I Don't Quit - Berhanu Zergaw - S14 Ep174
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Join us for this episode with Berhanu Zergaw tech entrepreneur and co-founder of ZERGAW Cloud, CAMS Engineering, Nuna Coworking Space, and BEDEBO Ethiopia. Berihanu is a pioneering ICT leader driving Ethiopia's digital transformation through innovative cloud, internet, and agri-tech solutions.In this conversation: Berhanu's journey founding ZERGAW in 2019 after years of preparation, overcoming Ethiopia's ICT challenges like affordability, deployment delays, and downtime with broadband, SaaS, and demand-based projects. We also discuss his ventures in cloud services, engineering, and practical agri-tech for farmers, the shift to ZERGA Technologies SC, and strategies for scaling digital empowerment across enterprises and individuals in Ethiopia.More from our partners:Dashen BankWebsite: https://dashenbanksc.comTelegram: https://t.me/DashenBankEthiopiaBPO Partnership Form:https://forms.gle/PsAVBP1vXCvhKXFP6abetlabs.comGIZ:https://www.giz.de/de/downloads/giz2023-en-private-sector-development-in-ethiopia.pdfTo advertise on Meri:https://meri.et/advertise00:00 - Introduction02:01 - opening03:25 - Background11:52 - Earlier businesses23:25 - Joining IBM37:35 - returning to Ethiopia again43:39 - Zergaw48:29 - Cloud service01:03:35 - Stepping out off ceo - Recruitment and assigning board members01:15:24 - Choosing new businesses to invest on01:27:42 - Managing multiple businesses01:28:22 - Talent management 01:31:43 - Coming back to Ethiopia01:33:22: Admas01:49:07 - Startiups01:54:15 - Diaspora02:03:58 - Crisis management 02:14:00 - Run Down Questions02:07:18 - Solving challenges02:13:14 - What keeps you up at night?02:22:40 - WisdomSocial Linkshttps://t.me/MERI_PODCASThttps://twitter.com/MERI_Podcasthttps://www.instagram.com/meripodcast/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzKNuQ80qNSpt2x-7dsazJghttps://youtube.com/@Meriwoch?si=yIpJ3byprnVNwKi1https://youtube.com/@mericlipset?si=wwa0KeQ_Nv2aPy9lhttps://www.tiktok.com/@meripodcasthttps://www.linkedin.com/company/meriethiopian/Copyright Notice for Meri Podcast:All rights reserved.The content featured in this podcast is protected by copyright laws. Unauthorized reproduction, distribution, or modification of any portion of this podcast is strictly prohibited.For permission to use our content, please contact us at info@meri.etThank you for respecting our copyright.
