

EP 276 - Thandwefika Radebe - Co-Founder at Qwili - We’re About to Do This Leapfrog
May 23, 2023
49:52
The Asia Tech Podcast was fortunate to have the opportunity to talk to an incredible entrepreneur from South Africa, Thandwefika Radebe, a Co-Founder at Qwili. Qwili is a digital marketplace used by merchants to sell value-added services to consumers who are often not able to access these services themselves.
Some of the topics that Thandwe covered:
- Why he studied developmental finance
- His discomfort caused by the obvious economic disparity on the continent
- His family's reaction to him leaving a stable corporate job
- Changing the perception of investing in Africa with data
- The importance of familiarity and certainty when it comes to tech startup investing
Some other titles we considered for this episode:
- I Felt a Bit Distant from My Mission
- The Only Difference Is a State of Mind
- You Just Need to Convert One Person
- Infighting Is the Fastest Way to Look Disorganized
- Bringing Prosperity to My People