Fuck And Run

Episode 3

There was only one logical explanation for that question; I didn’t want to even think about it.

I drew a deep breath, brace yourself again Mike this one is huge.
“One million” I said.
Mike was grinning again.
“One million, in dollar or naira?” he said
“Dollar”
“How come?”

Thanks to Google AdSense, Affiliate marketing and domain flipping and other chains of dot businesses. Living the dot com live for so long had paid off, hard work and perseverance they say is a virtue.
I quickly told him about my dot com endeavors.
“That’s huge, what do you say Charles, be my partner, co-founder.” Mike looked at me for ten seconds, satisfied with my surprised expression. Walked to his fridge and brought out two whiskey glasses and a whiskey, he poured to the first quarter of each and handed me one.

“What do you say Charles? You and me partners co-founders.” He took a sip.
I chuckled, eying the glass. “Well Mr. Mike let’s say I can’t refuse a pacesetter.” I emptied my whiskey and Mike smirked.
Mike beamed. “I knew you had the fire son!”
Throughout that day Mike and I discussed about our future company, what to produce, where to base, when to start, shares. Mike was willing to invest four million into the new start up for a start and so I decided to part with all my millions.
I jokingly came up with a name for the startup “LOG – Love of Gadgets” and Mike liked it. I knew he was playing fair, it would definitely be changed to something better.
We decided not to only base on software but also hardware, the first of its kind in the country. Subsequently, one week later Mike invited me to his house for a meeting with investors. And everything changed.