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Austin Okere, founder of Computer Warehouse Group, on the need for an entrepreneur to maintain control, make quick decisions and seize opportunities.

“You need the speed of light to make a decision. I talk about [growth] as intrinsic opportunity which means you can’t say now this is my budget and my strategy for the year and then that’s it.

That’s the difference between being an entrepreneurial-minded person, I think, and someone who is more managerial. You know you give [a managerial person] a blueprint and you run with it, but you wouldn’t know what opportunities he has missed along the line if you are doing what you are doing.

Our growth has been exponential because of these opportunities that we constantly take advantage of which we probably didn’t see at the beginning of the year when we were doing our strategic plan.”

Labels: Africa, Columbia Business School, Computer Warehouse, Nigeria