Before You Say YES!Episode 01
The Lagos Land Venture
One fictional deal, seen by a foreign investor and a local founder
This session prepares for deep due diligence. It does not complete it.
Live format: 40 minutes of teaching, then 15 minutes of questions. You can also work through the case at your own pace.
Read six short lessons, practice with the fictional deal, and build your private brief. Your work stays in this browser.

Meet Stephanie
Stephanie B. Nelson is the Founder & CEO of Global Wealth DistributionOS. She spent 23 years building and operating a US consulting business and sold it in 2024. She has travelled between the US and Nigeria since 2018, established herself in Nigeria full time in 2024, and purchased land there. That operating and ownership experience shaped the GWDOS questions about rights, evidence, investor capacity, and the movement of money across borders.
What you will leave with
- A review brief.
- A reasoned next action.
- Sharper questions for local legal, tax, banking, and technical professionals.
The six milestones
- 08:00Connect an investor constraint to the proposed venture.Private fit check.
- 13:00Explain what is being acquired and name a missing deal term.Structure choice.
- 22:00Request a local check and define independent representation.Evidence and lawyer brief.
- 27:00Calculate cash after company taxes and withholding.Net distribution exercise.
- 32:00Trace money across borders and name currency exposure.Payment route and downside.
- 39:00Explain whether to advance review, redesign, pause, or decline.Decision brief and teach back.