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    China has already won.

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    March 27, 2020
    China has already won.

    I’ve recently hired someone from China to clear my floor every day… an autonomous robotic vacuum cleaner. It (He, She?) would very swiftly move around the obstacles and get to the hardest places to reach, having memorized every single piece of furniture, thick carpet or stairs. The robot was obviously…

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  • Africa, Press

    Exclusive Interview with FBI Africa

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    March 18, 2020
    Exclusive Interview with FBI Africa

    Marek Zmyslowski: The Man that Changed Everything. Co-founder Sunroof, Jumia Travel, Hotelonline.ng FBI was privileged to catch-up with Mr. Marek Zmyslowski, famed author of the bestselling book, “Chasing Black Unicorns.” The Polish-born serial entrepreneur and CEO, adjudged among “The Ten Most Important People in Tech” is currently focused on online…

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  • Africa, Essays

    The HotelOga “Fraud.” How to fight corruption, extortion, and defamation attempts. And win.

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    October 9, 2019
    The HotelOga “Fraud.” How to fight corruption, extortion, and defamation attempts. And win.

    Results of my private war, in pictures (and a TEDx video), because no one likes to read too much these days. It’s in May 2019. After 18 months of being on the Interpol Red Notice list, the Global Police removes my files from the system and admits that the Notice…

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  • Africa, Essays

    A story of a certain view

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    October 9, 2019
    A story of a certain view

    For you, this might be another corny pose with bad lighting in front of an otherwise picturesque background. For me, this view represents my 18 months of struggle for justice in front of Nigerian, Polish, and international courts and prosecutors. I have just asked the driver to stop by the…

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  • Africa, Essays

    How Building the Amazon of Africa put me on Interpol Most Wanted list

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    February 12, 2019
    How Building the Amazon of Africa put me on Interpol Most Wanted list

    And how International Police became a tool for money extortion in the hands of shady businessmen. This is a story about how corrupt policemen disobey the judicial system of Nigeria and even manage to manipulate Interpol, at the request of one businessman that openly brags about his “influence”. “Nigerian Police…

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  • Essays

    How I Bought a Second Passport and Why You Should Too

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    January 3, 2019
    How I Bought a Second Passport and Why You Should Too

    I was born in communist Poland in the 80’s of the last century, less than 200km from the infamous Berlin Wall, that for decades physically and ideologically divided Berlin and the rest of Europe. Going East from the wall you would find countries controlled by the falling, but still dangerous Soviet…

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  • Technology

    AI in E-commerce. Everyone keeps talking about it, how many know how to do it?

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    April 13, 2018
    AI in E-commerce. Everyone keeps talking about it, how many know how to do it?

    The use of artificial intelligence allows you to automate and streamline many different activities. AI makes fewer mistakes than a human and can handle more customers. The orders placed are processed faster by it, which means that the ordering party receives the desired shipment faster. Although advances in artificial intelligence since the 1980s…

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  • Africa, Market Analysis

    Nigeria – The Good, The Bad and The Tech

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    March 2, 2018
    Nigeria – The Good, The Bad and The Tech

    Nigeria is often referred to as the Giant of Africa, and with good reason. The country has a population of about 173 million, is rich with mineral and human resources, and has been identified as one of the most entrepreneurial countries in the world. However, despite having the largest economy…

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  • Africa, Startups

    Nigerian Startups – Don’t Waste This, Abeg

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    March 23, 2016
    Nigerian Startups – Don’t Waste This, Abeg

    This article was originally published on techcabal.com on March 27, 2014 This guest post should not be read as an official statement from the Managing Director of Jovago.com, Rocket backed African venture. This post doesn’t reflect company’s views in any way. It just comes from a dude who happened to…

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  • Africa, Market Analysis

    How Mobile Money Will Evolve In Nigeria

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    February 23, 2016
    How Mobile Money Will Evolve In Nigeria

    Over the last few years, talks and initiatives around financial inclusion and reaching the unbanked have increased. As Fintech continues to gain a foothold and shape the financial services industry, it has become quite clear how important that “excluded” group of potential users is. According to a 2016 Ericsson report,…

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I’m Marek

Conscious Capitalist, Author of “Chasing Black Unicorns”. Born in Poland. Made in Nigeria, South Africa and the Dominican Republic. Co-founder: Jumia Travel, SunRoof, Samana Group.

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