The August Conquest

If the problem has a solution, worrying is pointless, in the end the problem will be solved. If the problem has no solution, there is no reason to worry, because it can't be solved.

The challenges mounted in August and so we mounted the challenges. Early on in the month, by the hand of darkness itself, a midnight visit by gunmen slowed down our tempo when they neutralized our core developer and proceeded to rid him of his laptop and external HD backup. This was half of our new code work on Gosabi; a major setback. So just in case you haven't noticed what kind of spirit we are possessed with: we don't quit. We turned this trial into triumph by taking the opportunity to build a new design structure that we had planned for much later.

The limitations of scaling ops on a shoestring budget were becoming overbearing and investors that we were in dialogue with kept trying to frame our business model on the exact one we were trying to avoid. Premium and relevant content only; this is how simple our plan was. But the shortcut to easy monetization seemed a lot more appealing -- to everyone but us. We decided to strip down our operations, stay lean and focus on areas that we didn't require much budget to cover.

There's nothing like strategy sessions at a great incubator to gear you up for the tasks of hardcore techpreneurship. As a business unit we've learned that in competition, the first opponent to conquer is oneself. Once you can operate coherently as a business unit, external threats become powerless in the face of internal drive and creativity.

We're releasing Gosabi 3.0 today: a new design, better marketing tools for local businesses and over 1,500 business listed throughout Buea, Limbe, Kribi & Douala. With dozens of activities set up for September, we can humbly say that, with your support, we are growing into the largest search directory in Cameroon.

Sometimes loss is the missing piece in the puzzle to conquest.