Dozy Mmobuosi
Dozy Mmobuosi is a Nigerian businessman, and tech entrepreneur. An advocate for technological advancement in Africa,[1] he is the founder and former CEO of Tingo Inc.
Quotes
[edit]- We would produce and get our content to M-Tech. But it wasn’t really viable because it’s either the telecom networks were not paying on time, or the sharing formula was just ridiculous. I couldn’t even make my wage bills!
- So, I took a loan and started importing mobile phones. That became an instant hit. We had a ready market, selling feature phones and smartphones to dealers, from Alaba to Onitsha to Kano.
- Over time, we saw the big picture and where we fit in. The phones I was selling, what were people using them for? That was how we got to the farmers.
- As a farmer, you need to get money for your produce. So, we would give you the platform to pay and exchange money. And I also see that you have crops to sell and give you a platform to do that. That end of the market that people seemed to be ignoring, the underserved financially, that market became the Tingo market.
- We initially did it as a USSD only platform, not an online platform because users are rural people, they are minimizing the use of data. The Web platform has only recently gone live.
- I’ll Always Be An Entrepreneur
- “True progress comes when we invest in people, equip them with opportunities, and ensure they have the tools to thrive.”[1]
- “Purpose drives me having a purpose to see the Africa we dream of being realised.”[2]
- “When I saw how mobile technology was being made in Shenzhen, I realised there was a way to bridge that innovation back home.”[3]
