By Strive Masiyiwa – Founder & Executive Chairman, Econet Group (Cassava Technologies & Econet Wireless), Co-Founder, Higherlife Foundation March 14, 2025 Be the Change: A call to cction for Africa’s problem-solvers In a world where many observe problems but wait for someone else to fix them, Strive Masiyiwa challenges Africans to take ownership of solutions. Using the inspiring example of the Netherlands’ shift to bicycles, sparked by one grieving father’s campaign, Masiyiwa argues that transformative change often begins with a single person willing to act. From waste management to access to capital for young entrepreneurs, he urges individuals to step…
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Pascal Weinberger – CEO & Co-Founder at Bardeen.ai, San Francisco [📸PascalWeinberger] Interesting LinkedIn post by Pascal Weinberger, Co-Founder & CEO at Bardeen.ai – providers of AI agents for businesses, automating tasks and removing workflow friction. “I’ve worked with and invested in over 50 startups over the last ten years (a lot of which YC backed). Most, if not all, have suffered from the same 5 problems.Young founders, don’t do this:1. Launching lateThere’s this idea of “perfecting” your product before launch.So then you build and build and build.And when you FINALLY launch, you realize:âžś There’s no product-market fitâžś It had bugs…
📸 Nainika Seth By Nainika Seth (Sport and performance psychologist) As the best athletes from each country gear up for Paris 2024 Olympics. What goes on in the mind of an Olympic athlete days before the biggest event of their lives? How do they focus, get into the zone and motivate themselves in their quest for gold? Winning an Olympic gold medal is universally recognised as the pinnacle of sporting achievement. All eyes are on this prize, nobody wants consolation advise. It’s no longer about being happy to participate, it’s about being the best in the world when it matters…
📸 John Fowlie For four Olympic Games, John Fowlie was a swimming coach at the Australian Institute of Sport / Swimming Australia National Training Centre. During his tenure, his athletes won nine Olympic medals and set seven world records. For the last years, John has been working with high-talent, high-pressure teams in other specialised environments. On July 26th the Olympic Games will begin in Paris. Incredible athletes from around the world will gather and perform superhuman feats under immense pressure. John asks: ‘As a business leader, how can you draw inspiration from this event, extract lessons and talk to your…