27 episodes

"By African Founders, for African Founders".
It takes a little extra to win on this continent so we share stories, lessons and truths about building businesses in Africa.

The African Fireplace by Pani Pani

    • Business

"By African Founders, for African Founders".
It takes a little extra to win on this continent so we share stories, lessons and truths about building businesses in Africa.

    "You don't build great things alone" | Solo-founder vs Solo-mindset

    "You don't build great things alone" | Solo-founder vs Solo-mindset

    Building is a team sport. We've been having an on-going debate on the dangers of building alone and the traps you can fall into that foster a solo mindset.

    • 21 min
    "Competition is validation" | Healthy philosophies & how to truly stand out!

    "Competition is validation" | Healthy philosophies & how to truly stand out!

    Life and business are competitive sports, so we should always expect competition. There are a few things that set you apart that cannot be copied, and we're sharing 3 of those philosophies in this episode

    • 19 min
    "Go into the ring healthy" | Lessons from raising $100M+ of capital

    "Go into the ring healthy" | Lessons from raising $100M+ of capital

    Investors are a critical part of your village as a founder. In this episode we're diving into 5 lessons from our journey of finding, walking with and being investors ourselves.



    (00:00) Pulse check & introduction
    (03:30) Go into the ring healthy
    (12:06) Due diligence your investors as well
    (15:41) Choose your investors for the war-time, not the peace-time
    (19:35) Learn to tell your story well

    (22:30) Don't skimp on the important stuff - get your team right

    • 26 min
    "Take a thinking day..." | The 4 questions to reflect on

    "Take a thinking day..." | The 4 questions to reflect on

    As a leader you need to spend as much time thinking rather doing. We always recommend leaders to take a thinking day- that's a whole day no meetings, just time to zoom out and connect the dots. Here are the 4 questions you should always go back to...

    • 26 min
    "Rome wasn't built in a day... " | The simple habits with exceptional results

    "Rome wasn't built in a day... " | The simple habits with exceptional results

    Rome wasn't built in a day, but they laid a brick every hour. In this episode we unpack the simple things you could do every day to build towards your picture of success!

    • 37 min
    "Time happens to us all..." | On progress debt

    "Time happens to us all..." | On progress debt

    "Progress debt" is the distance between your expectations and reality. At different points in the journey there are markers that could make you feel behind on some things and ahead on some things. How do you ensure that when it occurs, that debt is paid?

    • 30 min

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