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Podcast: First Followers - How Ghita Zniber Is Reshaping African VC
Leading by following
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Broken Windows
The Small Cracks We Ignore (Until They Crack the Foundation)
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The Authority Fallacy
Why blindly following authority might be your biggest blind spot
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Podcast: Building Hard Tech in Africa - Key Insights from Octavia Carbon's Founder
How a team of 54 Kenyans is building Africa's first Direct Air Capture company, and why that might rewrite the rules of climate tech
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The Curse of Knowledge
When your expertise alienates you
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The Hidden Cost of Consensus
What we miss when everyone agrees
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The Pattern Trap: When Our Brain's Shortcuts Lead Us Astray
Correlation does not always mean Causation
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The Simplicity Trap
The allure of simplicity - the simplicity bias
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The 5 C's
Some tips you should not ignore
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Slipping the switch
it's neither black nor white
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The Focusing Illusion: How Our Thoughts Distort Reality
Don't give into your thoughts?
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The Fear of Difficult Conversations
Face your fears
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Hacking dopamine!
Taking the 'easy' route
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No One Has It All Figured Out
Embracing the intricacies of our journey
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The Grinders Memoir
Insights from my everyday interaction with founders, entrepreneurs, business leaders and c-suites.
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