{"id":141,"date":"2016-04-28T17:14:00","date_gmt":"2016-04-28T17:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biznessvirgins.com\/index.php\/2016\/04\/28\/inspiration-jasons-story\/"},"modified":"2020-02-20T20:09:37","modified_gmt":"2020-02-20T20:09:37","slug":"inspiration-jasons-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biznessvirgins.com\/?p=141","title":{"rendered":"INSPIRATION &#8211; Jason&#8217;s story&#8230;&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<table cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-sjvMetYzk0k\/VyJERQx2rwI\/AAAAAAAAAF0\/wzSpGKJ646gjzkfjZXvQlL7Zl1zmxXOhACLcB\/s1600\/njoku.jpg\" style=\"clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-sjvMetYzk0k\/VyJERQx2rwI\/AAAAAAAAAF0\/wzSpGKJ646gjzkfjZXvQlL7Zl1zmxXOhACLcB\/s400\/njoku.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">photo credit : www.techcabal.com<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/p>\n<div>Jason was broke after 11 failed attempts at running a business.<o:p><\/o:p><\/div>\n<div>He had tried several businesses which include a blog network, a t-shirt business as well as a web design company.<o:p><\/o:p><\/div>\n<div>He was forced to move back to his mom\u2019s house where he started an online Nollywood distribution company.<o:p><\/o:p><\/div>\n<div>Jason realized the western world had Hulu and Netflix something West Africa was yet to experience.<o:p><\/o:p><\/div>\n<div>Despite all his failed attempts at running businesses in the past, he took a plunge , did a background research on Nollywood, got financial help from his best friend, Bastian Gotter and iROKOtv took off.<o:p><\/o:p><\/div>\n<div>Within few months of inception, Jason was able to sign a deal with youtube in Germany, raise funds (over $25M) from venture capitalists.<o:p><\/o:p><\/div>\n<div>Today, Jason Njoku is the co-founder and CEO of iROKOtv, an online Nollywood distribution company with offices in Lagos, London and New York .<o:p><\/o:p><\/div>\n<div>He has gone on to win various awards ; alongside his business partners, he has started a company called Spark, an investment vehicle for Lagos based internet start ups.<o:p><\/o:p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div>Spark initially invested in 11 companies including Drinks.ng, ToLet.com.ng, Hotels.ng.<o:p><\/o:p><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Jason Njoku is that entrepreneur who chose courage and resilience over failure&#8230;..<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<!--CusAds0-->\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>photo credit : www.techcabal.com Jason was broke after 11 failed attempts at running a business. 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