From Sleeping Without Blankets to Building a Company | Sylvester x TCV

Every successful entrepreneur has a story… but some stories start from places most people would never survive.

In this powerful episode, we sit down with Mr Sylvester Zuma Thomas from Zusly Projects, a man whose journey from struggle to entrepreneurship will challenge the way you think about business, resilience and faith.

Sylvester shares how he started life as a store assistant, went through some of the most difficult years between 2015 and 2017, and even lost all the money he had saved while in South Africa. Forced to return to Zimbabwe with nothing but a satchel, he faced a harsh reality struggling to pay $20 rent in Whitecliff, walking long distances into town, and sleeping in multiple layers of clothes because he had no blankets.

But through it all, he held on to one thing: faith and the belief that things would eventually work out.

In this honest and inspiring conversation, we explore:

• The harsh realities of starting a business from nothing

• Why entrepreneurship requires a different heart

• The importance of sales, relationships and resilience in business

• The costly mistakes entrepreneurs make with pricing and cheap clients

• Why managing money is one of the hardest parts of entrepreneurship

• The moment he had to sell his only company car to survive business debt

• How Facebook ads helped him find his first real clients

• Why finishing every job no matter what became the company’s motto

Sylvester also shares a powerful truth many entrepreneurs don’t want to admit: “If you’ve never been sent to court, you probably haven’t started entrepreneurship.

” This episode is a masterclass in perseverance, faith, sales and building a business through relationships.

If you are an entrepreneur, dreaming of starting a business, or currently going through difficult seasons in your journey this conversation will remind you why you must stay the course and never give up.

Watch the full conversation and learn what it really takes to build something from nothing. Subscribe for more powerful conversations on business, entrepreneurship and real African success stories.

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