Founders Rant X 2.0 brought together founders, entrepreneurs and business leaders for a day of honest conversations, practical insights and shared experiences around what it truly takes to build, lead and sustain a business.Held at Alliance Française, Ikoyi, Lagos, the event created a space for founders to move beyond the polished narratives of entrepreneurship and engage with the realities behind the journey, from leadership and long-term decision-making to creativity, risk, resilience, relationships and people.Closing the sessions, Networking and People brought together Dare Aliu (Group MD, TDA Group Africa), Ashley Emmanuel (Co-Founder & COO, Semicolon) and Dr. Chinonso Egemba (Founder, Aproko Doctor Global & Awadoc), moderated by Esohe Igbinobah (Director of Programs & Partnerships, Businessfront). Their message: real networking isn't collecting contacts, it's giving before you ask.

And the room didn't just listen. Founders pushed back, asked pointed questions, and pulled the conversations from the stage into the specifics of their own businesses, turning each session from a talk into an exchange.