Unlocking Africa
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Developing an Effective Data Infrastructure to Drive Business Growth in Africa with Rob Withagen

Unlocking Africa
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Episode #14 with Rob Withagen who is Co-Founder and CEO at Asoko Insight, which is Africa’s leading corporate data and engagement platform, providing global investors, multinationals and development institutions the most effective route to discover, shortlist and engage their target universe of African companies. What We Discuss With Rob Withagen Why has it been so difficult to collect data in Africa in the past?What role does increased data availability play in Africa's current startup funding boom?How has Africa's data landscape evolved over the last seven years?What advice would you give to African startup entrepreneurs looking to position themselves for future investment?And much more...Full show notes and resources can be found here: Unlocking Africa show notes Did you miss my previous episode where I discuss Why You Should Invest in African Startups. Africa Is the Future with Gbite Oduneye? Make sure to check it out! Like this show? Please leave us a review here -- even one sentence helps! Connect with Terser on LinkedIn at TerserAdamu, and Twitter @TerserAdamu Connect with Rob on LinkedIn at RobWithagen, and Twitter @AsokoInsight Many of the businesses unlocking opportunities in Africa don’t do it alone. If you’d like strategic support on entering or expanding across African markets, reach out to our partners ETK Group: www.etkgroup.co.uk info@etkgroup.co.uk

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