Cofounders Notebook
Welcome to "CoFounders Notebook", A weekly newsletter led by Reuben Mwatosya: Sharing Notes and Ideas on fintech & tech businesses in Africa.
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Mobile Money in Africa: From Hero of Financial Inclusion to Choke Point of Innovation
Introduction:
I’m writing this to my beloved followers, my dear fellow founders, startup builders, investors in Eastern Africa and to international scholars who want to understand the next phase of mobile money and fintech in East Afri...
Chapter 3: Building the Broken Bridge into China, Two broken ends.
Introduction
When we started Lipa China, our focus was on Africa, helping importers pay their Chinese suppliers easily, securely, and transparently.
But as we grew, it became clear that scaling this corridor required more than understandi...
The $3 Billion Fintech Unicorn Hiding Inside Ecobank Group Payments Business.
We’re all biased, right?
All of us, Founders, PEs, VCs and Angels, We’re all biased when it comes to unicorns.
We think they have to be built. We imagine a founder, a pitch deck, a few funding rounds, and then, if things go very very w...
VCs Investing in Tranches: Why It’s Not Good for Your Startup and How to Avoid It.
The top-tier VCs typically don't rely on tranches. Those who insist on them either aren't true VCs or are relatively new to the game and lack conviction in their investments. In early stage investing, Super VCs invest based on their belief...
Elon Musk Is Wrong: We Don’t Need 30 Billion Humanoid Robots.
Introduction
People say you can’t bet against Elon, I understand why.
Elon Musk has built companies in industries where failure was expected. So when he says the world will need 10 to 30 billion humanoid robots, it’s easy to take tha...
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Cofounders Notebook is a weekly read for new ideas, insights and some tips for doing tech led businesses in Africa. Prepared by Reuben Mwatosya: An ex banker turned fintech operator in world's leading mobile money markets.
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