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Admitting Ignorance to Scale African Startups | Why Uncertainty Can Be an Asset

September 15, 2026 · 17:40

African entrepreneurs rarely operate with the luxury of perfect information. Regulations can change. Currency can move. A supplier can fail. A partner can disappear. A customer assumption can collapse overnight. The dangerous response is to pretend that a more complex spreadsheet will make uncertainty disappear. In this African Business Revolution episode, YannicK KOUNGA explores a different philosophy: admit wh…

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