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3 Big Lessons From African Entrepreneurs

YoungUpstarts

Take Ndubuisi Ekekwe, founder of Zenvus. Millions of people have no bank account or access to loans; internet and mobile telecoms access is patchy, corruption on a local level can see entrepreneurs bribed, and political instability can mean that basic services and utilities are constantly interrupted.

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Disrupting VC

thebarefootvc

I talked about creative disruption and how many significant companies would be formed as a result of this (not dissimilar to what I saw in Silicon Valley while investing post 2001 crash). In contrast, many Silicon Valley funds are large with much capital to put to work (which is why we are seeing them lead NYC deals at these stages).