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1993–1994 Kenya
Jihan Abass (born 1993/1994) is a Kenyan entrepreneur and businesswoman who is the founder and CEO of Lami Insurance Technology, an insurance technology company based in Nairobi, Kenya, and Lami Direct Insurance (a digital vehicle insurance company).
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“One of the keys things for me was thinking: how can we provide a safety net for people?”
“Traction speaks for itself: if you are able to show progress and show results, then people get on board”
“The first step is always to try: get out there and do it”
At Lami, we believe that using technology is the key to changing that by building the infrastructure and the rails for insurance products to actually work in a digital ecosystem.
I think the biggest lesson I’ve learnt is to trust my gut instinct. Trust your gut when you’re making these decisions, because often, it’s probably the right decision.
“How can we get insurance to as many people as possible, in the simplest and the easiest way? That’s the main vision for us—is really to create accessibility.”
“A lot of the time, people are relying on single sources of income, but they’re not insuring those sources of income so, if one thing goes wrong, they lose everything,”
The main thing is to focus on product market fit and not to spend too much before. Don’t spend on scaling before you’ve found the product market fit. Jihan's word of advice to aspiring founders