Stories by Emma Okonji
Founder and Group Chief Executive Officer of Interswitch, Mitchell Elegbe, has urged Nigerian entrepreneurs to mix ambition with disciplined execution, encouraging them to start out with sensible options to actual issues, and construct with scale in thoughts to create sustainable companies.
Elegbe made the decision whereas delivering a keynote presentation on the 2026 version of The Platform Nigeria, hosted by The Covenant Nation in Iganmu, Lagos, underneath the theme: ‘Dream Big. Execute with knowledge’.
The occasion introduced collectively enterprise leaders, entrepreneurs and different stakeholders to discover sensible approaches to constructing companies, driving innovation and creating sustainable progress.
Reflecting on what it takes to construct and scale companies in Nigeria, Elegbe inspired entrepreneurs to focus on figuring out alternatives, fixing related issues and creating the data and capabilities required to construct for the long run. He urged them to look past the scale of an preliminary thought and focus on the execution, studying and capabilities that may create a basis for sustainable progress.
“Execution is more important than the size of the dream. But once you get it right, it’s called knowledge. It’s called experience. With experience, you can then scale,” Elegbe stated.
He inspired entrepreneurs to consider scale from the outset, even when beginning with a small operation. He famous that issues round folks, partnerships, expertise, techniques and enterprise structure might assist place companies to reply successfully as new alternatives emerge.
