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born 1985
Olugbenga Agboola OON (born 1985) is a Nigerian software engineer, entrepreneur, and business leader. He is the CEO and co-founder of Flutterwave, Vice Chairman of the U.S.-Africa Business Center Board, and a member of prominent business organizations including the Milken Institute Africa Business Leaders Council, the Wall Street Journal CEO Council, and the Fast Company Impact Council.
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"Let’s build the rails together and unlock Africa’s boundless potential."
As a founder, you have to learn to operate like a firefighter and an architect, sometimes both in the same day.
You have to build the people. You have to build the opportunity. You have to build everything alongside you.
Human resources mean everything when it comes to building a successful technology company, and we are lucky that Nigeria has an expansive pool of talent to support our operations.
“our greatest strength lies in our people."
At the end of the day, it’s about creating opportunities and making a difference. That’s what drives us, and that’s what will continue to guide us as we grow.
I personally believe in just doubling down and getting the work done which is why I’ve been busy building the infrastructure, the technology, building the company.
We have worked on our corporate governance, infrastructure, compliance system and that’s what we are going to keep doing as a company and part of that is why we brought Mitesh in.
Leadership can’t be stagnant. You have to evolve. A company can need a different kind of leadership at different times.
If you were to ask me what my goal is, it is to build the largest private tech company from Africa that is profitable and sustainable.
Trust is the business we’re in. We’ve been working tirelessly to regain that trust
It wasn’t just about building a company. We were driven by a mission to create something greater than ourselves—a platform that could fundamentally change how financial transactions happen in Africa and beyond.
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