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How We Built AI Startups in Africa | Jeffery Mdala & Ilae Krivine

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A Tech Convo episode with Zambian founder Jeffery Mdala, behind Cloutly, Eskulu and Zed Past Papers, on what building technology startups in Zambia takes once the pitch decks are gone.

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