Simunza Muyangana on being an eternal optimist

03/12/21 • 59 min

Simunza Muyangana is a Co-founder and the Director of entrepreneurship at BongoHive. BongoHive is Zambia’s first Innovation and Technology hub which works with great minds to build viable solutions that change the world.

In this episode, Simunza shares his journey into the tech space, what has kept him going and you have to find out the superpower he wants to share with African entrepreneurs! He explains why it’s critical to be able to have earnest conversations with your business partners and shares tips on how businesses can stay attuned to their customers to get insights on how to continue serving and solving even amidst uncertainty and crisis.

Connect with Simunza on the following platforms: @simunza | LinkedIn | BongoHive

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Connect with Simunza on the following platforms: @simunza | LinkedIn | BongoHive

Connect with Scale Up Africa: @scaleupafricaco | Instagram | Website

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