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Executive TransformationSep 29, 2026

Why More Capital Has Not Made African Companies More Durable

Billions have flowed into African companies over the past decade and the fragility has not gone. The problem is not the volume of capital. It is whether its structure matches the markets it enters.

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Executive TransformationAug 25, 2026

Leaving Corporate to Build Your Own Venture in Kenya: What Actually Happens

You know how to execute inside a system. Building your own is a different job. What the corporate-to-founder transition actually asks of senior professionals in Kenya, from someone who coaches them through it.

Cover of the LAO Group white paper “Why Presence Has Not Become Scale” beside the figure 33, for the founders and senior leaders in the study.
White paperJul 1, 2026

Why Presence Has Not Become Scale

Founder identity and the capitalisation of African women-led enterprises. A practitioner study of 33 founders and senior leaders.

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