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31 Aug, 6 tweets, 1 min read
At the beginning of the year we expanded our in house personnel development program to include sponsoring team members to do their MBA, CFA, mini-MBA & FMI qualifications.
But recently we added the Financial Modeling & Valuation Analyst (FMVA)® Certification for the following reasons;
1. It's super practical
2. It's completely online
3. The tutors have practical industry experience
4. Many financial courses miss out power point training for pitch books etc. FMVA includes this in their course
. 5. The modeling course doesn't just teach how to build, but also the thinking behind the model
6. It teaches LBO/PE which many finance courses miss out
7. There are modules on basic accounting; you would be surprised how many 'finance' people/executives don't full understand basic accounting. It makes a huge difference. Check it out.

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2 Sep
A lot of the rhetoric around success in Nigeria leaves us all hoping for a lucky break.

"Divine favour"
"Unmerited promotion"
"The only alert in your life this year will credit alert"

These things happen. But not for most people.
But there are things that you can do everyday that can increase your chances without having to rely on that one lucky break...and even increase your chances of having a lucky break.
1. Read as much as you can in your field/intended field

2. Try to spot statistical trends around what industries are currently or going to be "hot"

3. Take post graduate qualifications e.g an MBA/MSc/CFA/post grad diploma

4. Have an intentional networking schedule
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1 Sep
I have often found mentorship relationships with people that have a lot more money/success than me extremely difficult to maintain. Mentorship relationships nearly always have to be pro quid quo.
When you have nothing significant to give the other person, it sometimes gets awkward. If its a man, especially an older Nigerian man, he may start pestering you for sex.

And don't be deceived by the urban myths of rich men buying cars & houses for female "mentees"
What's far more common is the rich guy will pester you & harass you under the guise of "mentorship". You will get absolutely nothing in return except for a few aspire/perspire motivational speeches.

If its a woman, she may simply stop picking your calls after a while.
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1 Sep
If you are interested also have my own project finance/infrastructure finance and PPP recorded on YouTube.

Watch it here.

Part 1: Introduction

Case studies e.g Lekki Toll Gate and NLNG
Legal agreements in Infrastructure finance/PPP and project finance
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31 Aug
A thread of all my economics/finance PE/VC videos & lectures

1. Introduction to macroeconomics
2. Theories of consumer behaviour featuring Hushpuppi
3. Theory of production and costs
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30 Aug
Ladies. Very interesting research by Carothoracic Surgeon, Dr Nicki Stamp about how heart break can literally break us.
Did you know that for women who are divorced, the risk of a heart attack is between 1.29 to 1.39 times higher than for women who are continuously married?
For men, the figures are similar, with the risk of heart attack for divorcees 1.38 times greater than for their married counterparts.
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29 Aug
In America and especially in Europe, pension funds were conservative. They didn't move into VC until the ecosystem was established with plenty of exits and a number of experienced GP's with rock solid track records.

PF's are rarely the first movers.
In Africa:
1. The VC asset class is still new
2. Still few exits
3. Undeveloped stock exchanges/ M&A markets which reduce the frequency of liquidity events
4. Low number of experienced GP's with stellar track records
5. Far more attractive fixed income returns than America/EU
6. Macroeconomics problems like inflation and devaluation
7. Regulations that only allow them to invest in certain types of assets

I believe pension funds will come along soon, but it's their job to be conservative.
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