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Dr. Stephen Oluwatobi

Founder @ Pertinence Group & Edustart

Date

Jan 14th to Jan 22nd, 2022

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About Dr. Stephen Oluwatobi

Stephen Oluwatobi has over a decade experience in business, entrepreneurship education, mentoring, research and community development, with proofs of excellence, profitability and growth. He earned his PhD in Innovation Economics. He is an expert in the areas of human capital, entrepreneurship, ecosystem-building and innovation, which are necessary for the attainment of a knowledge-driven economy in organizations and nations. He has served on various platforms including an advisor to companies, master trainer of executives, strategists for companies and facilitator. He teaches and researches in Covenant University, where he served as the Director of Entrepreneurship and helped the University to drive commercialization, innovation, and industry partnerships. He founded the Hebron Start Lab to cultivate High-Growth Entrepreneurs, Startup companies and Talents in the University, and his students have gone on to found great companies. Stephen also consults for edu-preneurs, College managements, and educators in the area of innovation capacity development, entrepreneurial capacity development and entrepreneurship education. In his impact drive, he helps to promote and drive the culture of innovation and enterprise in organizations to unleash their true capabilities. Via this platform, spinoffs and startup companies are launched. He has been instrumental in founding some companies such as Awesome Impact and PollVest. He has also assisted in starting some by his students such as Quinsa, Gracit, Scribdle, iElect, University Compass and Splatt. Stephen is a member of the Digital Economy Policy Commission group of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG), where he contributes to visioning of the future and its implementation as well as the development and formulation of national policies that affect the economy. He founded the Edustart Global Foundation to cultivate High-Growth Entrepreneurs to make multibillion dollar businesses in Africa. He presently serves as the Group CEO of the Pertinence Group, parent company of impactful organizations that include PettySave, RealVest, Host Now Now, Data First, Cloud 9 to mention a few. Stephen has published some works covering areas in entrepreneurship, human capital development, government expenditure and innovation. He is also the author of the books, You have Something in your Hand, Making Life Count and Edustart REACH: Becoming a High-Growth Entrepreneur.

INTERVIEW

QUESTIONS

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From your experience with young starters in their entrepreneurial journey, what is that one mistake that you have seen consistently? How does one break the vicious cycle?

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How does Pertinence Group plan to bring innovation to the real estate market in Nigeria

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A lot has been said about innovation in the African startup space - in your opinion, given the current state of most markets/verticals and the foundational issues in parent markets, how much innovation can actually thrive? Would you say that Innovation should ONLY exist in the context of product-market fit?

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As someone who spearheaded innovation in Covenant University, what do you think Covenant University should do to increase the number of successes that come out of their student startup pipeline.

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What are some less well-known startups that you are convinced will grow into massive, impactful, profitable ventures in the next 3 - 5 years.

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What are some books you will recommend to would-be technology entrepreneurs that would help guide their thinking and ask the right questions.

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If you could go back 10 years, what's one thing you would do differently?

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Tell us more about what Pertinence Group and the work you do there?

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In your opinion what is the major drive for people who wish to become entrepreneurs? Is it personal satisfaction or the desire to create wealth for themselves?