Etop Ikpe is one of the most successful serial tech entrepreneurs in Nigeria. Here, he shares his journey building five tech businesses, exiting two, and what it feels like to be a serial entrepreneur…
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“I want to solve problems, save the world, and make money while at it.” – Damilola Olokesusi, Co-founder and CEO of Shuttlers
Damilola Olokesusi is the Co-founder and CEO of tech transport startup, Shuttlers. In this interview, she shares her entrepreneurial journey, and highlights her struggles and opportunities as a female…
How I Work: Charles Isidi, Strategy and Partnerships Lead at Triift Africa and Cirkle Labs
The How I Work series asks heroes, experts, and all-around productive people to share their shortcuts, workspaces, routines, and more.…
GIG Group Chairman, Chidi Ajaere on policies and how young tech entrepreneurs can cause changes
There has been a clear thought gap between policymakers and young innovators in Nigeria. According to Chidi Ajaere, CEO of GIG Group, young entrepreneurs have to become an active part of the policy ma…
How I Work: Musty Mustapha, Kuda Co-founder and CTO
On this week’s How I Work, Kuda CTO, Musty Mustapha talks about his experiences and achievements over the years, what being a bank’s CTO entails, and how he finds balance and stays productive…
How I Work: Uzoma Dozie, Chief Servant at Sparkle
Uzoma Dozie started out wanting to become a medical doctor but instead went into the banking industry. He now leads Sparkle, a fintech company. Uzoma talks about career transition, his life philosophy…
How I Work: Laila Johnson-Salami, Arise News Anchor
This week on How I Work, we talk to Laila Johnson-Salami, a journalist and news anchor at Arise News. She talks about her life, career, and work getting more young people to watch the news.…
“No investor fires the guy making them money.” — Bayo Adedeji, Wakanow CEO, on the company’s restructuring and growth
This time last year, Adebayo Adedeji replaced Wakanow’s founder, Obinna Ekezie, as CEO. In this interview, he shares his one-year journey transitioning the company from a founder-led business to a pro…
Former Cars45 CEO, Etop Ikpe, will head Autochek, a new company set to launch on October 1
It’s no longer news that Etop Ikpe has left Cars45, the company he founded four years ago as CEO. Now, the entrepreneur has been tipped to become CEO of another company, Autochek, which is a reb…
In conversation with Obinna Ukwuani, Chief Digital Officer at the Bank of Kigali
A Nigerian entrepreneur and former Paystack executive was recently appointed chief digital officer of Rwanda’s Bank of Kigali. In what has been a fruitful journey for the past seven years, we take a p…
Paga founder Tayo Oviosu shares his major lessons on career, investments and building a startup
Tayo Oviosu answered questions on career, startup advice, investment and more during our Community AMA. Here are some highlights from the conversation.…
3 Nigerian tech CEOs feature on 2020’s Fortune 40 under 40 list
Global publication, Fortune, released its 2020 40 Under 40 list yesterday. It features Abasi Ene-Obong of 54gene, Olugbenga Agboola of Flutterwave, and Obi Ozor of Kobo360 for their efforts during the…
I’m Tech Journalist Daniel Iyanda, This is How I Work
Tech Journalist Daniel Iyanda talks about how the pandemic has changed how he works and how he’s adapting to the new normal.…
How a 3D visual effects video of a drone delivering a carton of Indomie fooled the internet
Anisiuba Uche who made the Indomie drone delivery video talks about how he got into visual effects (VFX) and how his 35-second video that fooled the internet came together.…
How I Work: Samuel Okike, Techpoint Africa Culture reporter
Samuel Okike has featured several exceptional personalities on the How I Work weekly series for more than a year. This week, we turn the spotlight on him as he gives a peek into how he stays productiv…
How I Work From Home: Ifeanyi Ndiomewese, Mediapoint Managing Director
Ifeanyi cut his teeth as a startup reporter at Techpoint Africa. He now leads Mediapoint, a visual content agency built to tell stories for brands. Here’s how he’s directing the growth of the company …
How I Work From Home: Yinka Awosanya, Techpoint Africa Corporate & Governance Editor
Every quarter, Techpoint publishes the Nigerian Startup Funding Report. Behind these reports is Yinka Awosanya who works with the Intelligence team to gather and make sense of the data.…
Building two YC-backed startups in five years: A discussion with Jesse Ghansah
Ghanaian entrepreneur, Jesse Ghansah co-founded media startup, OMG Digital in 2015. Five years later, he’s working on Swipe, a fintech startup. In this interview, he shares his journey starting …
How I Work From Home: Precious Mogoli, Sub-editor at Techpoint Africa
As a sub-editor at Techpoint Africa, Precious works mostly behind the scenes where he spends hours poring over thousands of words by the editorial staff to eliminate errors and fluff. Here’s how…
How I Work From Home: Emmanuel Paul, Techpoint Africa Policy Reporter
Emmanuel Paul covers everything from the government policies to corporate giants like banks and telcos. Here’s how he’s with working from home during a pandemic…