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The Power of Entrepreneurship in Africa
34:04 - 41:51 (07:46)
Jacqueline Novogratz, founder of the impact investment organization Acumen, discusses the potential for entrepreneurship to provide financial dignity and solve social issues for poor women in Africa.
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The speaker shares their experience of potential poisoning while parachuting into a different place and how storytelling and oral traditions can be as powerful as literal threats.
34:04 - 36:01 (01:56)
Summary
The speaker shares their experience of potential poisoning while parachuting into a different place and how storytelling and oral traditions can be as powerful as literal threats. The potential intent behind the poisoning is unclear but could be attributed to fear and insecurity in deeply oral-based societies.
ChapterThe Power of Entrepreneurship in Africa
Episode#512: Jacqueline Novogratz on Building Acumen, How to (Actually) Change the World, Speaking Your Truth, and The Incredible Power of “Dumb” Questions
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The speaker reflects on a crushing defeat and a subsequent failure before finding small victories in the relationships she built in her work in East Africa, learning important lessons about approaching complex systems along the way.
36:02 - 37:26 (01:24)
Summary
The speaker reflects on a crushing defeat and a subsequent failure before finding small victories in the relationships she built in her work in East Africa, learning important lessons about approaching complex systems along the way.
ChapterThe Power of Entrepreneurship in Africa
Episode#512: Jacqueline Novogratz on Building Acumen, How to (Actually) Change the World, Speaking Your Truth, and The Incredible Power of “Dumb” Questions
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
Jacqueline Novogratz talks about empowering poor African women by creating a financial institution just for them, the challenges she faced while building it and the role of entrepreneurship in transforming societies.
37:26 - 41:51 (04:24)
Summary
Jacqueline Novogratz talks about empowering poor African women by creating a financial institution just for them, the challenges she faced while building it and the role of entrepreneurship in transforming societies.