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“Today’s Africa is much better than [21] years ago when we started Alibaba” Jack Ma
This is from the ecommerce pioneer in China, Jack Ma, making it known that the environment in Africa today is far better than what he had when he founded Alibaba in 1999. Do we still have more excuses?
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In the same clip he said, “as entrepreneurs, we never complain, we make others complain.” People were listening and getting wowed, after which ninety nine percent would go home and remain same, while about one percent would attempt to do something.
All the things people cite as excuses here happened to him, he registered an internet company when China was yet to have internet!
Those with capabilities have gone to work, while the regular people are still waiting for government to perfect the environment, forgetting that government is equally looking for miracle…