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Wale Adeyemo
@ceo_wale
Data Advocate zacrac.com | Founder @use_parrot l Lover of hymns ๐ŸŽถ and watermelon ๐Ÿ‰ | Chronic optimist | 3x startups almost killed me but Congo is dancing.
Nigeria
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Joined August 2012
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    Wale Adeyemo
    @ceo_wale
    Dec 27, 2025
    My startup provided data gathering and analysis for politicians in the last general election. Yes, the opportunities are there, but I almost got killed. I appeared in court as an expert witness; got lucrative offers (read as bribes) which I declined, was threatened, to the
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    Osaretin Victor Asemota
    @asemota
    Dec 27, 2025
    โ€œPolitical Techโ€ is a thing. Strangely, the PDP was far ahead in this regard in Nigeria, and I met a Kenyan founder who had built software to gather field organizing data for them. He developed cold feet in the last election. Barack Obama took everyone by surprise in 2008
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    Wale Adeyemo
    @ceo_wale
    Oct 24, 2025
    I was about to spend ยฃ30,000 on an MSc. in the U.K. Data Scienceโ€ฆ. Leeds Beckett University, started the travel process;TB test, CAS , etc. One random evening, Debbie, my friend from uni, called. We were catching upโ€ฆ life after school and all. Told Debbie I was going to the
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    Wale Adeyemo
    @ceo_wale
    Oct 23, 2025
    Itโ€™s very sweet. You donโ€™t have to worry about money or immigration issues. You won't need a POF. I attended the 'visa interview' with a calm mind (t-shirt and jeans), flew to Abuja same day, went to embassy and was out in no time. Was paid to study, paid to attend my
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    Wale Adeyemo
    @ceo_wale
    Oct 28, 2025
    So I moved to a new apartment ( lodge) in 200 level, when I started making some good money from tech. The lodge in question was a โ€˜big boysโ€™ lodge (self-contain, light, gen, water, new building, etcโ€ฆ you know that stuff). Of course, I met a lot of โ€˜big boysโ€™ and quickly made
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    Wale Adeyemo
    @ceo_wale
    Aug 2, 2022
    My bolt driver's wife called when he was about dropping me off this night. She was nagging and speaking angrily- "where are you? shey you've still not met the target? na so customers scarce?. Man couldn't say a word. Couldn't shout back. Was just sighing. He was obviously bitter.
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    Wale Adeyemo
    @ceo_wale
    Oct 23, 2025
    Itโ€™s very sweet. You donโ€™t have to worry about money or immigration issues. You won't need a POF. I attended the 'visa interview' with a calm mind (t-shirt and jeans), flew to Abuja same day, went to embassy and was out in no time. Was paid to study, paid to attend my
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    OLAD
    @ademisoye_to
    Oct 23, 2025
    I really want to experience what it feels like to study on a fully funded scholarship
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    Wale Adeyemo
    @ceo_wale
    Aug 2, 2022
    Replying to @ceo_wale
    A lot of men are carrying loads that aren't "theirs". Many are forced to become providers while still children themselves. Many are earning but its not showing on them-footing bills here and there. Please be kind to your man (father, husband, brother, cousin BF etc).Men cry!
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    Wale Adeyemo
    @ceo_wale
    Aug 2, 2022
    Replying to @ceo_wale
    Men are suffering and nobody is paying attention. The expectations, the demands- from family, friends and foes. Worse is the sense of entitlement from people. When a man provides, it is nothing that he should be appreciated for, after all it is his DUTY. This has to change!
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    Wale Adeyemo
    @ceo_wale
    Aug 2, 2022
    Replying to @ceo_wale
    We had a man-to-man chat and he talked about how difficult things have been for him since he lost his job. He's frustrated. He's doing his best to provide for his wife and son. Working extra hours while spending close to nothing on himself. Being a man can be a thankless job.
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    Wale Adeyemo
    @ceo_wale
    Aug 3, 2022
    Replying to @ceo_wale
    PS: The use of "my Bolt driver" was not intended to be derogatory- taking Bolt also say something about me. Secondly, would it have sounded derogatory if it were to be "my lawyer, or my doctor"? Jobs and titles shouldn't define us or the respect we accord to people IMO.
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    Wale Adeyemo
    @ceo_wale
    Nov 1, 2025
    My uni days were very sweet. I lived like a king, schooled on my own terms, started a company, drove a Corolla in 400L, had a driver at some point, and bought myself a car as a graduation gift (Toyota Camry SEโ€ฆ muscle sport). But all that might not have happened if I hadnโ€™t
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    Wale Adeyemo
    @ceo_wale
    May 14, 2024
    Everyone on LinkedIn is either "thrilled" or "excited"
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    Wale Adeyemo
    @ceo_wale
    Nov 4, 2022
    #Futarians look who I ran into. Best Maths Lecturer ๐Ÿ‘Œ. He will tell you to keep asking him questions because "you should enjoy father's money". He asked if I'm coming to FUTA for PhD, I told him I'm still finding the Echelon matrice. #futa #Maths
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    Wale Adeyemo
    @ceo_wale
    Jul 12, 2023
    Replying to @crazeclown
    Swedish passport is one of the most underrated passports in the world. You can travel to 162 countries, visa-free, including U.K, U.S, Canada, and Australia.
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    Wale Adeyemo
    @ceo_wale
    Oct 24, 2025
    Replying to @ceo_wale
    Debbie and I earlier this morning !
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