Mary Meeker’s Internet Trends report is an institution. It’s worth a read if you’re in the venture capital industry and I find that it helps me make 1-2 good decisions as a product exec in a good year. However like all institutions of this nature, it’s a bit of a shortcut – she saves a lot of people some of the effort in doing their own original research.

Seattle, WA – January 5, 2015 – Heels.com.ng an ecommerce venture that aims to dominate online retail of shoes and other accessories for women and eventually men, has secured capital from Kernel Fund, a seed stage investment fund focused on investing in Africa.

It’s tough being a founder. They don’t teach it in school, incubators and accelerators notwithstanding. The only sure path to being a good one is having the capacity to learn quickly on the job. You have to unlearn a lot too – you have to stop being an expert at everything and pretty good at a lot of things. Like Marketing, Sales, Product Development, Hiring, Legal, etc.