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Breaking Boundaries: Meet the Top Startups of 2023
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In this interview, entrepreneur Mike Quinn provides an inside look at the challenges of building and scaling his fintech startup Zoona in Africa. He reflects on persevering through funding struggles, economic headwinds, and the emotional rollercoaster of startup life. After 10 intense years growing the business across Africa, Mike stepped down as CEO and wrote a book titled “Failing to Win” about his experience. He then launched his second startup Boost, applying the lessons learned from Zoona. Mike explains his key takeaways around designing startups for scale, capital efficiency, remote team building, and embracing failure as part of the iterative...
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Top takeaways from my conversation with Juan Camilo, co-founder of Figuro – the InsurTech disrupting LATAM’s insurance industry: Platform: Simplifies insurance buying, streamlines processes, improves transparency Approach: Leverages tech to digitize outdated processes, uses data insights, aims to equalize insurance access
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MosMos is a platform that offers a safe and flexible way for customers in Africa to save for high-cost items, such as home appliances, electronics, and construction materials. The platform allows customers to save flexibly towards a future purchase, with no rigid payment schedules, making it an ideal solution for informal sector workers who face inconsistent income. MosMos works in two ways, with a B to C model where products are sourced directly from suppliers and sold on their ecommerce platform, and a B to B model where they partner with retailers to offer MosMos as a checkout option. The...
Crypto currenciesfintech
El Dorado is the peer-to-peer crypto market of Latin America. Offering payments, remittances, savings accounts and on / off ramp exchanges as its core services, powered by open blockchains and a human-centered interface.
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