Easy Taxi is a free smartphone app which allows users to hail a licensed taxi in just one click. It also lets taxi drivers get more passengers when they want them.
The aim of this innovation then was to create a lasting legacy in Nigeria by changing the perception of taxis and by making people think twice about using their cars and eventually there will be no more traffic jams!
Bankole was born and raised in Lagos Nigeria . He obtained his B.Sc in Business Management (Accounting) from Boston College in the United States of America. He then worked abroad for a 12year period before moveing back to Nigeria permanently to be an entrepreneur.
Under Bankole's leadership, Easy Taxi experienced a high growth rate and it became the most used online traffic app in the city of Abuja . Even more, Bankole put a personal touch to the gospel of technology he preached. He would wake up early, put on flip flops and drive around Lagos talking to different taxi drivers and explaining the Easy Taxi application to them.
Unflinching about walking away from all that hardwork and launching into new projects as he calls it, Bankole has hinted that his exit from the company will not translate into a burned bridge. Bankole reassures that he will always be affiliated with Easy Taxi but is taking the opportunity of leaving the startup to advance and work on new projects.
As a young and budding entrepreneur, Bankole was, in 2014, listed on Forbes as one of the 30 most promising African entrepreneurs under age 30 and has been featured on CNN Africa Start-Up.
Acknowledgement: techcityng.com
Source: techcityng.com
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