"Investors get FOMO" but you have to know how to play the game with Simba Mswaka

On this episode, I was joined by the man, the myth, the almost legend, Simba Mswaka (MBA) or you might know him as @DrMswagga on Twitter, to go over the state of Zim startups as well as the African startup landscape as a whole:

• Is Simba a secret service agent because he is everywhere where there is an innovation program or activity?
• How pitching can become a drug...
• Do Hackathons (like the ones POTRAZ does) actually help the ecosystem or are they just another easy payday for the seasoned "pitchists"?
• What do you have to do to attract VC money in Zim?
• Do Zim startups get that they have to tell a good story to get money from international investors?
• Where is the money going in the Zim and African startup ecosystem?
• Are there any African startups left because everyone seems to be registered in Delaware (Zim startups included)?
• What is Deal Flow and how can startups get "QUALITY DEAL FLOW"?
• Who are the big Venture Capital and Venture Builders in Southern Africa?
• Why isn't Econet Group the biggest Venture Builder or VC in SADC because they don't have to build everything?
• How do we get more VC Money for Southern Africa?

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