Opeyemi Awoyemi

Opeyemi Awoyemi

United States | Nigeria.

About

Experienced technology entrepreneur, investor, and product leader with 16 years of technology leadership, product management, marketing, and entrepreneurship experience. Founder of 2 category-leading companies (jobs, web hosting) and backer of multiple startups in Nigeria.

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Work

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hello.cv

Evangelist

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Fast Forward Venture Studio and Fund, Nigeria

Managing Partner

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Whogohost Ltd, Nigeria

Founder and Chairman

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Indeed Inc. and AltJobs, USA

Senior Product Manager

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Indeed Inc., USA

Product Manager, Jobseeker APIs and Segments

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Ringier One Africa Media, Capetown, South Africa

President, Jobs Platform

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Jobberman.com, Nigeria

Cofounder and GM (Technology, Product & Marketing)

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Volunteer

Legatum Centre @ MIT

Innovator In Residence

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Education

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EMBA

Wharton Business School, University of Pennsylvania

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Advanced Growth Strategy Program for Global Executives

Reforge Academy

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Series 65 - Uniform Investment Advisor Law

FINRA

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Private Equity and Venture Capital

Coursera (SDA Bocconi, Italy)

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CIO Academy

Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley

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Innovation & Growth (Exec. Ed)

Wharton Business School, University of Pennsylvania

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Computer Science

Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State

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Awards

MIT Legatum Foundry Fellow

A distinguished fellowship for accomplished entrepreneurs who have previously scaled businesses across Africa.

Forbes 30 Under 30 Entrepreneurs in Africa

Future Africa Awards, Best Enterprise IT Support Professional

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Skills

Technical Skills

Financial Modelling, Pitching and Presentation, Graphics and UI Design, Web Development, Analytics, Marketing, Project Management

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Interests

Hobbies

Tennis, Soccer, Karaoke, Volunteering, Counseling

Traveling

26 Countries, All continents except Antarctica

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Publications

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Fast Forward Venture Studio to build African startups from idea to scale

TechCrunch

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Why Mark Zuckerberg is excited about Nigeria

CNN

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