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Yamandou Alexander is the founder of Makeba ( https://www.makeba.money/cv-por/index.html ) a serial entrepreneur and philanthropist with decades of experience building technology and infrastructure projects in Africa.   Makeba's Wefunder Campaign: https://wefunder.com/makeba Just Go Grind Wefunder Discount: https://wefunder.com/raisemoney/justgogrind    Some of the Topics Covered by Yamandou Alexander in this Episode    How Makeba got started How Makeba is able to reduce merchant fees by 90% Deciding on which markets to enter Fundraising for Makeba and why they decided to raise money through Wefunder vs. other platforms The Wefunder process How Yamandou has gone about getting more people to invest through Wefunder Why Yamandou decided to get involved with fintech in Africa Competition for Makeba and how Yamandou views it The team behind Makeba The art of pitching your story as a founder How Makeba business acquires merchants for their platform What contributed most to Makeba's 35% monthly growth since January How Yamandou has determined his values as a founder Moving from France to the United States at 19 years old How Yamandou became an entrepreneur Yamandou's advice for someone interested in starting a company in the social impact space The big vision for Makeba and becoming the Alipay of Africa What Yamandou's day-to-day looks like now The three books Yamandou recommends Yamandou's advice for other entrepreneurs and people looking to change the world    Sign up for The Weekly Grind, for actionable insights and stories from successful entrepreneurs delivered to your inbox once per week: https://www.justgogrind.com/newsletter/ Listen to all episodes of the Just Go Grind Podcast: https://www.justgogrind.com/podcast/ Follow Justin Gordon on Twitter: https://twitter.com/justingordon212 Follow Justin Gordon on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/justingordon8/

Yamandou Alexander is the founder of <a href="https://www.makeba.money/cv-por/index.html" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Makeba</a> ( https://www.makeba.money/cv-por/index.html ) a serial entrepreneur and philanthropist with decades of experience building technology and infrastructure projects in Africa. Makeba's Wefunder Campaign: <a href="https://wefunder.com/makeba" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://wefunder.com/makeba</a> Just Go Grind Wefunder Discount: <a href="https://wefunder.com/raisemoney/justgogrind" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://wefunder.com/raisemoney/justgogrind</a> Some of the Topics Covered by Yamandou Alexander in this Episode <ul> <li>How Makeba got started</li> <li>How Makeba is able to reduce merchant fees by 90%</li> <li>Deciding on which markets to enter</li> <li>Fundraising for Makeba and why they decided to raise money through Wefunder vs. other platforms</li> <li>The Wefunder process</li> <li>How Yamandou has gone about getting more people to invest through Wefunder</li> <li>Why Yamandou decided to get involved with fintech in Africa</li> <li>Competition for Makeba and how Yamandou views it</li> <li>The team behind Makeba</li> <li>The art of pitching your story as a founder</li> <li>How Makeba business acquires merchants for their platform</li> <li>What contributed most to Makeba's 35% monthly growth since January</li> <li>How Yamandou has determined his values as a founder</li> <li>Moving from France to the United States at 19 years old</li> <li>How Yamandou became an entrepreneur</li> <li>Yamandou's advice for someone interested in starting a company in the social impact space</li> <li>The big vision for Makeba and becoming the Alipay of Africa</li> <li>What Yamandou's day-to-day looks like now</li> <li>The three books Yamandou recommends</li> <li>Yamandou's advice for other entrepreneurs and people looking to change the world</li> </ul> Sign up for The Weekly Grind, for actionable insights and stories from successful entrepreneurs delivered to your inbox once per week: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?v=qgLzW3af2GM&amp;event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbURDaXp6XzVLZWdjNldjYUtSekhGWjRzRVJYUXxBQ3Jtc0trUVJ2aEZGV2xob1NaZ3MtOGMtbC1vYlZpbnhOWW8yZlpUdjVvQXl3YWtEVVNnWnBJZ28zZUhxeVFHSkZfb2R6aGlnUHVwQ25MbWdHbzBIaFNVZHFabUhGNGVaOF9WZnptN2ZIQU9TOGoxYmF1aGYzVQ%3D%3D&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.justgogrind.com%2Fnewsletter%2F" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.justgogrind.com/newsletter/</a> Listen to all episodes of the Just Go Grind Podcast: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?v=qgLzW3af2GM&amp;event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbHk1UzBzQ0VMcXZYUXFkbTQ3WHFES0dWUlNpd3xBQ3Jtc0ttc09EMlM4dkNoNHFkSTIwcWFOUWhyVEVGU2h0XzNYZHdrWjNCaHVSR2NBR1FFUU94Q1hNbTVaSXJlX1VPelctVzB1LW1RdDlTNVhibEJyem9nZVloaW5qYURKQkR2Vzl5eGc2Um5aUnNLLTVpWWxaTQ%3D%3D&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.justgogrind.com%2Fpodcast%2F" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.justgogrind.com/podcast/</a> Follow Justin Gordon on Twitter: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?v=qgLzW3af2GM&amp;event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbVZ0ZU16T0JGSTFUUUdrQUt2UFVVUEFQa3VxQXxBQ3Jtc0tua2p4ZkRvU3Z3LUR5Zmh0cGZOUVVMbWU2QS1ib1luaXBoWG1aN29vbmNrTHFBMW5iMXdWeXVQeDlOajBLOUhRX01TdDlCNWJ6OXB3bFFPanJPS2VCVXBlamowQm1mQVJ5X1M2ZlpNRHdoNkxhbUtlZw%3D%3D&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fjustingordon212" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/justingordon212</a> Follow Justin Gordon on Instagram: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?v=qgLzW3af2GM&amp;event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbWlnRHNLNGRna1ZKaE9FbFNRcmdUQ2JmdnE5Z3xBQ3Jtc0tuZTk1SEdNZVpCZS1fTWJQNEZlaUtQOWFlOHd2eTdYTHBKZU5sWDVtSWYxQ3NLMjNlcGM3YWN1UjA3b2xHU2dsQjZuWVQ2cmxldjBSbTFPLVc5akY5clFkUDlSQ0RUTERrczM1VVcyUTctSm02OFpMOA%3D%3D&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fjustingordon8%2F" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/justingordon8/</a>

#210: Yamandou Alexander CEO & Chairman of Makeba, a Fintech Company Enabling Emerging Markets to Transact Securely Without Credit Cards or Cash

In this episode, we sit down with Yamandou Alexander, CEO &amp; Founder of Makeba. Makeba goes beyond moving money forward for their customers and offers them innovative products that solve their most acute pain points. Yamandou discusses all things FinTech, dives into how to expand your business and product into Africa, &amp; how to get the informal market to go digital.TalentintheCloud's Website: https://talentinthecloud.io/Yamandou Alexander's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yamandou/Makeba's Website: https://makeba.money/us-eng/index.htmlStacey Japhta's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/staceyjaphta/

In this episode, we sit down with Yamandou Alexander, CEO &amp; Founder of Makeba. Makeba goes beyond moving money forward for their customers and offers them innovative products that solve their most acute pain points. Yamandou discusses all things FinTech, dives into how to expand your business and product into Africa, &amp; how to get the informal market to go digital.TalentintheCloud's Website: <a href="https://talentinthecloud.io/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://talentinthecloud.io/</a>Yamandou Alexander's LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/yamandou/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/yamandou/</a>Makeba's Website: <a href="https://makeba.money/us-eng/index.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://makeba.money/us-eng/index.html</a>Stacey Japhta's LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/staceyjaphta/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/staceyjaphta/</a>

Yamandou Alexander, CEO & Founder of Makeba - All things FinTech, how to expand your business and product into Africa, & the informal market going digital