In this conversation I am thrilled to share insights with one of the early pioneers in the startup space. We talk about a range of subjects including some of his work with Ugabus which went one to be acquired by Treepz. Ugabus was an online ticketing system that was built to make it easier to book travel tickets in the country and region. The same went one to represent the country in a startup competition where they were top 10 coming home with a prize of USD 100,000. Hakiza Ronald also serves on the board of a few important NGOs and has a keen interest in the lives of youth in the Nation.

In a previous podcast I talked about the work of Livingstone Mukasa popularly know as the People’s Professor. He started a company called BitBricks where you can own small percentages of property and be part of the contraction process so that when the sale is made, you profit based on what you invested. We see this as a trend towards fractional ownership and investment. Mr. Hakiza is doing the same expect he is making it simpler to own and invest in Condominiums.

We also talk about the important part that travel to places like Silicon Valley has helped shape his thinking as well as the role that he has played as board member and what founders can learn from this.

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