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born 1955 Nigeria

Harry Tomi Davies (born June 9, 1955) is a Nigerian British investor, speaker, author, entrepreneur, philanthropist and advisor to technology companies. He is the chief executive officer of TVCLabs, a technology business accelerator based in Lagos, and the founding president of the African Business Angel Network (ABAN), an organization that supports investment and mentorship for African startups.

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A governance framework that begins with monitoring but never defines authority is incomplete. A system that can be stopped but not recovered is incomplete. An incident review that produces a report but changes nothing is merely administration.

Until these systems mature, investors will continue to hesitate, and founders will continue to operate below potential.

I’m also rereading The Inevitable.

Never undermine the power of local co-investors, especially if they belong to groups, syndicates, or networks as investment collaborators. These individuals can provide you with guidance on where to find good venture opportunity and help monitor and evaluate post-funding.

I am fascinated by the new set of combined diaspora and local leadership teams in startups such as Andela and find it interesting how new ideas like Shoppey, SheHive and the summer code schools are coming on the scene.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Tomi Davies (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.