Pricing, Profitability, and Playing in Broken Markets: A Reflection from an African Entrepreneur
For the past 12 years, Iโve been building businesses across the African continentโcreating platforms, services, and programs that I knew had value. And yet, one question kept echoing through every boardroom, brainstorm, and budget meeting:
โWhy arenโt we making enough money?โ
โWhy arenโt we sustainable?โ
โWhy isnโt this working?โ
Itโs Going to Take Passion and Delusion: Reflections on Malawi as a Failing Business
I was walking around my kitchen, and it hit me: it would be really fun, as an entrepreneur, to run not just a business, but a whole country. Then, I thought of my country, Malawi, as a business, and immediately cringed at the idea of running Malawi as a business.
Between Inspiration and Paralysis: What Travel Teaches African Leaders โ and Why Itโs Not Enough
Over the past few years, Iโve witnessed this conversation bubble up online โ often concerns around Malawian politicians and their frequent international travels. One user asked (genuinely, I think), โDonโt they come back inspired? Donโt they want to make things better after seeing how things work out there?โ Itโs a fair question. One Iโve asked myself many times โ not just about politicians, but even about myself.
Beyond Grants: What African Entrepreneurs Can Learn from OpenAIโs Non-Profit Success
For a long time, I have been met with skepticism and criticism for building a non-profit. In the world of business, especially as a woman founder, running a non-profit is often equated with being “less of an entrepreneur,” as if only for-profit ventures validate business acumen. This semester, however, a business communications course provided an unexpected source of reaffirmationโour class project focused on OpenAI.
