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Under-40 millionaires share their secrets to success
Jason Njoku
Jason Njoku | Age: 31 | Founder/CEO, Iroko Partners
Iroko Partners is the world’s largest online distributor of Nigerian films. Njoku has described the company’s iROKOtv platform as the “Netflix of Africa”. Iroko recently received an US$8 million investment from Tiger Global Management, a New York-based venture capital and private equity fund.
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Njoku’s first job was selling fruit and vegetables at a market in London. “It was cold and I had to get up really early,” he remembers.
These days Njoku’s biggest worry is to keep his team motivated. “I want them all to be engaged with the company and excited about where we are heading.
Njoku’s advice to other entrepreneurs? “Spot an opportunity, make a plan and run with it. Don’t hang around waiting for things to happen.”