Product · Growth · GTM · Business Development

Building the go-to-market playbooks that get products noticed.

Six hackathon wins. A Base Batches build track. Four years turning early products into ones people actually adopt across African markets.

Ugochukwu Okwara
Enugu, Nigeria
About

A builder who ships, then sells it in.

Ugochukwu — "Yougi" — is a product manager and growth strategist based in Enugu, Nigeria, known for turning early-stage ideas into products with real market pull. He's spent four years across product discovery, GTM positioning, and partnership sourcing, most recently focused on financial technology in African markets.

He's led and built with teams whose products have gone on to be recognized at both national and global stages.

Currently leads Operations at Poolfi, a group financial coordination platform.

Capabilities

Where he adds the most leverage.

Product Management

From discovery to roadmap — deciding what gets built and why.

Growth & GTM Strategy

Positioning and launch sequencing that gets products in front of the right users first.

Business Development

Sourcing and closing the partnerships that move a product from idea to market.

Fundraising Narrative

Shaping the story investors need to say yes.

Recognition

Track record, in numbers.

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Base Batches 002 — Builder Track Winner, presented to Coinbase executives
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Enugu Tech Fest 2025 — Maiden Edition Winner
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Hackathons won
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Years in product & growth
Core Skills
Product DiscoveryRoadmap StrategyGTM PositioningPartnership SourcingFundraising NarrativeUser ResearchAfrican Market StrategyTeam LeadershipFigmaNotionLinearAmplitudeGoogle AnalyticsHubSpotCross-functional Collaboration Product DiscoveryRoadmap StrategyGTM PositioningPartnership SourcingFundraising NarrativeUser ResearchAfrican Market StrategyTeam LeadershipFigmaNotionLinearAmplitudeGoogle AnalyticsHubSpotCross-functional Collaboration
Contact

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