DAVID ADETOLA
DAVID ADETOLA
BOOK DAVID
AVAILABLE FOR SELECT 2026–27 ENGAGEMENTS
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
03 — Featured Keynote: What Founders Get Wrong About Growth

BUILD
WITHOUT
THE MAP.

David’s Perspective

Drawing on a decade close to founders across Lagos, Nairobi and Accra, David speaks candidly about the parts of building a company that don't make it into pitch decks: the loneliness, the identity questions, the discipline required to keep going without external validation.

What Founders Get Wrong About Growth

FEATURED KEYNOTE — What Founders Get Wrong About Growth

What Audiences Explore

  • Why growth without a clear 'why' burns founders out
  • The real cost of confusing activity with progress
  • Hiring your first leadership layer without losing what made the company work
  • Staying honest with yourself when the metrics look good

What Audiences Leave With

  • A sharper question to test their own growth plans against
  • Language to bring back to their co-founders
  • A more honest read on where the business actually stands

IDEAL AUDIENCE

Founders, early teams and entrepreneurship programmes across Africa's growing startup ecosystem.

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RELATED INSIGHTS

“The most honest keynote our leadership team has sat through in years. No slogans, no shortcuts — just a better way to think.”TUNDE BAKARE — Chief Operating Officer, a growth-stage logistics company

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DAVID ADETOLA