She Left Safaricom To Build A 100,000-Customer Internet Company | Agnes Limo
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Agnes Limo discusses her journey from Safaricom to co-founding an internet company in Kenya.
What does it take to walk away from one of the most coveted careers in Kenya and build a company capable of competing with telecom giants? In this episode of Financially Incorrect Personal Money Stories, Agnes Limo shares a journey that starts in a village where money was scarce, opportunities were limited, and entrepreneurship was never considered a realistic career path.Growing up in Eldoret, Agnes saw education as the only route out of poverty. That belief carried her through engineering school, financial struggles, university side hustles, and eventually into Safaricom, where she spent 14 years building one of the country's most important technology networks.But her biggest financial decision came much later. After rising through the ranks and helping pioneer fiber infrastructure in Kenya, Agnes made the decision to leave corporate life and co-found Vilcom, an internet service provider focused on underserved communities. In just a few years, the company has grown to roughly 100,000 customers and become one of the fastest growing ISPs in Kenya.This conversation explores the money lessons behind that…
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