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Kwame Asante

Kwame Asante writes about leadership, management and the people who run Africa’s growing companies. He is based in Accra.

She sold her first company at 26. Her second is the harder story.
Founders
Oct 28, 2026

She sold her first company at 26. Her second is the harder story.

An early exit made her rich and famous in Accra. Building again has been humbling.

By
Kwame Asante
 · 11 min read
Why the best CEOs of 2026 are hiring their own critics
Founders
Oct 28

Why the best CEOs of 2026 are hiring their own critics

Boards want dissent built into the leadership team. Some chief executives are going further — and paying for it.

Entrepreneurship

What happens to a startup when its founder becomes famous

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The four-day week was supposed to fail. These 60 African companies say otherwise.
SMEs
Oct 24

The four-day week was supposed to fail. These 60 African companies say otherwise.

A year-long trial across six countries produced results that surprised even its organisers.

Five operations habits of businesses that scale past 50 staff
SMEs
Oct 21

Five operations habits of businesses that scale past 50 staff

Written processes, weekly numbers and a boss who is no longer the bottleneck.

Your company doesn’t have a culture problem. It has a pricing problem.
SMEs
Oct 20

Your company doesn’t have a culture problem. It has a pricing problem.

Most “culture” fixes are expensive distractions from a business model that doesn’t work.

How to hire your first ten employees without an HR department
SMEs
Oct 17

How to hire your first ten employees without an HR department

Scorecards, trial projects and reference calls that actually tell you something.

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