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Africa Digital World - What do you need to build world-changing solutions in Africa?

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On this episode, we continue building on our exploration of entrepreneurship ecosystems in Africa. After learning about the University of Stellenbosch LaunchLab incubation programme on a webinar featuring Josh Romisher and Steve Blank (famous for the Lean Startup movement) , we just had to get Josh onto the podcast.
The University of Stellenbosch LaunchLab is the quintessential incubator/accelerator model, exactly what is needed to advance entrepreneurship in Africa.
Their mantra is "We transform seemingly impossible ideas into world-changing businesses".
Find out how they live up to this mantra, on this episode.
12 Oct 2020 English South Africa Technology · Tech News

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