Books, lessons and working knowledge for everyday decisions

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Katana Resource Centre

Find what you need. Put it to work.

Books, courses and practical guides for the question in front of you.

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02 / Courses worth your time

Learn from people who have done the work, not only studied it.

Entrepreneurship01

Turn a good idea into a business people will pay for

Tunde Adebayo

Founder and business coach

4.9
8h 40m42 lessons
Technology02

Use AI at work without getting lost in the hype

Amara Okonkwo

Product engineer

4.8
6h 10m28 lessons
Wellness03

Build habits that protect your energy

Dr. Kwame O.

Clinical psychologist

4.9
3h 25m18 lessons

03 / The reading room

Books to return to, not just finish.

Thoughtful reading on business, technology, health and leadership, selected for life and work across Africa.

Keep a book close while commuting, working or studying. Your place, notes and highlights stay with you.

  • Pick up where you stopped01
  • Download for offline reading02
  • Listen when audio is available03
  • Keep private notes and highlights04
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04 / Read, use, share

Notes from people doing the work.

For anyone shaping a new venture

Before you write a business plan, answer these five questions.

A plain-language guide to customers, cash, competition, capacity and the reason your idea deserves to exist.

Open the five questions

New on the desk

Entrepreneurship01

Your first investor meeting: what to prepare and what to leave out

8 min read - Adaeze N.
Technology02

Where AI actually saves time in a small team

12 min read - Samuel K.
Leadership03

How to lead without becoming the loudest person in the room

6 min read - Bai L.

05 / How Katana works

Useful knowledge should not stop at the classroom door.

We are building a place where you can understand an idea, practise it, use it in real life and return when the next question appears.

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Books and essays for deeper understanding

Learn

Courses that guide you from start to finish

Apply

Checklists and guides for the work in front of you

Return

A personal place for notes, progress and saved resources

06 / Made for real moments

Come with a question. Leave with a next step.

01

You are testing an idea

Use a short guide to speak with potential customers, price the first version and decide what to test next.

02

Work asks for a new skill

Take a focused course, practise with a real task and keep the notes you will need on Monday morning.

03

You need a better question

Open a book or essay that slows the problem down and helps you see the decision from another angle.

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One thing worth reading before the week gets noisy.

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