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Folasanwo Olatunji - Building Curiosity In African Start Up

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Today we chat with Fola Olatunji David, the co-founder of Kickoff Africa; a startup focused on investing in startups, enabling quick turnaround time with regards to decision making for startups and connecting experts to startups and also offers training in select fields needed to grow a startup. In this episode, he shares his story about his foray into tech and how his experience and extensive knowledge of Sports betting Venture Capitalism and Product Marketing has helped him to understand African users and become a better consultant for startups.

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