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Nigeria

7 statements across 1 episodes · 3 bullish · 0 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Oct 16, 2018 by Shola Akinlade · said 31 times in 7 episodes since 2016 · across every show →

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brought up most by Craig Cannon (13), Shola Akinlade (11), Jesse Pollak (2), Satya Nadella (1), Ryan Petersen (1), Reham Fagiri (1), Patrick Collison (1), Kat Manalac (1)

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Everything said about Nigeria, oldest first

Oct 16, 2018 positive
Assertion Supported
Over 10 Nigerian startups joined YC within two years of Paystack
“Now I think there are over 10 other companies that I've gotten in just two years.”
Shola Akinlade Oct 16, 2018 ▶ 3:42 Helping African Businesses Get Paid, Shola Akinlade of Paystack · Y Combinator
Oct 16, 2018 neutral
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Historically, Nigerian startup founders were older than Silicon Valley peers
“In Nigeria, oh well, when I was starting up. The kind of people that were building cool stuff, but really like in the, Thirties and their forties and their fifties.”
Shola Akinlade Oct 16, 2018 ▶ 10:31 Helping African Businesses Get Paid, Shola Akinlade of Paystack · Y Combinator
Oct 16, 2018 neutral
Assertion Supported
Most cryptocurrency activity in Nigeria is focused on rapid trading
“Most of the activities around trading, you know, people are buying and selling very quickly.”
Shola Akinlade Oct 16, 2018 ▶ 29:19 Helping African Businesses Get Paid, Shola Akinlade of Paystack · Y Combinator
Oct 16, 2018 neutral
Assertion Supported
Nigeria still lacked a Cash App equivalent as of late 2018
“There's still no, like, cash app.”
Shola Akinlade Oct 16, 2018 ▶ 32:07 Helping African Businesses Get Paid, Shola Akinlade of Paystack · Y Combinator
Oct 16, 2018 positive
Assertion Supported
Paystack was the first Nigerian startup admitted to Y Combinator
“We became the first Nigerian company to get into YC.”
Shola Akinlade Oct 16, 2018 ▶ 3:38 Helping African Businesses Get Paid, Shola Akinlade of Paystack · Y Combinator
Oct 16, 2018 bullish
Prediction Didn’t hold up
Akinlade in 2018: Nigeria's population will exceed the US in five years
“Like in the next five years, I think Nigeria is going to be even more than the US.”
Shola Akinlade Oct 16, 2018 ▶ 40:15 Helping African Businesses Get Paid, Shola Akinlade of Paystack · Y Combinator
Oct 16, 2018 neutral
Assertion Partly supported
Less than two percent of Nigerian consumer spending uses cards
“So, but just less than two percent of consumer spending is spent for cards.”
Shola Akinlade Oct 16, 2018 ▶ 13:23 Helping African Businesses Get Paid, Shola Akinlade of Paystack · Y Combinator
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