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Why a Silicon Valley startup chose Rwanda as an initial market and how they used it as a foundation for scale | Israel Bimpe | Director Africa GTM, Zipline

from Global Class Podcast · host Aaron McDaniel and Klaus Wehage

Join us as we speak with Israel Bimpe, head of Africa Go-To-Market for Zipline, a drone delivery company focused on building the world's fastest and most reliable delivery drone and logistics network to ensure every person on the planet can have instant access to vital medical supplies.  In our conversation, we discuss how emerging markets are leapfrogging mature markets in a number of key areas, the benefits of cultural diversity and valuing the voice of teams in local markets when scaling a business globally and how Zipline is building strong teams in the markets they are expanding into. This episode is sponsored by our partner, ZEDRA. Learn more about how the ZEDRA team can support you in expanding to new markets @ https://www.zedra.com If you are an international business leader looking to connect with others leading global expansion, join the Global Class Community. More info at https://www.globalclassbook.com/community Interested in learning more about our book Global Class? Be the first to get a copy (coming out August 23, 2022), and get a ton of valuable free bonuses for pre-ordering. Learn more here: https://www.globalclassbook.com/pre-order-book

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