About
Asher Adeniyi is CEO of Eazipay, a payroll software company operating in Nigeria and expanding across Africa.
Asher Adeniyi @agtsih
Founders naturally fall in love with ideas. But customers pay you to solve problems, and they stay because they come to depend on you. These are not always the same thing.
Jul 30, 2026 · ♥ 2 · ⇄ 1
Asher Adeniyi @agtsih
I think there's something to this, although it's probably more anecdotal than widespread. When you spend a lot of time around founders, the pattern feels much bigger than it likely is across the broader population. The reality is that most people don't even want to start a https://t.co/QJTFd6IFmi
Jul 20, 2026 · ♥ 3
Asher Adeniyi @agtsih
11:00pm. still working. Keeping fit. actively being a husband, father, son, brother, and a friend to many. juggling startups across geographies. Hiring, partnering, good employee exit - dealing with disappointments. Keeping the books green. Trying to be the face of... which is
Jul 16, 2025 · ♥ 4
Founder at Eazipay Inc.YC W22
Intro paths
Asher went through Y Combinator (Winter 2022) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
In turn, Asher can intro founders to Eazipay Inc.'s investors below.
Eazipay Inc.'s investors · 2
Experience
- Eazipay (YC W22)CEOcurrent2021 — presentLagos State, Nigeria
- GidijobsCo-Founder2016 — 2020Lagos
- Poise Nigeria LimitedChief Marketing Officer2018 — 2019Lagos
- Poise Nigeria LimitedManaging Director, Poise Graduate Finishing Academy2017 — 2019Lagos, Nigeria
- 3D Impact MarketingChief Operating Officer/EA to Group President2015 — 2016Lagos
- Cellulike West AfricaProject Manager2013 — 2015Lagos
- 3D Impact Media West AfricaClient Service Executive2010 — 2013Lagos
- Nigerian Breweries PlcQuality Assurance Intern2009Ibadan
- Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling CompanyMarketing & Engineering2008Lagos
Education
- Drake UniversityBusiness Leadership & Entrepreneurship2017
- University of MichiganCertification, Model Thinking2014
- University of Virginia Darden School of BusinessCertification, Foundations of Business Strategy2013
- Wesleyan UniversityCertification, Social Psychology2013
- Obafemi Awolowo UniversityBachelor's Degree, Food Engineering2005 — 2010
Skills & more
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Product InnovationBranding & IdentityTelecommunication ServicesCross-functional Team LeadershipRecruitingHuman ResourcesStaff DevelopmentEntrepreneurshipTeamworkManagementStrategic PlanningStrategyLanguages English · Yoruba
- Future Literacy Skills — Hanze
- Democratic Development — Stanford University (Coursera Learning)
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Obafemi Awolowo University mafia14
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Wesleyan University mafia8
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University of Virginia Darden School of Business mafia3
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