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born 1961
Strive Masiyiwa (born 29 January, 1961) is a London-based Zimbabwean billionaire businessman and philanthropist. He is the founder and executive chairman of international technology groups Econet Global and Cassava Technologies.
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Entrepreneurship without skills limits your growth potential.
You can only find opportunities if you are looking for them.
Cultures matter when we grow a business or organization.
There is more to literacy than ‘reading’ and ‘writing’.
I always say to my business colleagues that you are not committed [to end corruption] until you speak out against it.
If we’re doing what God is calling us to, we are not losing anything.
The best of our people are volunteers, whether we pay them or not.
If we tackle corruption, no child would sleep hungry, there would be no injustice, every child would be in school. The most powerful force against corruption is one person saying ‘no’.
We’re raising kids to not only think for themselves but think for us as parents.
If you say someone is good, at something, what is your benchmark? Who are you comparing them with? When evaluating capability, or success, in anything, don’t listen to mumbo-jumbo rubbish.
Whether you’re a farmer, builder or engineer, the opportunities are equal: Just add a little. innovation.
Values are universal. Just because you have differences doesn’t mean you can’t embrace and work together across cultures and differences.
Integrity is better capital than money. You can accumulate it just like money, and you can use it just like money, but it goes further, and is enduring.
Intergrity is better than capital or money. You can accumulate it just like money, and you can use it just like money, but it goes further and is enduring.
If you want to be successful, you’ll need many specialised business skills, but probably the most important one will surprise you: it’s the capacity to READ! Yes, READ!
Keeping proper, written records, is key to your success. Keep the records safe, and always have copies
Always try and benchmark yourself, among the best in the world
If you are working or you are running a business you have to set aside time and money to invest in your continued formal education and skills acquisition.
The most valuable employee is one who knows he or she comes to work to compete for business (irrespective of what they do for the company).
If you begin to think business whether you own it or work for it like you would a well managed sports team you will learn a lot of very interesting lessons.
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