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From scanning newspaper job listings to building MyJobMag: A founder’s bootstrapped journey to 1 million monthly users 

Ogugua Belonwu, founder, MyJobMag

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From scanning newspaper job listings to building MyJobMag: A founder’s bootstrapped journey to 1 million monthly users 

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