Joining us in the booth this week is King'Ori, who is a former financial modeller and founder of Bandari Ya Pombe a beverage company.

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 - Preview

01:06 - Take off intro

01:20 - Intro to King’Ori

02:40 - Going to school in Kenya

10:55 - Why I got fired

14:58 - The idea came by accident

16:55 - Muratina is poisonous!

18:01 - How I made my first product!

20:54 - Virgin Startup mentorship saved me £3,500

24:08 - My second product is illegal in Kenya

28:35 - Black owned products and Africa

31:06 - Building a distillery in Kenya

33:53 - Pricing my product

38:52 - Bars rejecting my product

42:27 - Selling my product at festivals

46:42 - Entrepreneurship is lonely!

51:10 - Scaling internationally!

58:42 - My biggest mistake!

01:01:43 - Why I’m motivated to succeed

01:03:20 - Final messages

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