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There is no ongoing criminal court case between Marek and ‘Nigerian investors’. Time to move on

For a while now the case between ex-Jovago boss, Marek Zmyslowski and his ‘Nigerian’ business partner(s) has been an online sensation.

So far, both sides have come up with seemingly believable evidenceto back their side of the story. However, without being privy to the contract existing between Marek and his Nigerian business partner, it’s almost impossible to play judge on the matter.…

New evidence suggests Nigerian investors may have no strong legal case against Marek Zmyslowski

There have been public spats from opposing sides since Marek Zmyslowski’s controversial post about his detainment by Interpol, following accusations of financial fraud by his Nigerian investors, became public. This is understandable as one thing the post did was trigger emotions in every direction.

A quick recap of the back story

Marek Zmyslowski, a polish entrepreneur moved to Nigeria in 2013…

Marek Zmyslowski’s viral post indicts Nigeria of corruption, bribery and godfatherism. What else is to come?

February 14th 2019, would be remembered by most people around the globe as another Valentine’s day, which of course is the international day of love.

But how so could it be for Nigerians, who have to defend allegations of corruption, bribery and toxic godfatherism in its tech community?

It follows a viral story on Mediumpublished on the day in question by Marek Zmyslowski, a Polish citizen…

How to Lose $100,000 Doing the Wrong Things in your Startup | Marek Zmyslowski talks to Dotun on “Building the Future” Podcast

Hello BellaNaijarians,

We’ve for a while now been hosting a new podcast series: The Building the Future Podcast with Dotun Olowoporoku.

We have entrepreneurs, industry leaders, founders of startups who are writing the narrative that will be told about the African continent, telling their stories directly.

Marek Zmyslowski, cofounder of Jumia Travel and HotelOga, a hotel management system, is the…

Of Startups, The Press, South, East & West

One of the cardinal success factors in Entrepreneurship is promotion.

Promotion for a new startup (pre-money) can mean free press mention. A lot of us fail at Pitching the Press partly because we don’t understand Journalists.

Most times a new startup doesn’t necessarily need an all-out publicity on the onset. At other times strategic press exposure can mean the difference between success and…

TECH, BUSINESS LEADERS AND START UP INVESTORS GATHER FOR #STARTUPSOUTH2

​The second edition of #StartupSouth, an event targeted at empowering start-ups operating in South-East and South-South region, will this year feature leading technology influencers, business leaders and technology investors across Nigeria. 

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p style=”color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13.696px;”>The event is slated for Thursday November 10, 2016 in Port Harcourt, Rivers…

Jovago makes peace with Marek Zmyslowski by acquiring HotelOga

In an interesting turn of events, Jovago and Marek Zmyslowski have made peace, all credit to an acquisition.  If you are not aware of the back story you may want to read this piece on the impending law suit. Now Marek was Jovago’s former CEO who left to start HotelOga, a service that offered B2B solutions to hotels. No doubt such offer undermines the value of Jovago and so it only made sense for…