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Over the last few months, I spent quite sometime with my @Founderssprint cofounders building out our startup coaching curriculum — everything a founder needs to know to scale their business. We came up with a unique 49-course taxonomy. founderssprint.co/explore
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"What's the one thing that almost killed your company?"
That's what I asked my panel at #UIW2026 for a session on why we has so few "grown-up" companies.
Uganda is often called the most entrepreneurial country in the world, which sounds like something to celebrate.
It isn't.
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How do we get there though?
I asked 3 successful business leaders about the times their company almost died – and what they learnt from it.
✅ @EveZalwango
✅ @tmsruge
✅ Bram - @Emata_UG
Some takeaways if you don't want to watch the live recording: youtube.com/live/HrkNRocgXHs…
It was a great discussion
A big thank you to:
💐 @EveZalwango, Bram van den Bosch and @tmsruge for being so open about the hard parts
💐 Dutch Embassy for making it happen
💐 @StartupUganda_ & #UIW2026 for having us
Let's keep building businesses that last! 🩵
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This was fun! Wish we had had more time for the panel.
This month is for speaking English. Join in @uiw_official as we unpack stories of resilience and more
#UIW2026
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At Uganda Innovation Week 2026, I joined the Last-Mile Digital Finance panel to explore a question that is becoming increasingly important as technology moves faster:
Are people ready for the technology we are building for them?
Technology has moved, and digital has taken over.
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We are live in Nakawa, Kampala, at the @innovationhubug , where Uganda Innovation Week 2026 has officially kicked off!
The day opened with a vibrant cultural dance performance, setting the tone for a week celebrating creativity, ideas and the people working to move Uganda's innovation ecosystem forward.
The conversations are underway. Stay with us for highlights from the ground!
#UIW2026 #InnovationUganda
#EnablingChange
Uganda Innovation Week 2026 kicking off at Nakawa ICT Hub. Building for the next decade starts here. Drop by and say hi.
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It's time for #UIW2026 🤖
As a warm up, I sat down with @882SanyuFM this week to discuss what the startup and innovations ecosystem in Uganda looks like today.
What's changed – and what really sadly has NOT – and what we need to do to "grow up".
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MAGA attacked minorities and minorities responded with “hold my beer!”
This was a no mercy slaying, powered by black women.
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The future of Africa is built on action, innovation, and unwavering hope. 🌍✨ Watch, listen, and learn as the next generation leads the way forward!
#EgumeniDialogue #WYFEI2030 #Agenda2063
It’s baaaaaavk!!!! Calling all Ugandan SMEs that want to participate at Uganda Innovation Week! Sign up before space runs out! #UIW
