Watched a boda rider in Kampala pull out a phone, check a mobile-money balance, then ride off. No bank branch in sight, no drama. That's the Africa tech story I keep seeing: payments quietly working in the background of everyday life. #africatech
Three years ago I sat in a Nairobi co-working space with two founders who spent six months perfecting a pitch deck. Last week one of them launched something scrappy in three weeks and already has paying users. The deck taught them nothing the market could... moreThree years ago I sat in a Nairobi co-working space with two founders who spent six months perfecting a pitch deck. Last week one of them launched something scrappy in three weeks and already has paying users. The deck taught them nothing the market couldn't. #startupsless
Lesson from year one: your first customers are not buying a product, they are buying your certainty. The day I stopped pitching features and started saying 'I will make this work for you,' revenue followed. #entrepreneurship
Lesson from year one: your first customers are not buying a product, they are buying your certainty. The day I stopped pitching features and started saying 'I will make this work for you,' revenue followed. #entrepreneurship
Lesson from year one: your first customers are not buying a product, they are buying your certainty. The day I stopped pitching features and started saying 'I will make this work for you,' revenue followed. #entrepreneurship
Lesson from year one: your first customers are not buying a product, they are buying your certainty. The day I stopped pitching features and started saying 'I will make this work for you,' revenue followed. #entrepreneurship
Lesson from year one: your first customers are not buying a product, they are buying your certainty. The day I stopped pitching features and started saying 'I will make this work for you,' revenue followed. #entrepreneurship
Lesson from year one: your first customers are not buying a product, they are buying your certainty. The day I stopped pitching features and started saying 'I will make this work for you,' revenue followed. #entrepreneurship
Lesson from year one: your first customers are not buying a product, they are buying your certainty. The day I stopped pitching features and started saying 'I will make this work for you,' revenue followed. #entrepreneurship
Lesson from year one: your first customers are not buying a product, they are buying your certainty. The day I stopped pitching features and started saying 'I will make this work for you,' revenue followed. #entrepreneurship
Lesson from year one: your first customers are not buying a product, they are buying your certainty. The day I stopped pitching features and started saying 'I will make this work for you,' revenue followed. #entrepreneurship
Lesson from year one: your first customers are not buying a product, they are buying your certainty. The day I stopped pitching features and started saying 'I will make this work for you,' revenue followed. #entrepreneurship
Lesson from year one: your first customers are not buying a product, they are buying your certainty. The day I stopped pitching features and started saying 'I will make this work for you,' revenue followed. #entrepreneurship
Lesson from year one: your first customers are not buying a product, they are buying your certainty. The day I stopped pitching features and started saying 'I will make this work for you,' revenue followed. #entrepreneurship
Lesson from year one: your first customers are not buying a product, they are buying your certainty. The day I stopped pitching features and started saying 'I will make this work for you,' revenue followed. #entrepreneurship
Lesson from year one: your first customers are not buying a product, they are buying your certainty. The day I stopped pitching features and started saying 'I will make this work for you,' revenue followed. #entrepreneurship
Lesson from year one: your first customers are not buying a product, they are buying your certainty. The day I stopped pitching features and started saying 'I will make this work for you,' revenue followed. #entrepreneurship
Lesson from year one: your first customers are not buying a product, they are buying your certainty. The day I stopped pitching features and started saying 'I will make this work for you,' revenue followed. #entrepreneurship
Lesson from year one: your first customers are not buying a product, they are buying your certainty. The day I stopped pitching features and started saying 'I will make this work for you,' revenue followed. #entrepreneurship