your cap table correctly from the very first day — before investors, before employees, and before things get complicated.
How to write a winning application for a top African accelerator program — what they’re actually looking for and how to position your startup for acceptance.
What development finance institutions (DFIs) are, how they differ from VCs, which ones invest in African startups, and how to approach them.
The complete step-by-step playbook for raising your first pre-seed or seed round in Africa — from deciding you're ready to closing the round.
How to find, approach, and build warm relationships with African investors before you ever send them a pitch deck — the relationship-first fundraising playbook.
How to invoice international clients from Nigeria or Kenya, receive USD/GBP/EUR without losing money on exchange rates, and handle the tax implications.
A complete guide to applying to Y Combinator from Africa — what YC looks for, how to structure your application, and what to do after submitting.
How to hire and compliantly pay a remote contractor from Nigeria or another African country — contracts, payment methods, and tax obligations.
How to open a US bank account as an African startup founder without travelling to the US — covering virtual accounts, US LLC formation, Mercury, and Wise.
How to accept online payments from African and international customers on the same day — covering Paystack, Flutterwave, and connecting to your product or website.
The fastest path from idea to a live digital product — picking your format, creating it, setting up payments, and making your first sale within a week.
How to build and deploy a WhatsApp customer support chatbot using Africa’s Talking or Twilio — covering webhook setup, automated response flows, and handoff to human agents.
Step-by-step guide for Nigerian startups to set up a complete accounting system from scratch — choosing a tool, connecting your bank, creating invoices, and running your first P&L report.
How to send and receive money across African borders as a founder or remote African team.
Everything you need to legally hire, pay, and protect your first full-time employee in Nigeria.
How to build a compliant, automated KYC and identity verification flow for your Nigerian product.
Step-by-step guide to registering and launching a startup in Kenya.
A practical guide to integrating and accepting mobile money payments across multiple African countries.
The complete guide to legally registering and setting up your startup in Ghana.
How to set up a startup in Rwanda — Africa's most business-friendly registration environment.
Get your Nigerian startup collecting online payments in under 24 hours.
The complete step-by-step guide to legally registering and setting up your startup in Nigeria.
A practical playbook for acquiring your first paying customers as an African startup — without a marketing budget.
How to find, pitch, and close your first angel investment as an African startup founder.
Go from idea to a live product in days using no-code and low-code tools — no technical co-founder required.