{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/62a71637d9f45a00126c9598/6915dd6d243c8d8870e0dd40?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"\"Resilience is very African\" - The entrepreneur moving 20,000 trucks across Africa","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62a71637d9f45a00126c9598/1763039777183-4821c438-26c3-4912-a771-8cde6383d702.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>\"We're only now coming around to fully cracking what it takes to reach the African consumer.\"</p><p><br></p><p>Jean-Claude Homawoo&nbsp;is the CEO of logistics firm Lori Systems. Founded in 2017, the company has now managed over 20,000 trucks across 12 African countries, moving goods worth more than $10 billion. Jean-Claude is an entrepreneur finding solutions to really practical problems: transport across Africa and across national borders... And that means potholes, border police, and variable road networks. </p><p><br></p><p>Plus: Why 'Buy Now Pay Later' is key to success in Africa</p><p><br></p><p>🌟 IN THIS EPISODE:</p><p>2:51 How to transport $10 billion-worth of goods across Africa</p><p>7:17 From Harvard back to Africa</p><p>11:35 What Lori's done so far</p><p>13:45 American money</p><p>14:46 Eight and a half years without profit</p><p>19:01 The number one problem for founders</p><p>23:51 Financing your customer</p><p>27:06 Why resilience matters</p><p>29:17 Why Africa should prize diversity</p><p><br></p><p>💬 QUOTES TO REMEMBER:</p><p>\"We're only now coming around to fully cracking what it takes to reach the African consumer.\"</p><p>\"Resilience... It is something that is truly pretty quintessentially American. And it is also very African.\"</p><p>\"If you come to the continent, and you speak to a dozen founders, I suspect that 10 of them will tell you that one of the biggest challenges they face is financing working capital.\"</p><p>\"Keeping the lights on as a CEO is your number one job, period\"</p><p>\"What built Silicon Valley was diversity. It was diversity of thinking.\"</p><p><br></p><p>🌍 ABOUT LIMITLESS AFRICA</p><p>The podcast that asks how Africans and Americans can work together for shared prosperity</p><p>Every Monday: 15-minute episodes that dive into an issue that matters to Africans</p><p>Every Thursday: extended interview with someone unlocking Africa's limitless potential</p><p><br></p><p>➕ WANT MORE?</p><p>How to stop food waste in Africa https://trueafrica.co/article/podcast/how-i-made-it-the-entrepreneur-bringing-refrigeration-to-africa/</p><p>Adam Grant on the skills needed for African entrepreneurs to succeed https://trueafrica.co/article/podcast/adam-grant-how-to-rethink-africas-hidden-potential/</p><p><br></p><p>💗 LOVE LIMITLESS AFRICA?</p><p>Subscribe on Spotify, Apple or wherever you get your podcasts</p><p>Leave a 5⭐ review – it helps get the word out</p><p>Share with someone passionate about entrepreneurship in Africa</p><p><br></p><p>🚀 FOLLOW LIMITLESS AFRICA</p><p>Instagram: @_trueafrica</p><p>Website: https://trueafrica.co/</p><p>Substack: https://limitlessafrica.substack.com/</p><p><br></p><p>Limitless Africa is sponsored by the US Department of State and the Seenfire Foundation.</p>","author_name":"TRUE Africa"}