A presentation I delivered at the 2015 MTN Career Fair at the National Theatre on 9th Dec. The DreamOval story is one of hard lessons on entrepreneurship, friendship and the bounteous Grace of our Lord Jesus. I hope it inspires you as it did the students and unemployed at the event.

1. The DreamOval Story
You can become your own BOSS

2. Quick Timeline
2007
Started by 4 Founders
In Ashesi Hardware Lab
First Angel Investment
Built First Furniture
Nescafe + Genkey
2008-9
Won first big contract
with Grameen
Foundation
Won first contract with
Fidelity Bank
2010
Got Deal with ADB Bank
Moved to New office
Had new investor
Team was about 15
Started iTeach
Present
~50 employees
Multiple million cedi
turnover
3 Business Units
DreamOval Foundation

3. Why start our own business?
Don’t want to report to any one
Could not find a job
Want to make a lot of money
For the prestige of being called an entrepreneur

4. Sometimes looks senseless from the outside

5. The Idea that with so little resources we can make
huge Ideas and solutions come to life was
intoxicating

6. We set out to build a company that was
bigger than our synergized abilities and life

7. But before you START

8. Build your capacity

9. Intern
• Best way to
see how
running a
business
lookslike
Volunteer
• Alpha Beta
Math
Teacher
Engage
School
• Projects
• Organizing
events
Relations
• Join the right
groups
• Make the
right friends

10. Where we are headed

12. It’s fine to want to start your own
business but first build your capacity and
network; you may find your passion on
this journey