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Founder’s Table
We catch up with founders in the tech ecosystem, find out about their failures and successes and learn a few tricks of the trade.
In this month’s #FoundersTable interview, @ReelFruit founder, @AffiongWilliams shares her motivations, ambitions, entrepreneurial lessons, and tips on how to achieve a work-life balance while running a global company.
From ‘urgent’ ₦30k to $50m: How Hanu @Fejizzy Abodje built @PatriciaSwitch from scratch [Full interview].
In 2016, after @bitmamaexchange founder, Ruth Iselema (@realbitmama) got scammed of ₦250,000 trying to sell bitcoin, she decided “this has to stop”. Her first major step? Leaving #PortHarcourt for the…
Techpoint had a discussion with Saudat Salami, founder of Easyshop Easycook to understand the specific problem and potential of Nigeria’s online grocery sector.
Techpoint caught up with Maxwell Obi, co-founder of Amplify, to share with us what life during and after the acquisition of his company, by OneFi, looks like.
John Obaro is the founder and CEO of SystemSpecs, the indigenous software company most famous for the Remita e-payment solution which powers Nigeria’s Treasury Single Account policy. He recently sat…
Elo Umeh is the CEO and founder of Terragon Group, an enterprise software company with a range of data and marketing technology products that focus on the African market. He shares…
Online sports betting has become something of a lucrative subset of the billion-naira lotto industry. As a pioneer in that space, NairaBet needs no introduction, neither does its founder, Akin…
Even on the off-chance that the names Bola Akindele and Courteville Business Solutions don’t ring a bell, as long as you’ve had to register a vehicle in Nigeria, you must…
As the CEO of one of Nigeria’s largest enterprise internet service providers, Muyiwa Ogungboye prides himself in his capacity to endure hardship. But things were so difficult in the earlier…
A decade ago, Chimezie Emewulu and Chibuzor Onwurah left behind impressive academic degrees and a promising professional career to pursue their passion for solving problems using technology. They founded Seamfix, a…
Fresh from completing his mandatory youth service in Jos, Plateau state, Collins Onuegbu decided it was in his best interest to relocate to Surulere, Lagos which he considers the hub…
Yele Okeremi is the CEO of Precise Financial Systems, a software development company. He shares his insight on building a successful IT business.
Ayeni Adekunle is the founder and CEO of BHM Group, a media company under which popular brands like NET and BlackHouse Media are subsidiaries. Often referred to as Ayeni The…
Tayo Oviosu is the CEO and founder of Paga, a mobile payments company he founded in 2009 to enable universal access to financial services for Nigerians.
Kola Aina founded Emerging Platforms to build customised home-bred tech solutions to African problems. He shares his thoughts on entrepneurship
About five years ago, four young graduates of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife got together to build a pioneering online real estate platform. Originally trading as Estatenode, the business later…
With almost 30 years of industry experience between them, Chude Jideonwo and Adebola Williams have managed to build a media empire, all before they turned 30. They are the co-founders…
For the initiated, Gbenga Sesan almost needs no introduction. He is the founder and CEO of Paradigm Initiative Nigeria (PIN), a social enterprise focused on digital rights and inclusion for disadvantaged Nigerian youths familiar with…
What do you get when you combine a decade’s worth of engineering expertise with a lifelong passion for basketball? A very convenient sports engineering opportunity, that’s what Today on Founder’s table,…
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In this month’s #FoundersTable interview, @ReelFruit founder, @AffiongWilliams shares her motivations, ambitions, entrepreneurial lessons, and tips on how to achieve a work-life balance while running a global company.
From ‘urgent’ ₦30k to $50m: How Hanu @Fejizzy Abodje built @PatriciaSwitch from scratch [Full interview].
In 2016, after @bitmamaexchange founder, Ruth Iselema (@realbitmama) got scammed of ₦250,000 trying to sell bitcoin, she decided “this has to stop”. Her first major step? Leaving #PortHarcourt for the ‘Lagos energy’. That moved paid off. This is her entrepreneurial story.
Techpoint had a discussion with Saudat Salami, founder of Easyshop Easycook to understand the specific problem and potential of Nigeria’s online grocery sector.
Techpoint caught up with Maxwell Obi, co-founder of Amplify, to share with us what life during and after the acquisition of his company, by OneFi, looks like.
John Obaro is the founder and CEO of SystemSpecs, the indigenous software company most famous for the Remita e-payment solution which powers Nigeria’s Treasury Single Account policy. He recently sat down for a chat with Techpoint, where he shared his journey into entrepreneurship and lessons learnt over the years.
Elo Umeh is the CEO and founder of Terragon Group, an enterprise software company with a range of data and marketing technology products that focus on the African market. He shares his entrepreneurial journey and philosophy with Techpoint
Online sports betting has become something of a lucrative subset of the billion-naira lotto industry. As a pioneer in that space, NairaBet needs no introduction, neither does its founder, Akin Alabi. Equally as known for his free business seminars and hit business book Small Business Big Money, as he is for NairaBet, Akin did not…
Even on the off-chance that the names Bola Akindele and Courteville Business Solutions don’t ring a bell, as long as you’ve had to register a vehicle in Nigeria, you must have at least heard of AutoReg. The story of the man behind the above brands is one of sheer serendipity. Before he left paid employment in…
As the CEO of one of Nigeria’s largest enterprise internet service providers, Muyiwa Ogungboye prides himself in his capacity to endure hardship. But things were so difficult in the earlier days of building his company — eStream Networks — that he almost threw in the towel twice. On one occasion, crucial equipment got fried up,…
A decade ago, Chimezie Emewulu and Chibuzor Onwurah left behind impressive academic degrees and a promising professional career to pursue their passion for solving problems using technology. They founded Seamfix, a leading provider of technology solutions and services in Nigeria and Africa. “Our vision is to build platforms that enable millions of businesses and individuals to…
A well-funded business with poor execution will still die — Collins Onuegbu, founder Signal Alliance
Fresh from completing his mandatory youth service in Jos, Plateau state, Collins Onuegbu decided it was in his best interest to relocate to Surulere, Lagos which he considers the hub of the tech industry at the time. “I decided I was going to be in the tech industry since I had a degree in electronics…
Yele Okeremi is the CEO of Precise Financial Systems, a software development company. He shares his insight on building a successful IT business.
Ayeni Adekunle is the founder and CEO of BHM Group, a media company under which popular brands like NET and BlackHouse Media are subsidiaries. Often referred to as Ayeni The Great, he is a Pan-Africanist to the core. This philosophy reflects in many elements of the BHM Group identity. For example, the name ‘BlackHouse’ is inspired…
Tayo Oviosu is the CEO and founder of Paga, a mobile payments company he founded in 2009 to enable universal access to financial services for Nigerians.
Kola Aina founded Emerging Platforms to build customised home-bred tech solutions to African problems. He shares his thoughts on entrepneurship
About five years ago, four young graduates of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife got together to build a pioneering online real estate platform. Originally trading as Estatenode, the business later metamorphosed into ToLet.com.ng. You might remember it as the startup which, barely 2 months ago, raised $1.2m in a Series A funding round led by Malaysia-based Frontier…
With almost 30 years of industry experience between them, Chude Jideonwo and Adebola Williams have managed to build a media empire, all before they turned 30. They are the co-founders of RED Media Africa, the company behind well-known brands like YNaija, Rubbin’ Minds and The Future Awards. Techpoint had an engaging afternoon chatting with the RED…
For the initiated, Gbenga Sesan almost needs no introduction. He is the founder and CEO of Paradigm Initiative Nigeria (PIN), a social enterprise focused on digital rights and inclusion for disadvantaged Nigerian youths familiar with opportunities in technology. With a career spanning over two decades, Gbenga Sesan has consistently been one of the most prominent ICT advocates in Nigeria. Techpoint spent…
What do you get when you combine a decade’s worth of engineering expertise with a lifelong passion for basketball? A very convenient sports engineering opportunity, that’s what Today on Founder’s table, we catch up with Opeyemi Babalola. He is the CEO and founder of Webber Engineering, Nigeria’s first — and possibly Africa’s only commercially viable — basketball facilities manufacturing company. Muyiwa Matuluko…