Venture Building OP-ED - Are founders and funders on the same page? Notes from an unreleased PawaPay conversation. Hindsight from someone who watched 88mph's death rate from the inside. Fundamentals focus from someone who has held PawaPay back from the fintech funding boom.
Impact Investing OP-ED - M-KOPA’s decade of discovery: when patient capital buys time to pivot M-KOPA’s lengthy path to profitability shows how patient capital can buy the time (and permission) to pivot until the real business emerges.
Failure OP-ED - Failing forward: translating public setbacks into fresh starts MarketForce's closure underscores the importance of sustainable growth. Co-founder Tesh Mbaabu's openness paves the way for new beginnings.
Entrepreneurship OP-ED - What aspiring entrepreneurs can learn from Naval Ravikant's journey Andile Masuku taps the wisdom of Naval Ravikant, the mind behind AngelList, to glean insights on age, failure, and the essence of perseverance in the startup world.
Failure OP-ED - The (useful) thing about failure For Andile Masuku, an entrepreneur who's suffered more setbacks than successes, failure is often a go-to source for learning.
