Spotlight: Ideas & Perspectives
Expert opinions & narratives from business leaders in Africa & beyond that have potential for impact across the continent.
Why fintech in Africa is attractive to investors & innovators
Here are three reasons why fintech leads all venture capital funding on the continent.
September 2022
To scale in African markets today, startups need to run hybrid strategies
Despite all the attention Africa's digital revolution receives, the reality is that this digitization is driven in large part by the analog world of atoms and bits. Entrepreneurs should embrace this.
September 2022
African startups disrupt nothing
They might wear the disguise of "disruption," but often there simply isn't anything to "disrupt."
September 2022
Offline agent networks are driving Africa’s digital development
Agent networks across Africa are increasingly being used beyond mobile money as a last-mile channel for various traditionally digital businesses.
August 2021
How Africa’s super app landscape is evolving
Super apps are trending across the African continent; here's a primer on who, what, where, and why.
July 2021
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.
May 2020