Meet The Nigerian Building An App That Is Changing The African Business Ecosystem Forever

Have you ever thought about what it will feel like, to access everything you need within your comfort zone?
We have a new episode for you from Building from Africa!
Our guest is a young and ambitious Nigerian businessman, who is on a quest to transform the lives of local business owners through his E-Commerce platform called Hala, on which he has a product called ShopsApp. Being a problem solver right from the inception of his high school days, he saw a dire need and decided to create a solution for underserved entrepreneurs who lack access to digital connectivity with customers. His name is Marvin Uche, the CEO and Co-Founder of his company Hala, and ShopsApp, a product on Hala.
In this conversation, he gave us an extensive breakdown of the many business ventures he tried his hands on before founding his company, Hala. For example, being a tech enthusiast, he had once learned many hacks in fixing PSPs and sought for opportunities to create and exchange value.
Talking about his journey, in retrospect, Marvin shared about a trade fair he once attended, and what he observed about the local business vendors at the event. They had great tendencies of selling out, yet did not have direct relationships with their buyers, thereby missing out on the likelihood of future patronage.
His take home from that trade fair was to figure out a way to enable people connect over payment and it was this that birthed his E-Commerce Startup called Hala. His vision is to build a community where business owners that are not on a digital platform can connect and exchange value with their customers effectively.
Are you an entrepreneur or looking to be one?
Learn from Marvin’s lessons below:
-Do not define your company based on other companies. Be authentic!
-Do not be quick to call your company a startup. Ensure you understand what you are trying to build first.
-Get a lawyer that will help put you through terms of agreement, so that you don’t fall prey.
-The major thing you should think about is your product and business. As an entrepreneur, ask yourself “how can I find customers, who are the people who care enough to have pain points that can be paid for?”
-Build with inclusivity in mind. When you do this, it will make people more drawn to the value you give.
-100 million users does not mean 100 thousand customers. Ask yourself “how can I serve my customers alone?”
-Ask yourself these questions: “Is the point to advertise myself, to keep selling my products or to get customers?”
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[@godwinnwankwo6113]

❤❤❤❤mosy underrated interview

[@landmarkmag]

"100 million users does not mean 100 million customers" that's a pretty 2024 way of rehashing Pareto's principle.

[@AbassAdebayo]

Thank you for this. You guys open my eyes to new ways of thinking as a Founder. God bless!

[@Venture_Valley]

Thanks so much!!!

[@rischio7678]

😂😂a true entrepreneur indeed...I can't blame him

[@eno-dieumercassociates2933]

He is right. I am a doctor. We should not be spending more than 4 years in medical school. Scrap all the excess holidays and condense all the wasted man hours and get the students through 4 years of intense focus. As far as I am concerned, the pre-medical first year is a complete load of BS. Just rehashing what we did in SS2 and SS3.

[@Youngchamp100]

Yo,this podcast blessed my soul beyond words. The value in the conversations you both had was so sincere and knowledge filled. Thank you.

[@Venture_Valley]

Glad you enjoyed it! Subscribe for more value-based content from this channel

[@SamadorUncode]

This guy is brilliant. I've also learnt a lot from his talk on this podcast. And i wish him the best in his business

[@Venture_Valley]

Truly!! It was an insightful conversation with him.💡 Thanks so much for the kind comment, best wishes and for watching!! We have videos on our channel you could find valuable too

[@itsAlabi]

I havent gone far in this video and I can say he is really really intelligent and experinced. He knows his stuff deeply.

[@JuwonTheTechie]

He's a true entrepreneur!

[@Daniel-hg2rq]

Real angel investor 😂

[@ihuomakings8298]

3 mins in and i love this guy already🎉

[@Venture_Valley]

Amazing to hear! Thanks for coming to our channel

[@veekeebillz]

Power is one sector of the economy that needs serious looking into. We need more solutions in that aspect really cos it cuts across other sectors. Great conversation, I really enjoyed listening. Thank you!

[@Venture_Valley]

Honestly it is, and we truly need a lasting solution. We are glad you enjoyed it. You can check out our channel and see if our other content might interest you too

[@Otobong_Peter]

"that was the real angel investor" 😅

[@Freedom20255]

I can’t wait to start my company!! The issues is often finance.

[@Venture_Valley]

The finance will come. Just focus on solving problems, and keep your goals and dreams constantly in view.

[@Freedom20255]

@@Venture_Valley Thanks! I will be on your show one day.. lol

[@user-yn7pf3rt5p]

This video was really awesome!!! Thanks guys!!!

[@Venture_Valley]

Thanks sooo much, we are glad you enjoyed it. Forgive our really late response🙏🙏

[@ykshaddai3577]

Amazing conversation

[@Venture_Valley]

So sorry for our late response. Thanks for watching!! Our other videos might interest you too and you can kindly recommend them to people it can benefit

[@kittedtherapy1534]

Thank you for this session.

[@Venture_Valley]

Thanks for listening!!

[@twikhozay]

There's definitely a gap for local commerce

[@shabatidjani1354]

This man is knowledge database

[@Venture_Valley]

Truly he is! Our conversation with him was very insightful. We have other videos on our channel that you can also watch😀

[@SolitudeRealty]

He has to be an Eagle (CU Alumni)... Soft!

[@Venture_Valley]

Thanks for watching! ☺ Please share the video link with your friends and loved ones the conversation could help

[@EmmanuelAyeniTV]

O Lord enlarge my coast

[@Venture_Valley]

He surely will!

[@dailypythontests]

Wish I could work for you...even if for free just so I learn some important things for my upcoming app

[@Venture_Valley]

We are so glad this was helpful to you and we apologize for the late reply. His Instagram handle is @marvinuche

[@dailypythontests]

@@Venture_Valley okay thanks

[@avalinks]

Hi, good to know. What is your app about?

[@AGASTRONICS]

You went to the United Kingdom? I haven't been able to visit Lagos. Please bring someone that starts from 0.

[@ihuomakings8298]

With all he went through, he certainly didn't have any special advantagey and beside theres a lot to learn fron this guy

[@AGASTRONICS]

@@ihuomakings8298 Yeah

[@calebadeleye]

Also he came from a comfortable background, this definitely helped. Imagine having a friend who's dad just gave you almost 4m 😂 . You go know these ones are rich guys

[@AGASTRONICS]

@@calebadeleye That's the fact, I have projects I'm currently working on I had to freelance at low rate just to get some funds for my startups. Serious I wish I had someone who can give 4M so I can say I struggled during podcast. 🤣

[@calebadeleye]

@@AGASTRONICS 😂😂😂

[@Onyekacfilms]

Nice content but the video audio is very poor.

[@Venture_Valley]

Oh thanks for your observation, we will improve on our audio. Thanks for watching!!

[@rotimibest8530]

The audio was actually very clear. Nothing to change IMHO

[@ibekweonyedikachi2094]

Perfect Audio!

[@veekeebillz]

The audio is clear and sharp please.

[@MustyX]

I couldn't find Hala on the playstore, pls how can get the app?

[@Venture_Valley]

It is now ShopsApp, which is under Hala. You can check it out and see

[@cnsmiles]

"Ran off with the funding" ...blacks...smh

[@Venture_Valley]

So sorry we responded late. It's so shameful tbh😤

[@MyDerrick]

Humans are the same everywhere. Color of the skin has nothing to do with it. It happens everywhere and in every society. Recent news about a popular Bitcoin founder should show that it is a human thing and not a skin colour thing.