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From email scams to e-commerce wins: How online shopping is helping Nigeria fix its Internet reputation

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Monty Munford is the founder of Mob76 , a company that helps companies become investible and prepares them for exit. Now, we have more than 500 employees and we deliver the widest range of products in the country,” said Raphael Afaedor, co-founder of JUMIA, at the time of funding. “We But somehow Lagos works.

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How many founders are too many? You are the founder, the visionary, the uber-entrepreneur. VCs don’t fund sole founders and, if you are alone, you’ve either got too much ego or you can’t convince someone to join you. Two” – You have to have three founders. Decisions – as a founder you want to make a decision and go.

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I am founder on an unconventional online gallery, The Art and Craft Gallery. Ajay Prasad, the founder of GMR Web Team < [link] > #15) Take Advantage of an Opportunity. In 2001, I came home to find my apartment on fire. Karibu Markets began after a trip I took to Kenya in early 2014. 6) Abolish a Phenomena.