Opportunity meets preparedness, the story of  Nigerian tech giant

By Chinyere Ikenna

PsychFideliss, philosophers, and innovators have constantly made us realize that the environment that a man grows up in has a lot to contribute to how he sees the world, his approach to life, and many more.

An individual who grows up among sages would tend to behave and think like one. And if he finds himself on the other side, he would always follow suit.

The life of Fidelis Chibueze has served as inspiration to many. At the age of six years old, while he was still living in the barrack, he rented bicycles to his peers and old one. This initiative led to him having so much money that he used to solve important financial problems. For a six year old to have understood the power of money and how to properly exploit it for his own benefits sounds awesome. Perhaps, the parental support Fidelis got might have contributed to this entrepreneurship spirit.

In 2012, Fidelis created LinkAccess, a pioneer online school monitoring system in Nigeria. This initiative enabled parents to monitor their children’s academic performance.

When he relocated to the United States of America in 2015, Fidelis took his entrepreneurship skill to a new level as he transitioned into website development, helping clients build websites at a fraction of the cost while simplifying the process for them. This not only earned him loyal clients but also helped me save enough to open an electronics store, where I fell in love with the repair business.

The electronic shop thrives more in 2018, this was the period he met his business partner who later became the co-founder of Fixtops. At the last count, Fixtops has repaired for more than 10,000 clients worldwide.

Fidelis Chibueze’s story can be summarized as opportunity meets Preparedness, he seems to be prepared for what was at stake, right from when he started renting his bicycle out, down to when he created a platform where parents get to monitor the academic records of their children. This is arguably one of the most innovative gestures around then. Before he founded this platform, parents had to travel down to their children’s school just to have an idea on how brilliantly or otherwise they were performing. With a platform like LinkAccess, Fidelis made this a thing of the past as he made it easier for the parents, children and the school.

While the idea for Fixtops has been on for years, it took an unusual meeting with the co-founder in 2021 for the idea to come into fruition. Although the man came to buy an electronic appliance at Fidelis’s shop, he was able to sell the idea to him, and he bought it. Few years down the line, they have made some impeccable moves, solved many people’s problems and in a way contributed their quota to the development of the country.

Although I don’t know the plan Fidelis has in stock, he surely looks like someone who has a lot of ideas, and he is waiting for the right time to launch it to the world.