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Funke Opeke
28 quotes
“CNBC All Africa Businesswoman of the Year (2012)”
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“Africa's Most Powerful Women In Technology (2013)”
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“There is so much opportunity, there is so much need here that we need to transform our society, when you look around us. No one is going to do it for us and we also have to get our government on board with us to meet the aspirations of Nigerians because that’s what democracy is all about.”
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“I came back from the US and the Internet had been exploding over there, but in Nigeria there was no Internet and no infrastructure. So we decided to put the pieces together and make this happen.”
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“If we’re going to transform our society, our society needs to be developed. It’s a youth population, it’s education, access to information, it’s the ability to innovate. It’s giving young people access that is going to bring about the full benefits of this.”
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“Every entrepreneur has to raise capital. If your business is going to grow, you have to raise capital. You have to be smart about raising capital, you have to be determined about raising capital.”
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“For anything you are trying to do, there are a thousand other people trying to do the same thing. Even if it costs a billion dollars.”
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“So if you are growing a business you have to be very deliberate and you have to do your homework on who exactly has the capacity to buy, how much money do you need, where should you prioritise your efforts.”
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“...Now, of course, there are opportunities here, because we haven’t fully developed our society, that are not available elsewhere as well. So, it’s a risk-reward type of situation.”
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“While the developed world was fully connected, here in Nigeria the average young person didn’t know what the internet was.”
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“We can’t leave an entire generation of young people without proper access to the internet.”
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“It’s not really that you are innovating new technologies, but you’re innovating processes. You’re innovating deployment methodologies. You’re being very resourceful in terms of how you get things done to deploy what is already known and established practice in other markets.”
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“A connected Nigeria is a more economically prosperous Nigeria.”
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“When you look at the original vision and the potential and where we are, you will know that there is so much to do. If I get complacent I may have to step aside so that the vision can move forward.”
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“I don’t know that I am unique in that regard. It is all the things we learn: hard work, integrity and focus, but it is really about value creation. Each individual has to think about how they can utilize the opportunity and the assets they have to generate value and if you create value, you will be successful in business. That is what I strongly believe.”
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“Through MainOne, my goals and ambitions have become more focused on improving Internet access for the citizens of West Africa in order to drive economic growth and human development.”
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“I believe mentorship programs for girls will provide the exposure, encouragement to acquire the foundational skills, and networks required for higher education and future career opportunities in technology.”
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“The major challenges holding women back from success in this region are the lack of access to educational and professional opportunities and an inadequate number of female role models in the tech industry. However, African women are maximizing the opportunities that improved access to education and technology careers offer. Our representation in the industry is not far behind what you find in more advanced economies.”
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“We can promote more female empowerment in startups by creating a larger pool of women in tech, giving women in tech more visibility, and addressing challenges around gender bias with regards to funding.”
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“Do not be afraid to take bold steps and ask for help. The most successful people did not make it on their own. You need to find mentors and advisors along the way: experienced, wiser people who know a lot and can help you fulfill your aspirations.”
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“Raising money is the most difficult thing I ever did as an entrepreneur”
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“It is safe to say that only the privileged have access to the Internet today. This leaves a large portion of our student population without access to learning.”
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“What does that say about us as a society, about how much value we place on the education of our young people?”
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“I witnessed the tremendous growth of the Internet in the US and felt inspired that we could achieve improved socio-economic outcomes in Nigeria with technology deployment.”
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“When I left NITEL and started MainOne, the vision was to bridge the digital divide and make Internet services more widely available across West Africa.”
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“We were all young people trying to discover and create the best opportunities for ourselves.”
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“Being tied into that global ecosystem seemed to be the best route to ensure the long-term sustainability and growth of what we had built.”
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“I've done more to pull down barriers to achieve what we needed to more-so than do any fundamental innovation, invention or acquired state-of-the-art knowhow.”
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