Unicorn

In this eFood Insecurity: A Hunger for Success w/Siyanda Mthethwapisode we talk to Siyanda Mthethwa, founder of Kuloola, a startup that is on a mission to digitise Africa’s rural FMCG supply chain, while delivering groceries & inventory to households & Spazashops. We chat to Siyanda about his journey on solving food insecurity and how a few random moments of kindness laid the seeds of his vision to have an impact on the people of South Africa

In the first official episode on the new Unicorn season, we chat about what is food security, and what causes it. We also delve into the ins and outs of the agri value chain and of course, what startups are doing in the space.

In today’s episode, we’re discussing change! Changes in our lives, changes in our startups and changes in the podcast.

Links to Check Out

Conversation about why we put so much stock in what we do - https://open.spotify.com/episode/32pmosrpgfsBKeYnjdxKzT?si=pLs6iv6tRBG4hzBKh90CvQ

Music By

Jeff Kaale – For Love – https://youtu.be/tPGtKpvR72s

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In this episode we continue to explore how important a good ecosystem is and how much of a role ecosystems play in producing potential unicorn startups. We do a deep dive on our top pick startups and imagine what the ecosystem would have to be like for them to reach potential unicorn status.

In this episode we are going to explore what startups ecosystems are and what makes up a start-up ecosystem.

Within one week, Brain Chesky, the co-founder and CEO of AirBnB, went from planning their IPO to figuring out what to do with over 1 billion dollars worth of reservations that guests wanted to cancel.

In the meantime, Eric Yuan, the founder and CEO of Zoom saw the number of meetings go from 10 million to a staggering 300 million meetings per day in just 3 short months.

The novel coronavirus has had a dramatic impact on all facets of our lives, but it has had an incredibly interesting effect on Unicorns. Some, like Amazon, Google and Netflix have thrived and surged during the pandemic, while others, like WeWork, Uber and Lyft have had to make tough decisions in these last few months which we will probably feel the effect of for many years to come.

Music By

Jeff Kaale – For Love – https://youtu.be/tPGtKpvR72s

Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/Jeffkaale/

Twitter – https://twitter.com/jeff_kaale

Soundcloud – https://soundcloud.com/jeff-kaale

Let us know what you think of our conversation or any questions you may have about the challenges you face in your community. We’d love to hear from you: https://forms.gle/sj7sksMvxYW4umVX8

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In this episode we will explore the link between education and entrepreneurship. We're still exploring the problems we see on the ground and one of the possible reasons there isn't a big drive on solutions could be education.

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In this episode, we explore what it means for Africa to be the last frontier market. As we're doing so, we delve into abundant youth population that is seen as a ticking time bomb by some commentators and an asset by others. How do we craft the future of Africa and what role do entrepreneurs have to play?

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What is the key difference between a startup and a small business? And why is there hype around Unicorns?