Mike Quinn is a co-founder and CEO of Boost, with a mission to power the growth of Africa's 100 million informal retail entrepreneurs.  Prior to Boost, Mike was a co-founder and CEO of Zoona, one of Africa's earliest fintechs. 

In this episode, Mike talks about: 

• How to avoid the same hurdles and failures he suffered while building Zoona
• Why he left Canada to build an ambitious startup in Africa in the first place 
• The failure that taught him the most about entrepreneurship
• How first time founders can reduce the risk of failure 
• How to prototype and test before writing your first line of code
• Why you should build with the fewest right people

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Connect with Mike on LinkedIn. 
Failing To Win By Mike Quinn (Amazon link)

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