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12 Brutal Truths for African Founders | The Hard Lessons You Must Learn Before It’s Too Late

August 13, 2026 · 43:12

Schools teach mathematics, finance, strategy and negotiation. But there is another school every entrepreneur eventually enters: the school of life. It teaches through rejection. Lost deals. Criticism. People leaving. Temporary failure. Unexpected wins. And the daily discipline of continuing when the outcome is uncertain. In this episode of African Business Revolution, YannicK KOUNGA shares 12 brutal life lesson…

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