Building The Future Podcast

Building The Future Podcast

Dotun Olowoporoku

Episodes 92
Avg. Duration 54m
Activity Dormant
Since Jul 2017
Latest Episode Feb 2025

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Weekly
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Episodic
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About This Podcast

The next African story will be written by Africans, and there are people crafting the narrative now. Join Dotun as he hosts a series of conversation with people whose ideas and work is shaping the African future.

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S5E86 #85: Deepankar Rustagi - On Profitability and Staying Asset Light in B2B Commerce (Part 2)

Feb 21, 2025 21m Transcript

This special live podcast session was recorded at Ventures Park, Lagos, during Ventures Platform’s in-person mixer for portfolio founders on July 27, 2024--My guest today is Deepankar Rustagi, a…

S5E85 #84 - Dare Okoudjou - On Fundraising, Scaling a Pan-African Payment Network and Acquiring Startups

Jul 24, 2024 50m Transcript

This season of Building the Future was made possible by MoniepointMy guest today is Dare Okoudjou, Founder & CEO of Onafriq (formerly known as MFS Africa). Dare has built a long-running startup…

S5E84 #83: Uka Eje - On ThriveAgric's Turnaround and Making Hard Decisions

Jul 17, 2024 38m Transcript

This season of Building the Future was made possible by MoniepointMy guest today is Uka Eje, the co-founder and CEO of ThriveAgric. I've known Uka since 2017, when he and his co-founder, Ayo,…

S5E83 #82: Deepankar Rustagi - On Profitability and Staying Asset Light in B2B Commerce

Jul 10, 2024 45m Transcript

This season of Building the Future was made possible by MoniepointMy guest today is Deepankar Rustagi, a seasoned tech entrepreneur in Nigeria. I've known Deepankar for over 7 years, dating back to…

S5E82 #81: Elo Umeh - On Leadership, Purpose and Building a Scalable Tech Company in Africa

Jul 03, 2024 33m Transcript

This season of Building the Future was made possible by MoniepointMy guest today is Elo Umeh, founder and CEO of Terragon Group, a leading data and marketing cloud company in Africa. I've known Elo…

S5E81 #80 - Daniel Yu - On Vertical Integration in B2B e-commerce and Early Lessons from M&A

Jun 26, 2024 41m Transcript

This season of Building the Future was made possible by MoniepointMy guest today is Daniel Yu, founder and CEO of Wasoko, a B2B e-commerce platform serving over 220,000 informal retailers across the…

S5E80 #79, Bode Abifarin- On Scaling Flutterwave, Startup Growth, and Expansion

Jun 19, 2024 39m Transcript

This season of Building the Future was made possible by MoniepointMy guest today is Bode Abifarin, one of the leading startup operators I know on the continent.I first met Bode in 2017 when she had…

S5E79 #78, Mark Straub - On Digital Identity as a Fundamental Driver of Economic Growth

Jun 12, 2024 54m Transcript

This season of Building the Future was made possible by MoniepointMy guest today is Mark Straub, founder & CEO of Smile ID. Smile ID is building identity verification infrastructure for…

S5E78 #77, Anu Adedoyin-Adasolum - On differentiation in B2B ecommerce and complexities of the offline market

Jun 05, 2024 50m Transcript

My guest today is Anu Adedoyin-Adasolum, the co-founder and CEO of Sabi.Sabi is a B2B e-commerce startup that provides digital infrastructure to Africa's informal economy. In October 2023, they…

S5E77 #76, Shola Akinlade - Building for the Long-term, Managing Talent and Growing as a Leader

May 29, 2024 1h 6m Transcript

My guest today is Shola Akinlade. I met Shola in 2016, while he and his co-founder, Ezra, were at the YC accelerator program. It was the beginning of their Paystack journey, and even then, I was…

S5E76 #75, Tosin Eniolorunda - Scaling Fintech Products to the Mass Market

May 22, 2024 49m Transcript

My guest today is Tosin Eniolorunda, CEO and co-founder of Moniepoint. I met Tosin in Kigali at the Africa Tech Summit in 2020, just before the world went into lockdown. We spent hours discussing the…

S5E75 Season 5 Intro

May 14, 2024 29m Transcript

It's been a while. I haven't held the podcast mic for a long time. I must admit, I'm a bit rusty. I’m overwhelmed by the advancements in the podcast space since my sabbatical. The African tech…

S4E74 #74, Sangu Delle - Raising capital and building businesses in Africa

Dec 04, 2020 59m

My guest today is Sangu Delle. Sangu is an entrepreneur, an investor, author, and someone who is deeply rooted in Pan-African ideology. His latest book Making the futures: Young entrepreneurs in a…

S4E73 #73, Andrew Alli - On investing, corporate governance and using Twitter

Oct 08, 2020 1h 2m

My guest today is Andrew Alli. Andrew is a real-life and virtual mentor to a lot of investment professionals in Africa. He is the Partner and Group CEO at Southbridge a pan-African financial advisory…

S4E72 #72, Eloho Gihan-Mbelu - The challenges of building startups to scaleups in Africa

Oct 01, 2020 53m

My guest today is Eloho Gihan-Mbelu; she is the founding Managing Director & CEO of Endeavor Nigeria. Endeavor is a mission-oriented, global organisation that is supporting high-impact…

S4E71 #71, Tokunboh Ishmael - Investing for profit and purpose

Sep 22, 2020 42m

My guest today is Tokunbo Ishmael. She's the co-founder and Managing Director of Alitheia Capital, an African focussed PE and VC firm. Alitheia Capital investments include businesses that enable the…

S4E70 #70, Eric Idiahi - Optimising for exits and high investment multiples

Sep 15, 2020 47m

My guest today is Eric Idiahi. Eric is the co-founder and partner at Verod Capital, a private equity firm based out of Lagos Nigeria. Verod is one of the top PE firms in the continent with a…

S4E69 #69, Nnena Nkongho - Startup valuation, capital allocation and returns expectations in Africa

Sep 08, 2020 37m

My guest today is Nnena. Nnena is a Principal at Digame Investment, a growth capital investment firm that back tech-enabled businesses in Africa. Their portfolio companies include GetSmarter an…

S4E68 #68, Yele Bademosi - On people, startups and funding in Africa, pt 2

Sep 01, 2020 36m

This is the second part of my conversation with Yele Bademosi, you can listen to the first part of this conversation in the last episode of this podcast series. Apart from being the founding partner…

S4E67 #67, Yele Bademosi - On people, startups and funding in Africa, pt 1

Aug 25, 2020 40m

My guest today is Yele Bademosi. Yele is the founder of Microtraction, an angel investment platform that funds Africa’s technology entrepreneurs in their early stage. Microtraction is one of the most…

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