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South Africa

6 statements across 3 episodes · 1 bullish · 2 bearish · 4 people on the record · first statement Jan 2, 2019 by Nanjira Sambuli · said 34 times in 14 episodes since 2017 · across every show →

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brought up most by Alan Knott Craig (9), Nanjira Sambuli (7), Benedict Evans (3), Sonal Chokshi (2), Ryan McEntush (2), Adina Friedman (2), Terry Angelos (1), Olaf Carlson-Wee (1)

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2020 1 mention in 1 episode
2019 27 mentions in 9 episodes 3 per episode
2018 2 mentions in 2 episodes 1 per episode
2017 2 mentions in 1 episode

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Jan 2, 2019
Insight
Sambuli: Assuming South African business models scale across Africa causes failures
“So, you know, if you get your business working in South Africa, the model will work in Kenya, Nigeria. And so a lot of business mistakes are being made from that notion.”
Nanjira Sambuli Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 2:41 a16z Podcast | Things Come Together -- Truths about Tech in Africa
Jan 2, 2019 negative
Insight
Knott Craig: Outside Silicon Valley, cash flow is the only startup metric
“A lot of people in South Africa and Africa and the rest of the world read those blogs and think that's the holy grail, but there's only one metric and that's cashflow. And advertising is not a business model. One day we'll sell to Google is not a business mode…”
Alan Knott Craig Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 41:00 a16z Podcast | Things Come Together -- Truths about Tech in Africa
Jan 2, 2019 neutral
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Knott Craig: WhatsApp is the primary tool for community anti-crime organizing in South Africa
“In South Africa, we have a massive crime problem. So security is a big concern for a lot of people in South Africa. And WhatsApp has become the de facto means of communities organizing against crime.”
Alan Knott Craig Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 32:49 a16z Podcast | Things Come Together -- Truths about Tech in Africa
Jan 2, 2019 negative
Assertion Contradicted
Knott Craig: Watching a 7-second 3G video in South Africa costs $20
“If you spend it, if you watch a seven second YouTube video on three G at South African data rates, it'll cost you about 20 dollars, 20 US dollars.”
Alan Knott Craig Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 7:52 a16z Podcast | Things Come Together -- Truths about Tech in Africa
Jan 2, 2019 positive
Disclosure
NASDAQ partners on Swedish mutual fund and South African proxy voting blockchain pilots
“I have a JV kind of a partnership with a bank in Sweden To prove out the blockchain for mutual fund formation and mutual fund management. And then we have actually a specific use case in South Africa to implement the blockchain for proxy voting in South Africa…”
Adina Friedman Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 23:31 a16z Podcast | Market Shifts
Mar 27, 2024
Assertion Partly supported
Despite having nuclear power, South Africa's electric grid faces daily blackouts
“There are a lot of countries that were once had great grids, South Africa, great example. They have nuclear power, but much of the day in South Africa, the grid is actually completely down.”
Ryan McEntush Mar 27, 2024 ▶ 31:35 The Electric Grid, Explained
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