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They might wear the disguise of "disruption," but often there simply isn't anything to "disrupt."
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August 2021
How Africa’s super app landscape is evolving
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July 2021
Blitzscaling in African markets: Opera’s OPay optimizes its operations
After some setbacks in sub-Saharan Africa, the Sino-owned super app changes its strategy.
July 2020
The hierarchy of venture opportunities in emerging markets
Extending Abraham Maslow's theory of human motivation to ecosystems & markets provides unique insights for entrepreneurs & investors across Africa & elsewhere.
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