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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, causing the company network to shut down and they didn’t have the resources to import a replacement. “We lost all our business in one day,” Muyiwa told Techpoint during a recent interview.
How Muyiwa Ogungboye sold everything he had to seed-fund his business. Continue reading.
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This week's featured startups
- SchoolWe — enhance school activities with an online portal
- Mediosa — book laboratory tests and health packages from home
- Weartalks — customise and order t-shirts online
- Cartehub — access varieties of locally made products online
- Lotoolz — get digital related services for your startup
NEWS: Lola Kassim appointed new general manager, Uber West Africa. Read.
Opportunities this week: Over ₦1 million in grants for entrepreneurs, EU-Africa business forum and more.
From around the world: This week, there was a drone accident in Canada and in America, a Wall Street firm confessed it had been too optimistic about Snapchat and more.
