Be Inspired

A lot of amazing stories spring up from this black sordid place of hope and dreams. Even in those mud of filth and infectious poverty, it takes focus and zeal to spot the gold ahead.

A lot of persons are not aware that TECNO Mobile and Infinix Mobile were pioneered by a Nigerian Entrepreneur. He initiated the idea of both phones, and solely funded the production of TECNO Mobile phones for some years before it received market acceptance in 2008. This young man, once carried files around looking for job as a graduate, he applied to work for several companies just like a common Nigerian graduate, but was constantly denied opportunities just like most graduates are being denied today; he once had a small shop where he repaired computers, but he was never deterred as he kept on dreaming and never lost focus.

This man never lost focus even when the market didn't accept the first models of Tecno phones, funny enough he was giving the phones to dealers on credit for them to pay back after they sale, just to ensure that he wins them over. Even when phones were returned to him unsold and the market saw his product as another Chinese toy, he never gave up on his focus, and today, that minuscule lines of hope has paid off.

He probably never dreamed of owning a phone company or even starting one that would be viral and strong enough to compete favorably with Apple Inc. and Samsung Mobile.

Disappointment they say is a blessing. Few years ago, this young man approached Nokia with an Idea, Nokia didn't take him serious, they probably felt his idea was worthless, today, that same idea Nokia neglected years ago is gradually kicking them out of the market.

He traveled to Hong Kong just like most of our Nigerian Business class, but he didn't just travel there to import another Chinese toy that wouldn't last it's warranty, he traveled with an Idea, and today that idea is possibly bigger than the imaginations he had while he sat on that plane to Hong Kong.

Even when Tecno was already thriving, he decided to introduce a new phone, and he thought of Infinix. Most youths go to the argue about Tecno and Infinix without knowing that whether you buy Infinix or Tecno you are enriching the same pocket, and that's the result of focus.

Next Time when you use your Tecno or Infinix phones for a slaying Instagram selfie, remember that both phones were started and financed by a Nigerian, who was once helpless but not hopeless, one who had focus and was never eaten by the locusts of hopelessness; one who knew that there are bigger opportunities that lies beyond slaying Instagram selfies.

Nnamdi Ezeigbo, the CEO of Slot Systems Limited and founder of Tecno and Infinix phone brands is a big story that should inspire every Nigerian. If your best doesn't happen today, then it would one day, just don't loose focus.

Make the best of every situation you find yourself in, regardless of how harsh those conditions may be. If Nnamdi had relaxed or given up on life after his applications for jobs were constantly trashed even before they were read or when Nokia had told him a deafening NO, we may not be enjoying the Camon C9  or Hot 3 most of us now enjoy. We have those products and even more because he never lost focus and never gave up on his dreams.

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