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now CEO of both organizations, including their robust membership rosters, startup incubation programs, global partnerships and VC activities
from Nigeria to Kenya .One could conclude Tijani has become one of the most powerful figures in African tech with the CcHub/iHub merger
But that would be a little shortsighted.The techie from Lagos still faces plenty of challenges and unknowns in integrating two innovation
hubs that lie 3,818 flight kilometers apart
Several sources speaking on background over the last year have indicated iHub was experiencing financial difficulties.Tijani offered
TechCrunch some initial details last month on how the acquisition will fall together.But more recently he shared greater detail on his
strategy for operating the multi-country innovation network
A big test for Tijani will be aligning the organizations on a path to sustainability
The buzzword is usually code for generating consistent operating income beyond expenses.The growth of innovation spaces, accelerators and
how these focal points for startup formation, training and IT activity fund themselves is ever-present.Grant income has served as a dominant
governments and development agencies), events services and generating greater return on investment.iHub has been active with startup seed
nexus will also use its size to leverage more partnerships
Tijani and team have already mastered gaining collaborations with big African and global tech names, such as MainOne and Facebook.Tijani
CcHub-iHub acquisition, African tech planting a big flag in San Francisco is a future possibility.A more immediate result of the union
between the innovation spaces will be Bosun Tijani becoming a regular sight on flights between Lagos and Nairobi.
