Welcome to Limitless, the podcast series that asks the questions which matter to Africa.
Are tech start-ups the answer to Africa's unemployment problem? Can we stop fake news from spreading on the continent? How do we raise a generation of football stars?
These are just some of the topics we’ll be tackling.
And we’re not looking for simple answers. Just as Africa’s potential is limitless, so are the possible solutions to any challenges the continent faces.
During each podcast episode, we’ll be asking three very different subject experts to give their take on each question. This will come as no surprise but they don’t always agree.
Made possible with a grant from the U.S. Department of State and the Seenfire Foundation.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Welcome to Limitless, the podcast series that asks the questions which matter to Africa.
Are tech start-ups the answer to Africa's unemployment problem? Can we stop fake news from spreading on the continent? How do we raise a generation of football stars?
These are just some of the topics we’ll be tackling.
And we’re not looking for simple answers. Just as Africa’s potential is limitless, so are the possible solutions to any challenges the continent faces.
During each podcast episode, we’ll be asking three very different subject experts to give their take on each question. This will come as no surprise but they don’t always agree.
Made possible with a grant from the U.S. Department of State and the Seenfire Foundation.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
"We're only now coming around to fully cracking what it takes to reach the African consumer."
Jean-Claude Homawoo is the CEO of logistics firm Lori Systems. Founded in 2017, the company has now managed over 20,000 trucks across 12 African countries, moving goods worth more than $10 billion. Jean-Claude is an entrepreneur finding solutions to really practical problems: transport across Africa and across national borders... And that means potholes, border police, and variable road networks.
Plus: Why 'Buy Now Pay Later' is key to success in Africa
🌟 IN THIS EPISODE:
2:51 How to transport $10 billion-worth of goods across Africa
7:17 From Harvard back to Africa
11:35 What Lori's done so far
13:45 American money
14:46 Eight and a half years without profit
19:01 The number one problem for founders
23:51 Financing your customer
27:06 Why resilience matters
29:17 Why Africa should prize diversity
💬 QUOTES TO REMEMBER:
"We're only now coming around to fully cracking what it takes to reach the African consumer."
"Resilience... It is something that is truly pretty quintessentially American. And it is also very African."
"If you come to the continent, and you speak to a dozen founders, I suspect that 10 of them will tell you that one of the biggest challenges they face is financing working capital."
"Keeping the lights on as a CEO is your number one job, period"
"What built Silicon Valley was diversity. It was diversity of thinking."
🌍 ABOUT LIMITLESS AFRICA
The podcast that asks how Africans and Americans can work together for shared prosperity
Every Monday: 15-minute episodes that dive into an issue that matters to Africans
Every Thursday: extended interview with someone unlocking Africa's limitless potential
➕ WANT MORE?
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Adam Grant on the skills needed for African entrepreneurs to succeed https://trueafrica.co/article/podcast/adam-grant-how-to-rethink-africas-hidden-potential/
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Limitless Africa is sponsored by the US Department of State and the Seenfire Foundation.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.