April 22, 2024
Cost of making the wrong call
We have many issues at SkilledUp Life (similar to all bootstrapped tech startups).
Manoj Ranaweera
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We are SkilledUp Life
We bring 41,500+ skilled Volunteers and cash-starved tech founders together to build tech companies whilst helping volunteers gain the experience and skills to improve career prospects.
SkilledUp Life is a life-companion product where you can dip in and out every time you need to upskill or put newly acquired knowledge into practice.
Skilled Volunteers for Tech Startups
Our aspiration is to develop SkilledUp Life to become the world’s premier destination for building technology companies by tapping into teams of skilled Volunteers from all across the world.
By doing so:
- We will develop a global talent pool that would be sought after by recruiters.
- Remove barriers to career progression.
- Delay pre-mature founder equity dilution.
- Help tech companies to survive and grow sustainably.
SkilledUp Life Team
- All
- Leadership
- Volunteer Acquisition
- Sales
- HR
- Support
- Marketing
- Nigeria
Manoj (UK)
Founder & CEO. Built and went live on his own on 1st Aug 2020. Seasoned Tech Entrepreneur building tech startups since 2004 with many failures and two Exits under his belt. Lives in Manchester, UK.
Godwin (Nigeria)
Head of Marketing. Godwin volunteered for over an year before we were able to bring him onboard. Godwin joined us to help improve the livelihood of Nigerian youth. Godwin lives in Abuja, Nigeria.
Cecilia (Kenya)
Head of Human Resources (HR). Initially volunteered before we were able to recruit her in Oct 2022. Since becoming full time, she grew into the role and now runs the most effective team.
Chidinma (Nigeria)
Head of Support. Chidinma volunteered before we were able to offer a full time role in Nov 2022. She leads our support team helping both volunteers, tech founders and their teams.
Janet (Nigeria)
Head of Partnerships. Janet is volunteering for us for the second time. Previously she led the Support team and was instrumental in bringing Chidinma to the Support team.
Kingsley (Nigeria)
Head of Research. Kingsley has joined us to build the research team and make sense of the positive impact we are making. He is volunteering and has freedom in the research undertaken.
