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Is venture capital the right choice for African start-ups?
HOST: This episode we’re looking at a different type of investing in Africa. It’s not the traditional venture capital model. But an approach championed by one of America’s biggest business icons. And it’s helping small grass-roots businesses in Africa. LUNI LIBES: the VC model is just fundamentally the wrong fit for Africa. You have toContinue reading “Is venture capital the right choice for African start-ups?”
“Resilience is very African” – The entrepreneur moving 20,000 trucks across Africa
🌟 IN THIS EPISODE: 2:51 How to transport $10 billion-worth of goods across Africa 7:17 From Harvard back to Africa 11:35 What Lori’s done so far 13:45 American money 14:46 Eight and a half years without profit 19:01 The number one problem for founders 23:51 Financing your customer 27:06 Why resilience matters 29:17 Why AfricaContinue reading ““Resilience is very African” – The entrepreneur moving 20,000 trucks across Africa”
“Quel est le jeu que tout le monde en Afrique veut jouer ?”
How I made it: the entrepreneur bringing refrigeration to Africa
OWUSU AKOTO: So this is how we solve the problem of the Farmer Erics of the world. And this is just one farmer. There are 2.1 billion Farmer Erics in the global south ah you know, in places, in regions, not out not just in Africa, in Southeast Asia, South Asia, Latin America and theContinue reading “How I made it: the entrepreneur bringing refrigeration to Africa”
Como eu conseguí: o empreendedor que levou a refrigeração para a África
“Teaming up with Hollywood would expand the value” – How to export African wrestling to the world
🌟 IN THIS EPISODE: 2:36 Why African wrestling is the next big thing 4:20 Why Dambe is popular in Brazil 6:09 The size of the African sports market 8:40 The UFC trouble with Africa 12:30 The African companies serving other continents 15:19 Getting Hollywood producers on board 19:29 The one principle guiding Ibrahim’s career 27:06Continue reading ““Teaming up with Hollywood would expand the value” – How to export African wrestling to the world”