Iyin Aboyeji, 2x Unicorn founder of Andela and Flutterwave.
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ก.ค. 2021
- Iyinoluwa Aboyeji calls himself an entrepreneur in the public interest. He is passionate about partnering with missionary talent and capital to build an African future. Iyinoluwa is the Founder & General Partner of Future Africa, a people-powered innovation fund that provides capital, coaching and community to mission-driven innovators turning Africa's biggest challenges into business opportunities.
Iyin is also a co-founder of Andela and was the former managing director of Flutterwave, a business building payments technology and infrastructure to connect Africa to the global economy. E' as he is fondly called as had a fantastic career so far, and we talked about it all in this video.
He shared a lot about how he grew up, how he got the opportunity to study at Waterloo, the initial experiments/startups he tried building before Andela, how he met Jeremy and other Andela Cofounders, why he left to join Flutterwave and why he left Flutterwave. He talked about The Future Africa Fund and so much more.
This is my favourite FounderConnect video YET. E' was so open and energetic, and I learned so so so much. It is a must-watch. I promise!
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1:27 Beyond entrepreneurship and venture capital, what three phrases describe E.
2:26 What growing up was like for E.
9:17 How Iyin found tech
19:10 Building Fora, then Andela and then Flutterwave came calling.
38:00 How Iyin knew it was time to leave Andela and why?
40:57 The lessons he learned at Fora and Andela that Iyin took to Flutterwave?
42:42 Challenges at Flutterwave that his previous experiences didn't prepare him for?
45:10 Why did Iyin leave Flutterwave?
47:26 Asides from the big wins that the public gets to hear about Andela and Flutterwave, what makes E the proudest about these companies?
49:39 Was it a logical decision to start Future Africa?
58:21 How did he choose the team/partners at Future Africa?
1:01:43 What is the biggest lesson Iyin has learned in the last 30 years?
1:03:17 E shares what he thinks about Tech guys relocating
I am so glad someone decided to do this😀. It is very important that young ones understand that not every wealthy person did fraud or some sort of illegal thing to make money. Very important we hear stories like this, it really changes the perspective a lot of young people have about wealth in Nigeria and Africa as a whole. Thank you so much for making this happen💕
This is such a full interview. E. was honest and so willing throughout the interview. Well done Peace
Your founders connect series needs to be aired on public TV!! People need to learn from your series Peace. Thank you for giving us this opportunity to tap into big people's mind.
Thank you for watching. 🙏🙏
You will definitely interview me one day
This might actually be the best Episode yet😭❤️
Jesuit education is indeed the best
Really great questions! Well thought through. Kudos! 🙌🏾 Liked. Subscribed. Notification clicked!
This is like hearing my big brother talk. Really fun. Loved every bit of it.
Iyin is a brilliant mind
Now this is exactly how best to "cut soap" for someone and for as many people as possible...E have bared it all ...the places where other people who achieved as much success as he did will shy away or hide ... And scream "na God" he gave us details
This is the best interview so far for me.
Of course, he still screamed "na God". But then, he went on to help us understand that God is not a magician. And that faith in God without works is dead/useless.
The man that started it all.... This video was necessary....... God bless
Absolutely loved this....incredibly insightful.
“ If you are looking for greatness, you can’t get it better than here”…..
Very powerful interview.
I'm so glad you did this, Itimi; I'm so glad you do this!
He’s so simple & humble. And God fearing low key.😊
Your one of my biggest model
I thoroughly enjoyed this episode. E gave us back stories and insights fr
Peace doing the most for Africa and Africans. Thank you so much for bringing E on board. Learnt a lot lot lot!
Thanks for rooting for me
Awesometacular
This is amazing,I learnt alot from Mr iyinoluwa Aboyeji. Didnot know i will watch the video till the end,got trap by Mr Aboyeni success story.
AMAZING
Channel of the year fr😋😊
Yayyyyy!🎉
Saw the notification and I clicked straight away! Peace is onto something very great!
I like iyi already 😭😭🙌, it's so beautiful watching him Talk
Thank you so much for this platform. This interview is so inspiring
E is just amazing!!
My man. Thank you for this great insight. 👍
Na lie, Iyin !!!!. Great one Peace. One day you’ll have me on your interview
I like him, nice one. He is a deep thinker and well aware of his society and his people
Gosh Peace you are doing the Lord's work with this. I really enjoyed this session. He's so chilled and I loved the way he shared his experience with so much simplicity.
Aaawww. Thank you ☺️
A captivating interview Peace, You are such a good listener and the depth of your research helped to get the best out of Iyinoluwa. My time was well invested, thank you.
Best Interview ever..Thank you Peace
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!! YOUR CHANNEL IS THE FUCKING BEST 🔥🔥🔥
so awesome
Thank you
Wow, Humble guy
I'll also love to have a career in Tech
I love this. Down-to-earth, humble and relatable.
The biggest challenges are opportunities 🔥 thanks a lot for this sir.
Learnt a lot watching this.
I have watched the interview with Hanu and now Iyin. They both grew up in Warri.
I'm still growing up in Warri.
Maybe this is a Sign😀
😅😅
Maybe.
Thank you for watching ✨
Peace!! Thank you!!!🥺
This is golden...His personality is so nice. Thank you very much, Peace Itimi
🙏
Thank you peace for this😊❤️
You’re always welcome
Awesome episode!!!
this is my favorite episode so far! learnt a whole lot & the humor was everything 😂
Thanks a lot for this Peace. Iyin's experience really resonated with me. This is very encouraging!
I loved this
My first time here. First episode I get to watch, and I so enjoyed it.
Yayy! So good to have you here!
Wasn’t hype! This video is gold 🌟. Thanks Peace. Thanks E
This is an awsome interview. thank you peace.
Very interesting interview.
A point of note for Peace, I feel you should keep away your phone during the interviews. It is distracting to the interviewee. You can replace it with notes or have an assistant to help you with important stuff on it.
However, very insightful interview and a good stuff you're doing.
awesome
I bless the day i discovered founder's connect. Every time I watch, I keep getting inspired and innovated.
He said some of us are living in the future that some of us are yet to be... He is always partnering with mind blowing projects and startups
Amazing!!!
Beautiful conversation. Great lessons learned, the journey is important as well.
Inspiring
Really love your videos
Yayyyyy! Thank you
Beautiful! So inspiring
Loved this episode. E na full time vibes sha. Make he cut soap for boys o.
Very enlightening
Awesome episode
This guy's vibes blew my mind. Such down to earth and amazing personality. Thanks Peace for bringing E to #FoundersConnect. ❤️
Thank you Segun 💫
This story is so inspiring
Thank you.
I was sure I wouldn’t watch it because it was 1 hour. Well 1 hour later, I’ve finished watching it. Enjoyed it!
Insightful, thanks peace
Peace big move with is interview!!!
I really enjoyed this
This is really interesting
As you grow, I hope to see this program well edited for national TV, our youths need to see these kind of shows. Well done and big ups to you.
Thank you so much
Very inspiring 💪🏿
Thanks Peace for this series.
As to be the best episode so far, E is such a great guy and you can feel his depth of knowledge and experience just from listening to him talk.......beautiful stuff.
E is the 🐐
Peace!! This one enter well
This is super amazing and inspiring.
This video is a gem 💎 🔥
Peace, thanks for bringing E on the platform. I've been longing for his episode.
Peace, I love your vibes, always !
Aaww! Thanks Sheyi
Really inspiring. Thanks a lot Peace & E✨
I've watched many of your videos and this is THE BEST by a mile.
Oh wow! Thanks
Thank you Peace.
Thanks Iyin.
Wooow, E on show.
I want to meet this guy
So an amazing video, learnt a whole lot. Thanks E and Peace
Peaceitimi... Doing great.. I like this.
I really really love this episode.. Thank you Peace and E
Thanks for this piece Peace.
very insightful episode.
This intro has to be the best
I enjoyed this interesting conversation!!!!!! Thanks @Peace
Peace Itimi doing wonders back to back!
Please can you or anyone recommend any course online or offline where I can learn about entrepreneurship and all these terminologies (e.g. VC, serie A funding etc.).? Where and how to seek investors, how to pitch a business idea and all those things?
Profound and highly informative💯, I was so inspired, thanks Peace and Iyin🙏❤👏👏👏🔥🔥🔥🔥
This is a very enlightening episode and funny of course. I admire his tenacity, really learned from this episode. Thank you peace for this show you run, really educative and full of lessons.
Loved this interview, glad I decided to watch it. It was eye-opening 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
Oh wow, thank you for this, serves more like encouragement and lessons to me
Best interview ever👌🏾, thank you Peace! And Iyin is so jovial!! Learnt a lot
I find it difficult listening to anyone speak for an hour, but this Interview wasn't the case. Loved it!
Awww! Thank you for watching
Great! Talk, learn so much. Thank you for putting this together Peace
At 47:52 Iyinoluwa said there are three things he looks at whenever he is building something, he mentioned only the first (Does it matter to him). Is there a way we can get the remaining two please?
This was wonderful stuff, Peace well done. E, is from Olympus too. I enjoyed every bit of the conversation, learnt a ton of stuff and I didn't know it was more than an hour until the end. great job
Thank you Peace of this amazing discussion. Thank you for the amazing people you bring. Blessings
This is a strategic interview. So many gems of insight and life lessons.
Simply amazing!
Thank you!
Wow, Peace. God bless you for this interview with E, I've absolutely learnt a lot about how not-so-easy the journey really is, our minds will be transformed by E's story. Thank you Peace.