Part of Hanspaul group works in Arusha Tanzania.

Forget Jack Ma of Alibaba, Zhong Shanshan is the man.. The richest man in China, Zhong Shanshan, is the owner of Nongfu Spring which has a portfolio of beverages including the famous Nongfu Spring Water. It's pretty much everywhere in China. China through the 90s and early 2000s

I surprised my BODA guy 🥹. What a soul 🫶🏼

On Fridays, we celebrate Ugandan brands excelling in #OOHAdvertising Remember how I asked KENYA to come up with a #Billboard concept that could rival GOtv Uganda’s? Well Magnate Ventures Limited has done the unthinkable with #SunriceGroup The #OOH campaign showcases all the different

Time to back some boring businesses I have been posting for all of last year about the need for early-stage funders to start backing “fast-growing” traditional businesses. It doesn’t matter if you are building a fintech or a new grocery store concept. A Startup is growth. I feel

Over the last few months, through long nights, my dear friend/neighbor Alex Ponton and I have been cooking up a few things. We think there’s lots of cool brick & mortar businesses that we can work with to unleash great value while solving society’s problems. Exciting times!

Many congrats to Dr. Nkwasa Albert for obtaining his PhD degree in engineering science at the Vrije VUB - Vrije Universiteit Brussel with greatest distinction AND felicitations of the jury ! Only 2-3 % of the PhD degrees are given these special honors!

Personality of the Year 2023 in Uganda❤️! I Request for 500 Retweets as a Sign of Love for his Work🙏

A startup team needs a leader, builder, and marketer The leader: identifies opportunities, sets a plan, builds a team and executes The builder: creates the solution The marketer: brings and boosts sales Some people wear more than one hat in the early days.

In this panorama story on NTV UGANDA, we discuss the causes of the weakening of the Uganda shilling. I posit that the exit of portfolio investors, the increase of FDI in the Oil & Gas sector and fewer exports, among others, may explain this situation. youtu.be/QAdyq9uL_aQ?si…

One mistake product-obsessed founders make is focusing too much on the product itself, and not enough on the problem it solves for the customer. Remember, people don't buy products, they buy solutions to their problems.

Coffee Education (part 6) 𝐖𝐞𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐂𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐞: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐅𝐥𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐫 Wet processing is not only a coffee production method that delivers unique flavor and high quality, but is also

Founder tip: - If your solution targets the “informal” sector, - BUT is fully tech-first with fancy terms like “blockchain” & “AI”, ...the addressable market could be smaller than your deck suggests.

Got some feedback from a few sources that below thread was average and wasn't as insightful. Would love to get some more feedback - preferably criticial on this or any improvement area in general. Always want to give you the very best. My personal reflection on what I could

So to you $890 x 5 days = 4250$?? Whoever forged those document should go back to school for a refund for his wasted Mathematics fees or be sacked immediately for forging foolishly.

Only 5 years ago, I was broke in NYC, unable to pay rent, & dog-sitting for $100 a week after graduating NYU with my masters. Now I live in a great African city doing work I love & writing about it online to 10k+ people. This wasn’t the 5 year plan. I should write about this.

Many African startups will directly or indirectly solve burning issues including: -Climate change -Poverty -Food insecurity -Educational inequalities -Youth unemployment -Financial & digital exclusion -Labor market skills gaps -Etc Many investors will help these companies grow

There is nothing special about Ugandan Tourism. Yes, I said it again... I might make my friend Amos Wekesa choke on his katogo this morning, and perhaps I am mistaken. I come in peace. Yet, I am saying it again: if we want our tourism to succeed on the global stage, we need to

Paragraph 1). First, Ugandans are infantilised, insinuating a familial tie, i.e. "bazzukulu, means "grandchildren", in attempts to create a false connection of kinship that does not translate into material benefits other than making light of an overstay in power. A breakdown 🧵

Bail Granted