Is Africa the Future of European Tech?

European Straits #152

Hi, it’s Nicolas from The Family. Today, I’m discussing Africa and the idea that it may be the large market that European founders desperately need to scale up.

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Now on to today’s topic: Africa. Scott Galloway, the famous professor, author, and co-host of Vox’s Pivot podcast with Kara Swisher, recently wrote a harsh public letter to Twitter’s Executive Chairman about CEO Jack Dorsey’s idea o…