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Why did Uber leave Nigeria and what did it miss?
Founder @femi_awoyale of @Rydrtech says the problem wasn't that Nigeria was hard. It was localization.
"Speed in a wrong direction won't correct it."
Watch the full breakdown 🎥
#FounderSpotlight #Rydr #SecondaryCityTech
Uber just left Nigeria. one founder says he knows exactly why
According to Oluwapelumi Awoyale Founder of Rydr Technologies, the answer comes down to these words:
Speed in the wrong direction is still the wrong direction.
So what happens when you build for a market without first understanding how that market already moves?
Anticipate the full conversation with Ryder Technologies.
Drop 10 September
#FounderSpotlight #Ryder #SecondaryCityTech #InnovationHasNoZipCode
They were fed up with broken payment gateways. So they sent an investor a payment link at 11 PM and built a $200M tech giant.
#Paystack #SholaAkinlade #EzraOlubi #Fintech
His card got trapped in an ATM in Scotland.
He came home and built the infrastructure that made every Nigerian fintech possible.
#MitchellElegbe #Interswitch #AfricanInnovation
From backend software to a $17 billion monthly fintech powerhouse. 🚀📈
#Moniepoint #TosinEniolorunda #FintechAfrica #Unicorn
He graduated top of his class,Joined PaystacK, Went to Dubai.
Came back and built Nigeria's fastest-growing food delivery company.
#Chowdeck #FemiAluko #AfricanStartups #TechEntrepreneurs
7,000 kilometers of undersea cable. One woman who refused to wait for a fix And connected West Africa to the world herself
#MainOne #FunkeOpeke #AfricanTech #Innovation
Two unicorns. One continent. One relentless founder.
Iyin Aboyeji relentless vision to put African talent on the global map.
#IyinAboyeji #Flutterwave #Andela
Tosin Eniolorunda is the CEO of Moniepoint and the architect behind the massive physical distribution network that powers financial services for over 3 million Nigerian businesses.
In this clip, he breaks down the "Ward-Level Strategy" for market dominance.
Tosin built a nationwide army of relationship managers and business owners, creating a hyper-local distribution engine that competitors sitting behind screens simply couldn't touch.
Iyin Aboyeji is a 2X Unicorn Founder & Founding Partner, Future Africa and one of the few people on the continent who has built at the intersection of capital, talent, and infrastructure at scale.
In this clip, he breaks down why our obsession with "inclusion"
This insight comes from experience. Iyin co-built two unicorns , Andela and Flutterwave from the ground up, and now deploys capital through Future Africa into the founders trying to fix the productivity gaps that "inclusion" ignored.
For founders, especially in secondary cities, the shift is straightforward:
• Stop building products that simply facilitate debt for people who have no income.
• Start building productivity infrastructure that helps your users create value and wealth.
#SecondaryCityTech
Paul Onwuanibe is the MD/CEO of Landmark Africa Group and the visionary behind one of West Africa’s most successful business and leisure destinations, hosting over 4 million visitors annually.
In this clip, he breaks down why founders often fail despite having the "perfect"
This insight comes from experience. Paul has spent over two decades navigating the complex realities of African real estate and infrastructure, raising hundreds of millions of dollars by building a reputation that precedes his balance sheet.
For founders, especially in secondary cities, the shift is straightforward:
• Stop looking for "growth hacks" to bypass the hard work of building trust.
• Start treating your reputation and integrity as your primary business moat.
#SecondaryCityTech #InnovationHasNoZipCode