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 The Frankly Business Podcast is a platform for clear, intelligent conversations on business, finance, and the economy across Nigeria and Africa. Hosted by Frank Fagbo, a business media professional with deep experience in markets and economic reporting, the show features founders, CEOs, policymakers, and industry leaders shaping Africa's digital and economic landscape. We break down fintech, macroeconomic trends, regulation, digital payments, startup funding, capital markets, and the strategies behind Africa's fastest-growing companies. Our goal is simple: to make complex ideas accessible and give you insight into how top operators think and execute. This channel serves founders, investors, professionals, and anyone interested in African business, financial markets, entrepreneurship, and technology.Frank Fagbo Direction Economie Management et direction
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  • How to Build a Tech Startup in Africa From Zero Capital to Raising Funds | Ekundayo | GetEquity

    How to Build a Tech Startup in Africa From Zero Capital to Raising Funds | Ekundayo | GetEquity
    Oct 30 2026
    How do you build a tech startup in Africa when capital is scarce, investors are difficult to reach, and customers may not be willing to pay for your solution? On this episode of the Frankly Business Podcast, we explore the realities of building technology businesses in Africa, raising startup capital, validating business ideas, and turning solutions into scalable companies. Temidayo Ekundayo shares lessons from years of experience in technology, entrepreneurship and startup fundraising, including his journey from student leadership and organising projects to building technology solutions and co-founding GetEquity, a platform designed to help businesses access investment. We discuss how to start a business with little or no money, attract sponsorships, understand customer needs, build demand before launch, and prepare a startup for investors. The conversation also examines why promising African technology companies sometimes struggle to scale, despite building solutions that could compete in global markets. IN THIS EPISODE, WE DISCUSS: * How to start a tech business with little or no capital. * How to raise sponsorships and craft proposals that attract support. * What it takes to organise a major international event as a student. * How to validate a startup idea before investing heavily in it. * Why speaking directly to customers can be more useful than relying only on surveys. * How to grow a startup waitlist and test demand before launch. * What investors look for before funding a startup. * How to determine product-market fit and size your target market. * Why African tech startups struggle with funding, purchasing power and scaling. * When founders should consider pivoting their business models. * The difference between debt and equity financing, including ownership dilution. * How founders can use customer revenue to finance business growth. Whether you are an aspiring entrepreneur, a startup founder, a technology professional, or someone interested in venture capital and the African startup ecosystem, this conversation offers practical lessons on building businesses in challenging markets. 00:00 Trailer 01:39 Introduction: Building Tech Startups in Africa 03:15 Why Did You Start Solving Problems? 05:36 How to Start a Business With Zero Capital 08:50 Project Pink: Building Solutions That Create Impact 10:29 How He Raised ₦75 Million for a Student Event 12:58 What Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Global Conferences 15:06 How to Write Sponsorship Proposals That Get Results 16:04 How International Partnerships Sparked His Entrepreneurial Journey 18:44 How to Turn an Idea Into a New Business 21:28 How a Content Company Broke Through 25:03 How GetEquity Started: Making Startup Funding More Accessible 25:58 Why Entrepreneurs Need to Approach Problems Differently 29:07 Why Do African Startups Struggle to Access Funding? 31:13 What Happens When You Cannot Raise the Capital You Need? 32:38 Understanding Africa’s Startup Capital Gap 34:34 How to Use Twitter to Grow a Startup 36:33 Building in Public: How to Attract Customers and Opportunities 37:07 Why Trust and Referrals Matter in Business 37:55 What Investors Look for When Evaluating Startups 41:47 How to Get 3,000 Waitlist Sign-ups in 24 Hours 43:47 How to Know When the Time Is Right to Start a Business 44:48 How to Validate a Business Idea by Talking to Customers 45:16 Why Customer Conversations Can Beat Surveys 48:48 What Makes a Startup Ready for Investors? 49:19 Why African Tech Startups Struggle to Scale Globally 49:53 The Cost of AI Tools: Why African Founders Face a Disadvantage 53:10 The Nigerian Tech Builder Whose Work Reached Google Maps 53:34 Why African Startups Should Build for Global Markets 54:31 Why Successful Businesses Often Start Small 59:41 How to Achieve Product-Market Fit 1:00:32 How to Understand What Your Customers Really Need 1:01:02 How Successful Companies Prioritise Customers 1:02:51 Why Market Sizing Matters Before You Build 1:08:11 How GetEquity Approached Startup Funding 1:11:11 Commercial Paper Explained: An Alternative to Equity Funding 1:15:45 What Do Investors Look for Before Funding a Startup? 1:18:06 Why Investors Should Not Be Your First Source of Capital 1:18:30 How to Finance a Business With Customer Revenue 1:22:00 Why Founders Must Take Charge of Their Business 1:22:38 When to Pivot, Raise Equity or Use Debt ABOUT FRANKLY BUSINESS PODCAST Frankly Business Podcast, a media property of Conpital, explores the people, decisions and ideas shaping business, money and the economy in Nigeria and across Africa. Subscribe for more conversations with entrepreneurs, business leaders, investors and industry experts. #StartupFunding #AfricanTech #Entrepreneurship Listen on audio platforms: Spotify: https://bit.ly/fbp-spotify Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/fbp-apple YouTube: https://bit.ly/fbp-yt
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    1 h et 34 min
  • Dangote Refinery IPO: Should You Buy? Mukhtar Mohammed Breaks It Down

    Dangote Refinery IPO: Should You Buy? Mukhtar Mohammed Breaks It Down
    Sep 15 2026
    The Dangote Refinery IPO is here. But beyond the excitement, the real question is simple: is Dangote Refinery a good business at the price investors are being asked to pay? On this episode of Frankly Business Podcast, I sit down with Mukhtar Mohammed, finance analyst, stock market investor, mentor and Non-Executive Director of Blue Marina Securities, for one of the most detailed conversations we’ve had about the Dangote Refinery IPO. We discuss the valuation, competitive advantage, monopoly, future competition, profitability, oil prices, electric vehicles, oversubscription, private placement and what investors should actually be looking at before putting their money into the stock. Mukhtar also shares his broader investment philosophy, including how he broke out of poverty through stocks, how he turned ₦350,000 into ₦18 million through Okomu, the Aradel investment that delivered more than 300%, and what it is like managing billions of naira in portfolios. Chapters 0:00 Trailer 1:49 Introduction 4:22 Can You Still Buy Dangote Refinery Shares After the IPO? 5:34 Is Dangote Refinery IPO Worth Buying? How Should Investors Value It? 7:11 Is Dangote Refinery Still a Risky Investment? 9:06 Does the Dangote Name Make the Refinery a Good Investment? 10:19 Should You Buy Dangote Refinery Shares Because of the Dangote Brand? 12:04 Aradel vs Seplat: What Can Investors Learn From These Stocks? 14:29 Dangote Refinery Private Placement vs IPO: Which Was the Better Deal? 16:23 Should You Buy Dangote Refinery as a Business or Just as a Stock? 16:51 How to Know If a Stock Is a Good Business Before You Invest 17:27 Why Investors Bought Dangote Refinery Shares Before the IPO 17:37 Will Dangote Refinery IPO Be Oversubscribed? How Much Will Investors Get? 18:09 Should You Buy Dangote Refinery Shares After the IPO at ₦1,000? 18:54 Can Dangote Refinery Dominate Africa’s Oil and Gas Market? 19:29 Does Dangote Refinery Have Any Real Competitors? 20:04 What Does the “Law of the First” Mean in Business and Investing? 23:10 Is Dangote Refinery Overvalued Compared With Other Refineries? 23:33 Dangote Refinery vs Tupras: Is the ₦47 Trillion Valuation Too High? 26:27 Who Will Compete With Dangote Refinery in the Future? 29:50 What Happens to Dangote Refinery If Oil Prices Fall? 31:44 Why Dangote Refinery Is Different From Anything Else in Africa 32:32 Can Electric Cars and AI Really Replace Oil in Africa? 34:07 How to Know If a Stock Is Cheap: Understanding the P/E Ratio 34:14 How to Analyse Stocks Using Fundamentals: P/E Ratio, EPS and More 39:09 Where Could Dangote Refinery Stock Price Be by the End of the Year? 43:05 Why Has Nigeria Failed to Fix Its Biggest Economic Problems? 44:50 Can Nigerians Build Wealth by Investing in Stocks? 46:47 How Can Nigeria Reduce the Cost of Governance? 50:01 Will Dangote Refinery Drive More Nigerians Into the Stock Market? 50:11 Is the Stock Market the Best Way to Build Long-Term Wealth? 54:34 How I Broke the Cycle of Poverty by Investing in Stocks 56:52 How to Make Money When Everyone Else Is Selling Stocks 58:19 How Much Can a Professional Investment Adviser Really Manage? 59:36 When Should You Buy and Sell a Stock? 1:00:36 The Aradel Investment Story: How Millions Turned Into Billions 1:07:03 How Faith and Christianity Influence My Investment Decisions 1:09:04 Why Should Young Nigerians Start Investing for Retirement? 1:10:55 How I Made ₦18 Million From ₦350,000 Investing in Okomu Oil 1:13:15 The Stock Market Takes Money From the Impatient and Gives to the Patient Most importantly, we go beyond the hype. Should you buy Dangote Refinery? What happens after the IPO? And how does a serious investor decide when a stock is actually worth buying? This is Mukhtar Mohammed on Frankly Business Podcast. Money | Business | Economy. A Media Property of Conpital Limited. Tags Dangote Refinery IPO, Dangote IPO, Dangote Refinery, Dangote stock, Dangote Industries, Dangote shares, Dangote IPO Nigeria, Nigeria stock market, Nigerian stock market, Nigerian stocks, investing in Nigeria, how to invest in Nigeria, stock market Nigeria, Mukhtar Mohammed, Muktar Mohammed, Finance with Muktar, Dangote Refinery valuation, Dangote IPO analysis, Dangote stock analysis, Nigerian investors, investment Nigeria, personal finance Nigeria, wealth building Nigeria, Aradel stock, Okomu Oil, Seplat, Nigerian Exchange, NGX, NGX stocks, IPO Nigeria, IPO investing, Frankly Business Podcast, Frank Fagbo, Conpital
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    1 h et 16 min
  • The Nigerian Stock Market Will Explode - Gbolahan Olojede Explains Why

    The Nigerian Stock Market Will Explode - Gbolahan Olojede Explains Why
    Aug 18 2026
    Could the Nigerian stock market be on the verge of its next major move? After years of economic turbulence, currency pressure, reforms and market volatility, Nigeria’s financial markets are entering an interesting period. But where are the real opportunities — and what should investors be watching? In this episode, we sit down with Gbolahan Olojede, GMD of Bancorp Securities and a finance executive with more than 30 years of experience, to break down the Nigerian economy, the stock market and the investment opportunities emerging in Nigeria. Gbolahan explains why he believes the Nigerian stock market could explode, what investors should look for before buying a stock, and how ordinary Nigerians can begin investing even with a relatively modest income. We discuss: • How to invest in the Nigerian stock market • What to look for before buying a stock • P/E ratio, EPS and dividend per share • Fundamental investing vs speculative investing • The diff between gambling and investing • How someone earning ₦200,000 can realistically start investing • The Aradel stock market story & extraordinary returns • Why wealthy people have significant portions of their wealth in stocks • MTN Nigeria and banking stocks • Banking recapitalisation & its meaning for investors • The power of compounding and starting early • Dangote Refinery and the proposed Dangote Refinery IPO • Nigeria’s oil industry • Nigeria’s economic reforms • The FX crisis and the real impact on Nigerian businesses • How geopolitics connects to Africa’s economic future Chapters 00:00 Trailer — Nigeria’s Economy, Investing & the Future of the Stock Market 03:19 How Can Someone Survive on a ₦100K Salary in Nigeria Today? 04:18 Why ₦100K Is No Longer Enough in Nigeria 05:25 Nigeria’s Economic Reforms: What Are the Real Pain Points? 06:14 How Dangote Refinery Is Changing Nigeria’s Global Energy Position 06:37 How Dangote Refinery Is Projecting Nigeria to the World 07:38 Understanding Nigeria’s Economic Reforms 08:43 Why Was Fuel Subsidy Illegal in Nigeria? 09:03 Why Did Nigeria Delay Fuel Subsidy Removal? 09:46 How the 2023 Budget Planned for Subsidy Removal 11:20 Did Nigeria Properly Prepare for the Pain of Economic Reforms? 12:17 The $24.5 Million Import That Exposed Nigeria’s FX Crisis 13:10 How Nigeria’s Artificial FX Rate Created an Economic Bubble 13:43 Why Airlines Couldn’t Repatriate Their Dollars from Nigeria 14:16 How Nigeria’s FX Crisis Hurt Businesses and the Economy 16:55 Investing in Eurobonds During Nigeria’s Economic Crisis 21:10 Why Did the Nigerian Stock Market Rise During the Crisis? 26:03 How Can You Invest on a ₦200K Salary in Nigeria? 27:36 How Much Money Do Nigerians Spend on Betting? 27:57 Why Investing Is a Culture Before It Is About Income 29:51 How to Invest from a ₦200K Salary 32:08 Gambling vs Investing: What Is the Difference? 33:33 What Should You Look for Before Buying a Stock? 35:24 What Is the P/E Ratio and How Does It Work? 38:03 Why Do the World’s Richest People Own Stocks? 38:48 Fundamental Investing vs Speculative Investing 41:13 How Can Stocks Double or Triple Your Wealth? 42:26 The “Ritual Money” Returns: How Investors Made Huge Gains 44:13 What Caused the 2008 Nigerian Stock Market Crash? 58:33 Why Was the Sale of the Port Harcourt Refinery Reversed? 58:51 How Much Fuel Has the Port Harcourt Refinery Produced? 1:00:01 What Dangote Refinery Can Do That Government Couldn’t 1:00:43 Is Dangote Refinery Becoming a Monopoly? 1:00:53 Does Dangote Have Too Much Power Over Nigeria’s Economy? 1:03:55 How Does Nigeria’s Oil Industry Actually Work? 1:13:43 Dangote Refinery IPO: Should Nigerians Invest? 1:17:06 Why Could the Nigerian Stock Market Explode? 1:19:23 MTN Nigeria Stock: What Do the Fundamentals Say? 1:20:12 Nigerian Banking Stocks and the Banking Recapitalization 1:22:19 The Power of Compounding: What I Wish I Knew at 25 1:30:48 Do Wars Really Happen Because of Natural Resources? 1:31:28 Why Is the Democratic Republic of Congo So Resource-Rich Yet So Poor? 1:32:55 Who Created Boko Haram? Geopolitics and Nigeria’s Security Crisis 1:33:12 USAID, Boko Haram and the Geopolitics Debate 1:33:46 Why Africans Need to Understand Geopolitics and Economics 1:35:40 Why Africa Needs Leaders Who Think Beyond the 4-Year Election Cycle 1:38:16 What Mark Zuckerberg’s Visit to Yaba Says About Nigeria’s Future ABOUT THE GUEST Gbolahan Olojede, BSc, MBA, ACA is the Group Managing Director of Bancorp Securities and a seasoned finance and corporate executive with more than 30 years of professional experience, including 18 years in C-level and executive leadership positions. His career spans Professional Services, Investment and Corporate Banking, Print Media, Healthcare, Oil & Gas and Telecommunications. He is a graduate of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, an Associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), and an alumnus of ...
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    1 h et 50 min
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