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Tech and Entrepreneurship Town Hall

Join the conversation with special guest James Mwangi, Shivani Siroya, Kamal Bhattacharya and myself at the Tech and Entrepreneurship Town Hall hosted by the Pathways for Prosperity Commission & Kwesé INC in Nairobi Kenya.  

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by Strive Masiyiwa January 26, 2018 7 Replies

Breaking news: Transforming Africa through entrepreneurship…

__Town hall LIVE tomorrow 30 November at Stanford University 12:10 PST I have just arrived for a three-day visit to Silicon Valley in California (one of my favorite places on planet Earth, second only to Africa, of course!) where I have been invited to speak on entrepreneurship and African agriculture Continue Reading →

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by Strive Masiyiwa November 29, 2017 2 Replies

#JobsMatter (Part 2)

__Allow people to do their jobs! Over the years I have talked a lot about the importance of #People in building your business. Now let me tell you something which should be obvious: Allow them to do their jobs! This can be very hard because most entrepreneurs are “control freaks.” They want Continue Reading →

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by Strive Masiyiwa November 19, 2017 29 Replies
Image credit: Some of the ABF Fellows from the USA who worked in Africa this year (and attended the NBA-Africa game). Next time you see them they will be senior executives or even CEO of a giant American company. You will appreciate them even more then!

The Lion and the Ranger (Part 2)

__Are you following tracks or creating new ones? When I was in the US recently, I decided to drop in and visit one of our key partners, a company called Roku. This company supplies the specialized decoder for Kwesé Play that allows us to digitally “stream” all our Kwesé TV Continue Reading →

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by Strive Masiyiwa October 18, 2017 15 Replies
Image credit: My friend, Marshall Matz, who recently visited Africa with his wife Debbie, as my guests.

The lion and the ranger (Part 1)

__Lessons from the bush. I once watched a wildlife program which reminded me of some very important leadership and entrepreneurial (life) lessons. In this new series, I am going to talk about a few of them. Let’s get started: A lion started killing cattle in a village near a game Continue Reading →

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by Strive Masiyiwa October 13, 2017 21 Replies
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Pause: Your turn!

__I want to showcase your business on Kwesé Inc. Over the last twelve months, I’ve spoken a lot about the need for you to use the Internet and mobile phone technology to develop new businesses, as well as to boost an old business. I have also tried to demonstrate our Continue Reading →

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by Strive Masiyiwa July 26, 2017 24 Replies

People, product, process…

__Profit! One of my favorite shows on Kwesé TV is “The Profit.” In it a wealthy entrepreneur called Marcus Lemonis goes around helping entrepreneurs to fix their businesses and make them bigger and more profitable. He invests his own money. By now you all know that a “profit” (in simple Continue Reading →

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by Strive Masiyiwa July 3, 2017 22 Replies

Why the Internet is the key to expanding a business across Africa and the world.

By now you know that one of my burning passions was always to set up a business that expanded outside my own country. I remember traveling to Namibia in 1990 with a plan to set up a business there. By then I’d been in business for less than five years, Continue Reading →

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by Strive Masiyiwa April 28, 2017 27 Replies

Breaking news! #WeGotThis

__ Kwesé Sports wins FIFA World Cup 2018 rights, and NBA game for Africa. Last week I said Kwesé Sports will make a big announcement… Here goes! FIFA, the world governing-body for soccer, has just awarded Kwesé Sports the exclusive free-to-air rights to broadcast the finals of the FIFA World Continue Reading →

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by Strive Masiyiwa March 30, 2017 20 Replies

Prepare to change your career (Part 1)

__Imagine a new world, beyond what you see and know today! As the New Year approaches, let’s start planning ahead. Look around you, what do you see? I’ll say that time and again. Now is the time to start preparing for the future, because it’s already here! Are you ready? Continue Reading →

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by Strive Masiyiwa December 29, 2016 26 Replies

Reflection: Always count your blessings.

When my business was still very small, I once found myself facing a crushing cash flow crisis. My biggest concern was finding money to meet the payroll, and this one month, it just seemed impossible. Being a believer, I prayed every day for a miracle as the deadline drew closer. Continue Reading →

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by Strive Masiyiwa December 22, 2016 24 Replies

Pause: Curiosity is the key to successful entrepreneurship.

A young woman came up to me the other day and said, “Mr Masiyiwa, I follow you on Facebook and I’m still trying to decide whether or not I’m an entrepreneur?” “Are you curious by nature?” I asked. “How do you mean?” she asked, puzzled. “An entrepreneur is someone who Continue Reading →

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by Strive Masiyiwa December 16, 2016 21 Replies

The hardest thing to do in business: building an efficient organization (Part 5)

__Process: getting the right things done right. For the last few weeks, I’ve talked about the critical importance of “people” in organizational management. Today I want to talk about “process.” Every single day, I’m approached by people with great business ideas, and I also have my own fair share of Continue Reading →

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by Strive Masiyiwa December 11, 2016 27 Replies

Pause: Investing for social impact

__Do well AND do good. Last week I took part in a summit of global business leaders, convened by Pope Francis at the Vatican, to discuss how business can play a more central role in solving some of the 21st century’s biggest challenges, such as climate change, high youth unemployment Continue Reading →

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by Strive Masiyiwa December 9, 2016 10 Replies
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The hardest thing to do in business: building an efficient organization (Part 4)

__A great vision needs great people. Organizational management is really about “people and process.” If you don’t know how to master these two, it doesn’t matter what you’ve invented, or how much money you’ve raised… you won’t make it in business. It’s usually really hard to get the best people Continue Reading →

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by Strive Masiyiwa December 3, 2016 13 Replies
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The hardest thing to do in business: building an efficient organization (Part 3)

__Always pay your workers first. You can’t call yourself an entrepreneur if you have the habit of not paying your workers on time, erratically, or not at all. Real business leaders always pay their employees first. Let’s call it the first law of entrepreneurship. Let’s talk. I began my business Continue Reading →

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by Strive Masiyiwa November 25, 2016 16 Replies

The hardest thing in business: building an efficient organization (Part 2)

__Talking a good game is not enough. I was meeting with one of New York’s most successful bankers, when he quipped, “In my business we don’t rely on intellectual property. There’s nothing we do that’s so special; we’re just damned good managers of businesses!” I could immediately understand what he Continue Reading →

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by Strive Masiyiwa November 10, 2016 14 Replies
Building an Organisation

The hardest thing to do in business (Part 1).

___Building an efficient organization. As an entrepreneur, you may have a great idea or innovation which you believe is going to change your community, your country, or maybe even the world we live in. And you’ll probably make a lot of money along the way. That’s allowed, and there’s nothing Continue Reading →

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by Strive Masiyiwa November 3, 2016 16 Replies
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Selling your business (Part 3)

__When partners break the Golden Rule. Looking back at the times I have sold businesses or stakes in businesses, there’s one reason I’m almost guaranteed to sell. Do you know what it is? Wrong partners! When I was younger, I would tough it out and fight, but these days, on Continue Reading →

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by Strive Masiyiwa October 27, 2016 6 Replies
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Pause: Global sport, from an African perspective

__What stands out? A few months ago, I discussed the importance of setting up a website for your business. Have you launched yours yet? Every single business, however big or small, must have a website. As soon as I announced we were going into sports television, we set up a Continue Reading →

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by Strive Masiyiwa August 26, 2016 5 Replies

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About Strive Masiyiwa

  • MR STRIVE MASIYIWA (b 1961) has been in business since 1986. He first came to international prominence when he fought a landmark constitutional legal battle for 5 years in the African country of Zimbabwe. The ruling which led to the removal of the monopoly of the state in telecommunications is generally regarded as one of the key milestones, in opening the African telecommunications sector to private capital. Read More>>
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