the dreamoval story - concise version

The DreamOval StoryYou can become your own BOSS

Quick Timeline

2007Started by 4 Founders

In Ashesi Hardware Lab

First Angel Investment

Built First Furniture

Nescafe + Genkey

2008-9Won first big contract

with Grameen Foundation

Won first contract with Fidelity Bank

2010Got Deal with ADB Bank

Moved to New office

Had new investor

Team was about 15

Started iTeach

Present

~50 employees

Multiple million cedi turnover

3 Business Units

DreamOval Foundation

Why start our own business?

Don’t want to report to any one

Could not find a job

Want to make a lot of money

For the prestige of being called an entrepreneur

Sometimes looks senseless from the outside

The Idea that with so little resources we can make huge Ideas and solutions come to life was intoxicating

We set out to build a company that was bigger than our synergized abilities and life

But before you START

Build your capacity

Intern• Best way to

see how running a business lookslike

Volunteer• Alpha Beta

Math Teacher

Engage School• Projects• Organizing

events

Relations• Join the right

groups• Make the

right friends

Where we are headed

It’s fine to want to start your own business but first build your capacity and network; you may find your passion on this journey