Venture Capital
Economy & Finance
Capital Can't Buy Vision: Why Investors Must Back, Not Replace, Entrepreneurs
The writer argues that investors in the music industry frequently mistake financial contribution for operational competence, wrongly displacing proven founders in favor of personal connections. Capital fuels growth, but only the entrepreneur—through years of navigating talent, contracts, and culture—can build a sustainable operation.
Why Diaspora Capital Succeeds Quietly or Fails Loudly
The writer examines why Cameroonian diaspora investment initiatives—once buoyed by optimism about African entrepreneurship and technological opportunity—have largely stalled or pivoted into safer ventures. Through a debate between two perspectives on root causes, the piece argues that success depends less on individual virtue or cultural fit than on understanding the structural match between business model and local terrain.
The Myth of the African Startup
A critical examination of the startup narrative exported to Africa from Silicon Valley, arguing that celebrated founders were rarely poor or desperate—they had the safety net to fail. The post contends that this mythology has misdirected African ambition toward speculative ventures rather than sustainable wealth-building.