“I didn’t want to only do airtime credit, I wanted to take it to another level.” said Julian Kyula when he was guest at Unthinkable Roast. This was the state of mind he was in when he came up with what is now one of the biggest companies in East Africa. Julian Kyula is the founder and […]
“I don’t believe in this thing where if you have a good idea, people will buy into it. If you have a good idea, you have a good idea. Period. It all comes down to how you execute it.” says Julian Kyula, founder and former CEO of MODE, a well-known company specialising in mobile financial technology such […]
“In 2007, I got into a partnership with some South African Entrepreneurs to expand my business. In anticipation of that deal, I had taken a whole floor of a building and also some houses for the businessmen. They were going to take my business to the next level. But then Kenya goes into post-election violence […]
Before he started his successful company, MODE, his previous business had got him into debt to the tune of millions. After sorting out his debt, he ended up selling his company, Quest, to the shareholders for a dollar, literally. Quest is still running and the business is doing quite well. The entrepreneur in question is […]
After being employed for a period of time, Julian Kyula decided to quit and start his own business. It’s through his business ventures that he founded MODE, a well-known company specialising in mobile financial technology such as providing airtime credit and micro-loans to millions of mobile phones users across Africa, Middle East, and Asia. But […]
“I started MODE in 2010. The experience was literally like jumping out of a plane with no parachute.” Julian Kyula is the founder and former CEO of MODE. He led the company from a start-up to a leading global company. MODE is today a well-known company specialising in mobile financial technology such as providing airtime […]
Here at Un.thinkable, we get to meet with some of the most amazing people this country has to offer, in business, society and government. This is possible through Un.thinkable roast and Un.thinkable Masterclass, where we organise meet-ups for business leaders looking to solve 10X growth challenges for impact and profit. A disclaimer; the people below have succeeded […]
New normal, pandemic, lockdown, job cuts, tragedy, no salary, business closure these are some of the words that literally spelt out the year 2020. Aluta continua literally happened from March through December. Tough people decisions were made and we all did what we had to do. We made it through. Here at Unthinkable, we did […]
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