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Failing To Win: Hard-earned lessons from a purpose-driven startup
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Veröffentlichung: |
August 2021
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Genre: |
Wirtschaft / Recht |
ISBN: |
9781990956430 |
EAN-Code:
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9781990956430 |
Verlag: |
Mike Quinn |
Einband: |
Kartoniert |
Sprache: |
English
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Dimensionen: |
H 229 mm / B 152 mm / D 18 mm |
Gewicht: |
474 gr |
Seiten: |
290 |
Zus. Info: |
Paperback |
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In 2009, Canadian entrepreneur Mike Quinn packed his backpack and moved to Lusaka, Zambia on a mission to find African entrepreneurs building scalable, high-impact businesses. There he stumbled across two South African brothers who had founded a business to help unbanked smallholder farmers receive mobile payments in a market where cash was king. After convincing his retired parents to mortgage their house and lend him $100,000, Mike joined as a co-founder of Zoona and became CEO for nine of the next ten years.
With his partners, Mike built a network of more than 3,000 entrepreneur agents across Zambia and Malawi that enabled millions of unbanked consumers to send and receive $2.5-billion in money transfers and remittances. Headquartered in
Cape Town, South Africa, Zoona raised over $35-million of venture investment and operated on the leading edge of Africa's emerging fintech ecosystem.
Mike's remarkable story gives a rare and honest glimpse into the workings of a pioneering African startup through the lens of a purpose-driven entrepreneur who went "all in". Zoona faced tremendous adversity along the way: currency crises, investment round collapses, ruthless pushback from the major mobile network operators, and a continuous internal struggle to discover and execute a growth strategy that matched the company's billion-dollar ambition.It was by failing to win that Mike learned what entrepreneurship - specifically purpose-driven entrepreneurship - is all about, and it was what motivated him to double down and try again.
"This raw, honest account is a must-read for anyone thinking about starting a company and for every entrepreneur who feels alone in the journey."
- Elizabeth Yin, Co-Founder & General Partner of Hustle Fund
"Startups are hard. Most people understand this. However, most people don't understand why. Mike's story is a rare glimpse into how challenges present themselves - and ultimately how to overcome."
- Matt Flannery, Co-Founder of Kiva & Branch
"In a rare look behind the scenes, Mike shares a vivid picture of the other side of leadership we don't talk about enough. As he aptly describes 'founding, failing and winning', this book highlights the risk of taking that all-important first step, embracing failure and ensuring you learn the transformative lessons critical to success as an entrepreneurial leader."
- Fred Swaniker, Founder of African Leadership Group
"This story is a gift for entrepreneurs and indeed anyone wanting to learn about the first generation of African fintechs that paved the way for future companies to thrive."
- Katlego Maphai, Co-Founder & CEO of Yoco |
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