#114: Digitizing Cash-Based Economies with David Akinin, Founder and CEO, Jabu

Hosted by Santosh Sankar on January 26, 2022

Summary

During this episode, Santosh is joined by David Akinin, Founder and CEO at Jabu. Jabu is a B2B Marketplace that helps establish a digital link between small retailers and suppliers. Santosh and David discuss economic mobility, physical infrastructure, and more.

Show Notes

Highlights from this conversation include:

  • Overview of Jabu (1:14)
  • David’s background (2:09)
  • How operations work in today’s market (5:07)
  • Economic mobility in Africa (8:47)
  • Why David is building Jabu full-stack (9:57)
  • Africa’s physical infrastructure (12:35)
  • The Jabu experience (15:14)
  • Benefits Jabu stakeholders acquire (18:01)
  • Cash-based economy (20:27)
  • Advice for acting on financial opportunities (23:29)
  • Underappreciating broadening the African supply chain (24:46)
  • The future of Jabu (26:16)
  • Speed round: favorite habits, biggest company building challenge, fondest founder memory (27:31)

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