Chinedu Echeruo isn’t a name you hear every day, but it should be. Born and raised in Nigeria, he moved to the U.S. with a dream and ended up building a startup so powerful, Apple paid over $1 billion to acquire it. In this documentary, we uncover the untold story behind HopStop, how Chinedu disrupted the transit tech industry before Google Maps could, and why his billion-dollar exit remains one of the most overlooked tech wins by an African founder.
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Crazy seeing an igbo guy, it's mostly yourubas (as they should, they're are one if the smartest groups in africa and it shows) i see in these kinds of vids, more grease to our elbows in the east
i doubt no South Africa dead or alive have ever hit such a massive transaction on a sitting, as for Ghanaian we know most of them are ritualist and into car theft, yet they small boys
Solve a problem, dont chase clout, thats the one pattern recognizable from these type of stories.
Beautiful achievement 🎉
Nice
Yeah I have heard about him but shit is different now😢
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I respect the way Nigerians broke into tech. It’s inspiring. I’m working to do the same
Thank you for this inspiring documentary
You made mistake when you say his back ground is not finance 😅.More strength ♥️