In other news... Oversimplification is the enemy. 🔎

It's #TechTidesTuesday 📰 ⚰️ My Business Report column this week features armchair reflections on the demise of the Kenyan B2B retail distribution startup MarketForce, co-founded by Mesongo Collins & Tesh Mbaabu ™. Spoiler: Failure is brutal but... ✨ Get it: ✅ iol.co.za/business-repor… 👈🏾

Gold... 👇🏾📝

In other news... I'm about to step away from social media for awhile. Need to recharge. 📝 I'll be thinking out loud via my #TechTidesTuesday Business Report column and the African Tech Roundup newsletter from time to time. Subscribe here to stay in touch: 📧 africantechroundup.com/#/portal/signup 👈🏾

Ah, khaya lami... 💖 🇿🇼

Yoh, ja... 💖🥹

So, um... This "founder mode" business is very curious, indeed. 🤔

Great to see this piece by Andile Masuku: 'Connectivity is not merely a byproduct of business; it’s a deliberate, daily practice that fuels Africa’s innovation engine.' Amen to that. #bizecosystems #impactnetworks #systemschange

No lie... My Mum pulled this stunt on a couple quietly leaving their civil ceremony outside the Bulawayo High Court circa 2000. She was like, "Bangaphi oAunty?!?" ("Where are these kids' Aunties?!?") and launched into song. And the street joined in. Honestly, at the time, teen me

I'm looking forward to learning from brilliant in-trench innovators and leading some insightful exchanges at iFHP's (International Federation of Health Plans) BIG Ideas Africa Workshop in Johannesburg next month. Join us! ✅ ifhp.com/big-ideas-week…

Yep. 💯

Your brand = How people experience you + What people say about you when you’re not in the room #livingtruthfully

In other news... No doubt, Jasiel Martin-Odoom is dope on Twitter, but meeting him in person is a whole vibe! Incredible connecting with my dude at #FIGS2024 yesterday. We might even have an African Tech Roundup conversation brewing around this connection… Stay tuned! 🙂

"Many of the individuals I’ve personally encountered, who are behind institutional financial inclusion initiatives, are conscientious, and their oversimplifications are often driven by the desire to achieve real, measurable progress." - Andile Masuku iol.co.za/business-repor…

It's #TechTidesTuesday! 📰 🤔 Is fintech truly solving the challenges of poverty and inequality, or are we just scratching the surface? Let’s grapple the complexities together. ✅ lnkd.in/d8ecUNTZ #FIGS2024