The Factory Founder Podcast

By: Founders Factory Africa
  • Summary

  • The Factory Founder Podcast features founders from the Founders Factory Africa portfolio offering live insights about their startup journeys, personal entrepreneurial experiences, and lessons learned along the way.
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Episodes
  • The Factory Founder Podcast EP16: Revolutionising personal wealth management through crypto-investments with Sean Andrew Sanders
    Jun 12 2024

    In this Factory Founder Podcast episode, Revix Founder & CEO & Founder Sean Andrew Sanders offers in-depth insights about live efforts to scale their crypto-investments platform in South Africa and how they are poised to take on other markets.

    What to look forward to in this episode:

    • Sizing the crypto investing market in South Africa [2:15]
    • Revix’s plans for expansion across Africa [3:54]
    • Oversimplifications about the crypto space [6:08]
    • Revix's differentiating factors [13:48]
    • Revix’s sales pitch? [19:32]
    • Use cases for user archetypes adopting the Revix platform [19:53].
    • Meeting user needs? [24:25].
    • Customer acquisition strategy [26:15].
    • Framing product-market fit [35:06]
    • Most significant business challenges [41:46]


    CONNECT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA:

    Follow Sean Andrew Sanders on Linkedin.

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    45 mins
  • The Factory Founder Podcast EP15: Leveraging Supply Chain Tech To Map Kenya's Medicine Route with Denis Njuguna
    Apr 8 2024

    In this Factory Founder podcast episode, we caught up with Denis Njuguna, the CEO of JungoPharm, where we delved into the journey of JungoPharm, its beginnings, and overcoming challenges. Denis shared valuable insights into JungoPharm's growth trajectory. He discussed their customer acquisition strategies, trend forecasting in core markets, and the importance of leveraging customer research and networking effects.

    What to look forward to in this episode:

    • JungoPharm's origin story [0:42]
    • Market sizing and market opportunity [01:59]
    • Challenges encountered since JungoPharm's inception [03:07]
    • Customer acquisition strategy [04:32]
    • Trend forecasting the pharmaceuticals industry in core markets [06:45]
    • Lessons learned from past experiences [09:02]
    • Leveraging customer research from people around you [11:39]
    • The power of networking effects and community building practice [13:40]


    CONNECT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA:

    • Connect with Denis Njuguna on LinkedIn.

    Tell us...

    • What was your favourite quote lesson from this episode?
    • What topic would you like us to feature on a future podcast?

    Let us know via our social media pages:

    Linkedin: Founders Factory Africa
    Facebook: Founders Factory Africa
    Instagram: Foundersfactory_africa
    Twitter: FoundersFFA

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    16 mins
  • The Factory Founder Podcast EP14: Innovating Financial Access for Farmers with Koya Matsuno
    Mar 6 2024

    In this Factory Founder Podcast episode, Koya Matsuno, co-founder of Vunapay, delves into the innovative world of VunaPay and its mission to transform the economic landscape for smallholder farmers.

    VunaPay offers instant payouts to smallholder farmers as they deliver their produce. Koya explores the implications of VunaPay's instant payout system, discussing how it streamlines financial access for farmers, enhances their livelihoods, and drives positive economic impact within rural farming communities.

    What to look forward to in this episode:

    • VunaPay's origin story [0:51]
    • The value proposition [02:03]
    • Market sizing and market opportunity [03:34]
    • Working with farmer cooperatives [04:36]
    • Addressing structural barriers to entry [05:30]
    • VunaPay's customer acquisition strategy [06:44]
    • Approaching the target customer [07:47]
    • The competitive advantage [08:28]
    • Targeted solutions vs. Implementation challenges [09:46]
    • Broadening the horizons as a 'Global Citizen' [11:36]
    • Internal decision-making processes [13:25]

    CONNECT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA:

    • Connect with Koya Matsuno on LinkedIn.

    Tell us...

    • What was your favourite quote lesson from this episode?
    • What topic would you like us to feature on a future podcast?

    Let us know via our social media pages:

    Linkedin: Founders Factory Africa
    Facebook: Founders Factory Africa
    Instagram: Foundersfactory_africa
    Twitter: FoundersFFA

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    17 mins

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