Seed Transformation Network Nigeria

24/08/2026

Prof. Pat Utomi Pat Utomi opens his MBA classes with a question. “Who were the richest families in Lagos in the 1940s and 50s?”

The class almost always answers correctly. Then he asks who still knows them today, and the room goes quiet 🤫

That silence is the subject of his session at Seed G3.

His framing is that a venture passes through three stages. “You vision it. You commercialise it. And then, if you are serious, you institutionalise it”: you take the standard operating procedures that exist only inside the founder’s head and write them down so that any competent person can execute them, and you build an ownership structure that survives the founder’s exit, retirement or death 🔑

Most Nigerian businesses stop at stage two. The founder is the strategy, the credit line, the quality control and the relationship. It works beautifully for one generation and then it stops working entirely.

At Seed G3 he moderates the session on the systems and strategy behind scale, alongside CEOs who have had to build themselves out of the centre of their own companies.

Seed G3 | 14-15 October 2026 | Landmark, Lagos

21/08/2026

Our keynote speaker for Seed G3: Hakeem Belo-Osagie Hakeem Belo-Osagie

Four decades of building businesses in Nigeria. Chairman of the Stanford Seed Advisory Board. He has watched hundreds of African founders attempt the same jump, and he has a diagnosis most of us would rather not hear.

It goes like this. “A founder with energy, instinct and an appetite for risk can win locally without ever becoming process-driven or analytical. The market is forgiving at that size. But the day you decide to enter three more states, or three more countries, every weakness you papered over becomes visible at once: the depth of the organisation, the quality of financial planning, how you hire, whether anything is written down”.

Scale does not create those problems. It exposes them ❕

His keynote is about what changes between local success and international benchmark, and what a CEO has to fix before the jump rather than during it.

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Seed G3 | 14-15 October 2026 | Landmark, Lagos

20/08/2026

If you are building a business and looking for the right people to meet, Seed G3 2026 should be on your calendar🔥

Seed G3 2026 is for founders, SMEs, investors, corporate leaders, ecosystem builders, and partners who want more than inspiration.

It is for people looking for practical insight, better networks, capital conversations, and growth opportunities.

Grab your tickets @ www.seedg3.com 🌐

10/08/2026

31/07/2026

Keynotes, deal rooms, showcases, networking, and gala access🥂

Seed G3 2026 is built around more than speeches. Attendees can expect business insight, curated networking, investor conversations, enterprise showcases, premium access options, and relationship-building opportunities.

Register @ seedg3.com and get your early bird discount off all ticket tiers 🔥

31/07/2026

Why do so many successful African founders leave behind struggling children? 📉

In this clip, Prof. Pat Utomi Pat Utomi breaks down a story every entrepreneur needs to hear: The Bakery Owner.

A founder makes a fortune baking bread. But because running a bakery lacks "prestige," he sends his kids to study law or medicine. When he passes away, the bakery dies with him—and the kids end up cut off from the core business cash flow.

As Prof. Utomi puts it:

"Who says that lawyer you raised cannot run a bread-producing business? Stop being a bakery... become a bread-producing corporation with factories across the country, managed from a corporate headquarters."*

Generational wealth isn't just about passing down money—it's about institutionalizing your venture so it outlives you.

This is just a sneak peek! Hear Prof. Utomi live as he leads a panel on Scaling, Growth & Systems at the Seed G3 2026 Summit in Lagos (Oct 14-15).

📺 Click the LINK IN BIO to watch the full masterclass on YouTube!

🚨 Early bird tickets would be closing soon! Tap the link in our bio to grab your pass now before prices go up tonight! 🎟️

31/07/2026

Early registration gives attendees more time to prepare, plan meetings, understand the agenda, and position themselves properly before the event.

Waiting until the last minute reduces the value you can get from the room.

Register early @ seedg3.com ‼️

30/07/2026

Africa’s entrepreneurs need access, not just inspiration.

Many entrepreneurs already have ambition. What they need is access to serious conversations, credible networks, investor visibility, and growth opportunities.

📌Seed G3 2026 is designed to bring these elements into one business-focused platform.

The question is, will you be there?

Register today @ seedg3.com to view ticket details and make your purchase!

29/07/2026

🚀 Are you just talking about AI, or are you actually building with it?

Last week, we hosted an incredible AI Workshop on Design Thinking & Human-Centered Innovation, coordinated by our incoming Vice President, Toba Obaniyi Toba Obaniyi. Toba set the stage with a clear message: businesses must proactively embrace AI in their processes to thrive in today's landscape.

A massive highlight was our speaker, Rajan Patel, Director of Entrepreneurship and Management Profrans at Stanford Seed Stanford Seed, who reminded us that true innovation requires taking the leap and being okay with learning through mistakes. 💡

His biggest takeaway? There has never been a time in history quite like right now. By taking just 10 minutes to an hour each day to actively use AI, learn, and build things, you automatically place yourself in a small, elite fraction of people globally who are truly leveraging this tool.

Stop waiting. Start experimenting. 🛠️

Drop a message in the comments if you are committing to your 10 minutes of AI learning today! 👇