Africa’s greatest resource is its people. 

The young continent with exploding population rates is poised to become a significant player in the global economy and the key to unlocking this potential is empowering, equipping, and utilizing its workforce.

In today’s episode, we spoke to Paul Kimani, CEO and Co-Founder of WorkPay Africa, a company at the intersection of people and business. By optimizing payroll, WorkPay enables businesses to not only enhance operational efficiency but also elevate the productivity of their employees - this is something externally-built solutions were not able to do effectively for African businesses.

Highlights

💯 WorkPay and optimizing how people are paid

🔍 Identifying which problems to work on as an entrepreneur

🏠 The importance of understanding localised problems and building solutions accordingly

📱 Understanding how African consumers and businesses interact with technology

🌍 Going through Y Combinator as an African startup

💸 Attracting investors as an African fintech and the importance of data

🙋‍♀️ Hiring top talent

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