From scanning newspaper job listings to building MyJobMag: A founder’s bootstrapped journey to 1 million monthly users
Tech • 6d ago
From playing Solitaire on a desktop in the late 1990s to studying Computer Science and now building a Pan-African job platform, Ogugua Belonwu’s journey into technology began with curiosity and evolved into a mission to transform how Africans find work.
What began at newspaper stands under the hot sun has evolved into a digital workforce solution with over a million monthly users.
In this edition of After Hours, Belonwu shares his journey from scanning newspaper job listings to building MyJobMag.
Early interactions with technology
I often trace my relationship with technology back to junior secondary school. During one of the holidays, I attended a computer training programme where we were introduced to basic office tools such as Microsoft Word, Excel, and others. At the time, everythi...