Ranked #1
Navalayo Osembo - Creating the Kenyan Running Shoe (Enda)
Navalayo Osembo - Creating the Kenyan Running Shoe (Enda)
New York Marathon...Boston Marathon...London Marathon...Tokyo Marathon...you name it! It seems every year, no matter t... Read more
16 Feb 2022
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52mins
Ranked #2
Ahmad Yousry - Delivering Groceries in Cairo in Under 20 Minutes (Rabbit)
Ahmad Yousry - Delivering Groceries in Cairo in Under 20 Minutes (Rabbit)
All right. I know what you’re thinking. Another grocery delivery app? I mean...come on! DoorDash, Seamless, Instasho... Read more
2 Feb 2022
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38mins
Ranked #3
Abrar Bajwa - Revolutionizing the Agricultural Supply Chain in Pakistan (Tazah)
Abrar Bajwa - Revolutionizing the Agricultural Supply Chain in Pakistan (Tazah)
Let's start with some pretty staggering statistics: About 22-25% of Pakistan’s GDP comes from agriculture. That makes ... Read more
12 Jan 2022
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51mins
Ranked #4
Denise Sandquist - The Hottest Dating App in Vietnam (Fika)
Denise Sandquist - The Hottest Dating App in Vietnam (Fika)
There are stories. And then there are stories. And for Denise Sandquist, her story could - and should - be chronicled ... Read more
14 Dec 2021
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54mins
Ranked #5
Roland Ros - Building the 'Disneyland of Social Media' in the Philippines (Kumu)
Roland Ros - Building the 'Disneyland of Social Media' in the Philippines (Kumu)
The BRICS. Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. For much of the 2010s, if you were to ask any global inves... Read more
1 Dec 2021
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1hr 5mins
Ranked #6
Michael Khoi - 'Buy Now, Pay Later' in Central Asia and the Levant (ZoodPay)
Michael Khoi - 'Buy Now, Pay Later' in Central Asia and the Levant (ZoodPay)
Four letters: BNPL Buy now, pay later. It’s all the craze these days. Square, for example, just announced plans to ... Read more
10 Nov 2021
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47mins
Ranked #7
Nelly Diop - Buying Bitcoin in Africa (Ejara)
Nelly Diop - Buying Bitcoin in Africa (Ejara)
It was 1994. Nelly Diop was a little girl living in Dawala, Cameroon - when all of a sudden, at the drop of a dime, Fra... Read more
2 Nov 2021
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1hr 4mins
Ranked #8
Ismael Belkhayat - Building a Super-App for French-Speaking Africa (Chari)
Ismael Belkhayat - Building a Super-App for French-Speaking Africa (Chari)
It started as a frustrating day at a small 'mom and pop' grocery store in Casablanca, Morocco. Ismael was busy buying ... Read more
13 Oct 2021
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1hr 2mins
Ranked #9
Carlos Andrade - Healthy Ghost Kitchens in Peru and Abroad (Manzana Verde)
Carlos Andrade - Healthy Ghost Kitchens in Peru and Abroad (Manzana Verde)
It was 2014. Carlos Andrade had just gotten his degree in Mechanical Engineering and was ready to start a demanding, yet... Read more
13 Sep 2021
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31mins
Ranked #10
Javad Rezabaksh - Bringing Afghan Emeralds to the World (Silk Road Heart Gem Lab)
Javad Rezabaksh - Bringing Afghan Emeralds to the World (Silk Road Heart Gem Lab)
In 1991, as an 8-year-old boy, Javad Rezabaksh and his family fled Afghanistan for Iran during the Afghan Civil War. 20 ... Read more
31 Aug 2021
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31mins