Zimbabwe’s Richest Man Strive Masiyiwa Talks on $40Bn Uber and ‘Being Business Minded’ (Part 4)
- Entrepreneurs
- January 14, 2015
For many who have been keenly following the African entrepreneurship scene, Strive Masiyiwa wouldn’t be a new name. The Zimbabwean business mogul is a beacon of direction for many aspiring entrepreneurs on the continent. His Facebook page, where he regularly shares business insights is a testament to this. In one of his recent post, the
READ MOREWritten by Zimbabwe’s richest man, Strive Masiyiwa, on his Facebook page: A few months ago, I was talking with a leading entrepreneur who has made billions in the media business. Our discussion centered on how an entrepreneur can use the Internet to make billions of dollars. We called it the most “valuable REAL ESTATE in
READ MOREStrive Masiyiwa is a man after many entrepreneurs’ heart. As a man who has been in business since 1986, his experiential insights on the African business and entrepreneurship clime is a mantra for many African entrepreneur. In 2001, approximately five months and twenty-eight days after winning a bid to float Econet Wireless in Nigeria, he
READ MOREIn 2014, one of the most prestigious global magazines, Fortune, named a young Kenyan woman Juliana Rotich, as one the “50 Greatest Leaders in the World”. This was an amazing accolade for anyone, particularly someone who was still only 37 years old. It was also a major paradigm shift: -Juliana is not from the West
READ MOREAs an entrepreneur or an entrepreneurial business, there is nothing better, than creating a new product or service, that no one has ever seen before, and turning it into a blockbuster commercial success. There is however another path to success, and this is called, the “fast follower”. There are a lot of organizations who are
READ MOREWritten by Zimbabwe’s richest man, Strive Masiyiwa. This post first appeared on his blog. When I was still only 17 years old, I asked an elderly gentleman who was a headmaster at a school, about buying shares on a stock exchange. He was not particularly rich, but every day he would get a newspaper and
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