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The Real Opportunity to Re-Invent Healthcare

Published January 5, 2019July 20, 2018 by cumeadi

It’s been a while…. I’ve been quite busy over the last couple of months trying to build stuff….. I’ll explain in another post. In the mean time, I thought I’d share some content I had the chance to write for another reason on to my blog. I’ve realized I do a lot of writing but […]

Strengths and Weaknesses of Nigeria’s Tech Ecosystem with Chika Umeadi from Tiphub

Published March 4, 2018 by cumeadi

I got a chance to talk about the Nigerian Tech Ecosystem with Andrew from Global Startup Movement Podcast. We discussed the following: Outside of access to capital, what are the common challenges for Nigerian entrepreneurs I works with? How has deal flow coming out of Nigeria evolved since I started Tiphub? Have I seen an […]

Foresight Africa viewpoint – African entrepreneurship in technology: Challenges and opportunities in 2018

Published March 4, 2018 by cumeadi

I wrote a viewpoint on African entrepreneurship in Technology for Brookings Institute’s Foresight Africa 2018 Report. Here’s a link to the blog post here. My Notes: My 1st published article in a major publication… ***touchdown dance*** Updates on Fundraising in Africa from 2017: Read this CNN article here. After all the Black Panther fanfare, I […]

My Thoughts On A Potential CVS+ Aetna Deal

Published November 1, 2017 by cumeadi

Some context….We’ve seen high levels of consolidation in the healthcare industry over the last 4- 5 years….a lot having to do with ACA and inter-industry competition. Yesterday, Amazon won regulatory approval to wholesale pharmaceuticals in 12 states. While it does seem Amazon will enter the pharma sales business, the larger elephant in the room, which […]

Why We Should Listen To JP Morgan's CEO About Bitcoin

Published September 13, 2017 by cumeadi

Jamie Dimon had a lot to say about Bitcoin the other day. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8Sywc3ko_g?rel=0] We should heed his warning. Just like they should have listened to Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft in 2007. “The Iphone is too expensive,” he said. “It wouldn’t appeal to the business professional. Apple is the incumbent and they are going […]