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Welcome to Venture Valley, your go-to podcast for entrepreneurs, intrapreneurs and founders building from Africa.
Not your typical business podcast, we dive deep into unfiltered narratives, uncovering the raw and authentic experiences of those who've weathered the storm, made mistakes and grown to build successful businesses and empires.
Tune in for candid conversations that spill the beans on the highs, lows, and everything in between. Get answers to those questions keeping you up at night, and take insights that can power your next project and business. #venturevalley #buildingfromafrica #africanfounders #techinafrica
Not your typical business podcast, we dive deep into unfiltered narratives, uncovering the raw and authentic experiences of those who've weathered the storm, made mistakes and grown to build successful businesses and empires.
Tune in for candid conversations that spill the beans on the highs, lows, and everything in between. Get answers to those questions keeping you up at night, and take insights that can power your next project and business. #venturevalley #buildingfromafrica #africanfounders #techinafrica
This Nigerian Entrepreneur Turned a Power Outage into a Million-Dollar Business
Welcome to the first episode of Founder's Corner on Venture Valley, in collaboration with Founders Friday! 🎉
In this exciting debut, we sit down with Ojima Benjamin Ufaruna, the Co-founder and CEO of BuyPower Inc.
Join us as Ojima shares his journey, from the challenges of raising capital to the innovative solutions that led to the success of BuyPower.
Key Highlights:
* OJIMA's unexpected path to entrepreneurship
* The inception of Buy Power and solving a real-world problem
* Navigating challenges in the Nigerian tech ecosystem
* The rollercoaster journey of fundraising and joining Y Combinator
* Insights on building customer-centric products and driving organic growth
Discover how OJIMA transformed a personal frustration into a thriving business, revolutionizing electricity token purchases in Nigeria. From bootstrapping to Silicon Valley, this episode is packed with valuable lessons for aspiring entrepreneurs.
Don't miss this candid conversation about resilience, adaptability, and the power of solving local problems with technology. Whether you're a startup founder, tech enthusiast, or simply curious about the entrepreneurial journey, this episode offers something for everyone.
Subscribe to Venture Valley for more inspiring stories from Africa's most innovative founders!
#FoundersCorner #VentureValley #AfricanStartups #TechEntrepreneurship #BuyPower
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#BuildingFromAfrica #Success #Inspiration #Business #BusinessMotivation #Founders #Nigeria
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In this exciting debut, we sit down with Ojima Benjamin Ufaruna, the Co-founder and CEO of BuyPower Inc.
Join us as Ojima shares his journey, from the challenges of raising capital to the innovative solutions that led to the success of BuyPower.
Key Highlights:
* OJIMA's unexpected path to entrepreneurship
* The inception of Buy Power and solving a real-world problem
* Navigating challenges in the Nigerian tech ecosystem
* The rollercoaster journey of fundraising and joining Y Combinator
* Insights on building customer-centric products and driving organic growth
Discover how OJIMA transformed a personal frustration into a thriving business, revolutionizing electricity token purchases in Nigeria. From bootstrapping to Silicon Valley, this episode is packed with valuable lessons for aspiring entrepreneurs.
Don't miss this candid conversation about resilience, adaptability, and the power of solving local problems with technology. Whether you're a startup founder, tech enthusiast, or simply curious about the entrepreneurial journey, this episode offers something for everyone.
Subscribe to Venture Valley for more inspiring stories from Africa's most innovative founders!
#FoundersCorner #VentureValley #AfricanStartups #TechEntrepreneurship #BuyPower
Instagram: venturevalley.pod?igsh=MXc3dHR3MzhiOGV3OA%3D%3D&
Facebook: Venturevalley.pod?mibextid=uzlsIk
TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@venture.valley?_t=8kKlEEiDQOs&_r=1
UA-cam: ua-cam.com/channels/aAlChT7NWnuYekrQ3UAg5w.html
#BuildingFromAfrica #Success #Inspiration #Business #BusinessMotivation #Founders #Nigeria
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Avoid These 3 Fintech Mistakes & Get Funded!
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In this insightful episode of Venture Valley, we explore into the intersection of AI, machine learning, and FinTech with our distinguished guest, Lee Victor. Lee is a seasoned entrepreneur with a robust background in engineering and product development, having successfully built and scaled several innovative solutions in the FinTech space. Key Highlights: * Navigating FinTech Saturation: Lee sh...
First-Time Home Buyer in Nigeria? Watch This Before Investing!
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Struggling to navigate the real estate market in Nigeria? Worried about dodgy developers and unfinished projects? This episode of Venture Valley explores the current state of Nigerian real estate, with a focus on avoiding scams and making smart investment decisions. Our guest, Ayobami Folarin, shares valuable insights and practical tips for both first-time homebuyers and seasoned investors. In ...
How This Innovation Could Disrupt Nigeria's Telecom Industry | MVNOs PT 2
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In this continuation of our "MVNO" series, we dive deeper into the dynamics between MNOs (Mobile Network Operators) and MVNOs (Mobile Virtual Network Operators) in Nigeria. Our guest, Mr Ernest Akinlola, sheds light on the complexities of market penetration, regulatory challenges, and the strategic partnerships essential for success. We discuss the recent suspension of new MVNO licenses by the ...
Low-Skill Jobs vs AI: Is There Still Hope for the Nigerian Workforce?
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Can low-level jobs provide a sustainable solution for millions of young Nigerians, or should we focus on upskilling for high-level positions? In this episode, we answer major questions around the future of work, AI's impact, and why Continuous skill development is crucial right now. Our special guest, Mr. Gbenga Totoyi, a partner of Alan and Grant and a seasoned HR expert, shares honest advice ...
"Nigeria's Telecom Industry Is About To Change Forever - Here's Why" | MVNOs Pt 1
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Have you heard about MVNO before? We just released a unique episode on Building from Africa! Our guest is Mr Ernest Akinlola, the pioneering Managing Director of Bboxx Nigeria, one of Africa's biggest renewable energy company. Mr Ernest has spent more than 25 years in the telecoms industry developing unique and extensive expertise in the Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) industry, having p...
Do Not Launch Your Startup Without Knowing This | Iyin Aboyeji's 2 Rules
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Have you ever wondered what models most successful startups live by? In this episode, Iyinoluwa Aboyeji, two time unicorn founder of Andela and Flutterwave shares on the need for you to focus on doing things you are good at, rather than trying to be a jack of all trades and master of none. He talks about his own strengths and how he delegates things to other people who are better at the task. H...
What it Takes to Succeed in Nollywood | Uzee Usman’s Story | Actor in “A Tribe Called Judah”
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Have you ever wondered what it takes to be an actor in Nigeria? We just released a new episode on Building from Africa! Our guest is the exceptional Dr. Uzee Usman Adeyemi, a down to earth, bubbly personality. He is a phenomenal Nigerian actor and film producer known nationally and internationally, for his films and features: A Tribe Called Judah, Anikulapo, Voiceless, Anikulapo, Oga Abuja and....
How Supa Strikas Became The World’s Greatest Comic from Africa #Africa #comics #branding
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😅😅😂😂😂, that their wack service.
This is very good. So much gems from Ojima, he is a genius.
I question the quality of screening your channel undergoes when inviting guests to speak on important topics. I have met this man in person 7 years ago when his business was still new. He owes family 30 million after we invested in his perfume business 7 years ago. He has been giving us the run around for years while spending lavishly. He is indeed running a business but his business is a fraudulent business.
Always bring your lawyer on board. I got burnt 8000 euros investing in a plot of land in the Gambia. I made a newbie mistake that a lawyer could catch at a glance.
❤
Where's the rest please
Hello Felix Watch the full podcast here ua-cam.com/video/_c28k55OEf0/v-deo.html
The guy (from hala)is really smart, I like him
Deep enough Excellent share We expect more like this
that's valid
100% true
A deeply Insightful conversation with Mr Ernest. Thank you for bringing him on this platform. Hopefully we make use of the inspiration he has blessed us with. Cheers!
Where in abuja do you have your site?
Awesome. I wish the was a chance to talk to him about technical stuff especially about payment infrustructure.
Powerful
Please what his name on twitter. Have searched for it with his name.. it didn’t pup up
Men I love this guy.. just love his honesty and sincerity.. from his conversation.. it’s obvious he has built businesses .. looking forward to becoming like him.
Another episode out. Let’s get into this!!
Yo,this podcast blessed my soul beyond words. The value in the conversations you both had was so sincere and knowledge filled. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it! Subscribe for more value-based content from this channel
Hi intresting video can you please do a part 2 of it. where you talk even more into details how is the tax on real estates investing must one live in Nigeria to be able to hae a real estate business there ? can you show some of the houses he have an so on please a part 2 with more details. Also can you do a video with Nola Adetola ? Thank You
Hello @johndoe. This is the link to the full conversation is in the description below. Please subscribe for valuable content from this channel. ua-cam.com/video/Bx7wUlOcy_c/v-deo.html
❤❤❤❤mosy underrated interview
Deliberately making your interviews longer than necessary by asking irrelevant questions and leaving the important questions for the end is annoying. All because of youtube monetization. Also, stop interrupting the guess, it's amateurish.
When he said “if you’re in Atlanta” while I’m in Atlanta felt like a sign to start buying in Nigeria.
I love the starting part of this, Take that resource and elevate your capabilities
Thank you so much for this information.
An individual who is well-versed in the telecommunications industry contributes a plethora of information to this discussion. This suggests that we should organize a conference, as MNVOs can achieve greater success by collaborating, sharing ideas and resources, and learning from each other, instead of fostering isolation and unhealthy rivalry. I will be more than happy to contribute my quota. Thanks Mr Akinlola.
Thank you for this. You guys open my eyes to new ways of thinking as a Founder. God bless!
Thanks so much!!!
This is both insightful and inspiring.
Thank you!! Please share it with others
This video is precise and profound!!!
We're happy to hear that!
I made too much money 😂
I like it when two brilliant, calm, and rational people sit to discuss about solutions to problems.
Exactly what i tell people. Don't abandon what you already know cus you want to delve into tech. Someone came to ask me if he should abandon his first degree for data analysis. I told him that should be your starting point.. The merger of the two knowledge is what employers see and say okay you are well grounded in this. An economics graduate with data analytics skills will get a job in a finance firm over even anyone that feels he's great at all topics in data analytics
Word!
as an individual who transitioned from a legal background to cybersecurity, and now serving as a volunteer artificial intelligence consultant for a multinational corporation, I wholeheartedly concur with his perspective.
That's nice to know😊
Omo elijah effi would be an astonishing good prompt engineer 😂, dude is so good with his questions. Would be amazing to have an ai agent with his persona as the defined attribute in the agent vectorbase and I hope it gives me good prompts across all sectors like him 😁😁
Hahaha! 😆 Thanks for the compliment!
I really enjoyed listening to Mr.Ernest. This is very insightful. Please release the remaining parts. Thank you
Thanks for watching. We have another on the channel, you can watch it!
I am a big fan of Generative AI..
That's cool
I like this analysis; thanks for sharing/shooting
Glad to hear! Please share the link with friends and people it'll be helpful to.
Thank you for this
Thank you too for watching😃
This is golden
Absolutely brilliant analysis 👌👍
Thank you for watching!😇
This is golden stuff
We are glad you find it golden. Please share with others
I didn't know this until ATCJ. Wow
Wow, let me go and watch Voiceless.
How was it?
I was here, I'll tell you this someday
The camera movement is so distracting. There's a lot of gems here.
Please bear with us.
"The exchange rate was doing yoyo😢"
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Your guests definitely knows his onions when it comes to Telcom. He sounds like he's cautiously optimistic about the MVNO play, but mostly cautious because of the current business environments in Nigeria.
@Venture Valley Best thing for NCC to work on is to enable MVNO's that have only 50-80% overal diffrenciation from other competitors business case and grant that same 50-80% business case a 4-8years or more patent rights that cannot be copied by the other wicked competitors while the out-of-the-box difrented MVNO uses that period to grow as an advantage. this will solve the problem of all that has been discussed in this video; since it is expected that MVNO's wishes to float on their own independent branding and UX not using stacks like MTNpulse there must be room to breath for the ones who can think to do, without been hijacked by the once who's waiting for market validation to pump funds, so to speak.
Good to find expert in telecom. Kudos.bosss.I hope to get a mentor in telecommunications sector like him
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Amazing ❤
Thank you! Cheers!