the history of recess!
In 2019, we sold Ewa Agoyin & Dodo for ₦500 per copy;
Walo Olapoju, Author & Creative Director
Boma Iyalla, Illustrator
Ifoghale Eguwe, Branding & Operations
Chidi Iwuanyanwu, Operations & Investor
ADEWITHTHEWAVE,
Cover Designer
Isabelle Irabor,
Investor
We reached 200% ROI in the first week!
Our investors made a 20% profit each too. 🎉
I wrote the book out of pure love and the desire to help my friends improve in school like I did. Today, Ewa Agoyin & Dodo has gone all over the world, and its value is timeless.
Publishing & selling that book changed my life. It showed me that I could add value to people's lives and make a living off it. I knew nothing about pricing or value or the cost of living. I just wanted to help people who were struggling like me.
Knowledge is the most priceless form of value. We have modern society today because we shared knowledge. Knowledge makes life easier, and dreams possible.
I want every student who reads it to treasure it.
Some students were disappointed with the price point, believing that it couldn't possibly help them for that low. Meanwhile, I was trying to make it accessible to as many people as possible.
A lot of students bought just because it was trending, and a lot more pirated it, which helped build its cult following.
My main goal (which was to guide students to the results they wanted) was impeded by the students themselves. Knowledge is priceless, but if you don't take action, it's worthless.
So we increased the sacrifices you have to make to get it, because of how effective and important it is when you take action.
Today I've found that my guide can ONLY help people who:
Don't think they know everything: If you did, you'd be able to earn the grades and wouldn't be here. 👀 It's not your fault though, the goal is to solve the problem for you. The building blocks are so simple that even I miss them from time to time.
So now, students read the book often to stay on form. We're humans, we forget.Are ready to make sacrifices: Whether it's full price, or any of the other ways I listed, they're ready to invest their resources into getting this solution. If it wasn't effective, I wouldn't have taken the pains to find other ways to get it.
And even after getting it, reading it like a storybook and changing nothing is the worst thing you could possibly do. The guide shows you how precisely to redesign your life to make sure you finish well, graduate proud, and keep succeeding long after.