The African Founder

Bashir Diaby
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The African Founder is a podcast that aims to tell the comprehensive stories of select African entrepreneurs. However, the basic premise is to provide a brief overview of each of them and their chosen field of endeavour. Each month, we will shine the spotlight on an iconic figure from the African business world, be they a pioneer, founder or daring entrepreneur. Through in-depth analysis, we explore their journeys, failures, successes and lessons learned.

Episodes

  1. #1 From $75 to $20 Billion: Strive Masiyiwa The African Founder Who Refused to Quit

    Mar 18

    #1 From $75 to $20 Billion: Strive Masiyiwa The African Founder Who Refused to Quit

    📖 Get the book here: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31340543-how-to-build-a-multi-billion-dollars-business From $75 to $20 Billion: The Strive Masiyiwa Story What does it take to build one of Africa's most important companies — from scratch, against a government monopoly, with nothing but $75 in savings and an unshakeable vision? In this episode of African Founders, we dive deep into the extraordinary life of Strive Masiyiwa — engineer, entrepreneur, and one of Africa's most influential figures. Born in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), displaced as a child refugee, and later forced to fight a 5-year legal battle against his own government just to launch a mobile network — Strive's story is unlike anything you've heard. We cover: How he started with $75 fixing broken lights and gates in the suburbsThe legendary court battles that took down a national telecom monopolyHow he pioneered prepaid mobile in Africa — a model now used by billionsThe hyperinflation crisis that nearly destroyed everything — and how he turned it into an opportunityThe mindset that kept him going when the headlines read "Masiyiwa's Dreams Crumble"This is a story about resilience, vision, financial genius, and what it truly means to build for an entire continent. If this episode inspired you, share it with a founder who needs to hear it.

    1h 25m
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The African Founder is a podcast that aims to tell the comprehensive stories of select African entrepreneurs. However, the basic premise is to provide a brief overview of each of them and their chosen field of endeavour. Each month, we will shine the spotlight on an iconic figure from the African business world, be they a pioneer, founder or daring entrepreneur. Through in-depth analysis, we explore their journeys, failures, successes and lessons learned.

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  • Creator
    Bashir Diaby
  • Episodes
    1
  • Rating
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    © Bashir Diaby
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    The African Founder