WE INVITED IDOWU AKINDE STARTUP MENTOR, COACH, INVESTOR AND FOUNDER OF BOOLEAN. WE TALKED ABOUT THE CONTEXT OF MENTORSHIP IN AFRICA AND PROVIDE ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS BEING FACED BY STARTUPS.
Idowu:
Idowu Akinde is a startup coach and investor who loves building and supporting startups (i.e. helping to birth disruptive/transformative ideas) by connecting people with (intellectual, social and financial) capital.
Leveraging his varied background in technology and technology management, he offers startup founders a robust critique of the assumptions underpinning their ideas. With more than 1,000+ founders across 4 continents supported, he brings contextual awareness and brutal honesty to help their businesses.
His experience spans multiple multi-million-dollar products across multiple verticals over two decades and is an expert in Customer/Problem Validation, Co-Founder Fit, Product Development, Go To Market, Equity Distribution and Fundraising / Investor Readiness
