E31 —Runo Obafemi— Building a Telehealth Startup in Nigeria

Runo Obafemi (Class of 2025) turned tragedy into a tool to help her community. After witnessing firsthand the failures of healthcare in her home country, she and her husband founded telehealth startup Betacare, whose long-term vision is democratizing healthcare across the African continent. In this episode, Runo shares about the ups and downs of entrepreneurship, working with your spouse, and running a startup with a newborn baby.Runo: "Growing up in a developing country, you see there's more problems than solutions. I wanted to make sure I was doing something that could be alleviating the suffering a lot of people experience in that part of the world."Note: This is a student-run production. The opinions expressed in this podcast are the speakers' own and do not reflect the official view of Duke University, the Fuqua School of Business, or any organizations mentioned.