The Adebayo Alonge Podcast Show

After 70 countries in development work, the truth is clear: 50 years of patient capital FAILED. Poverty increased everywhere except Scandinavia & China. Why? Markets can't fix poverty created by cultural subjugation. Caste, gender, race, and ethnic oppression require human solutions, not market solutions. I break down: Why markets only help the vulnerable, not the truly poor The only model...

Can AI help run Nigeria better than politicians? In this episode, Adebayo Alonge shares a clear, life-first plan for smarter government in Africa. The idea is simple: let AI do the routine work, show spending in public dashboards, spot risks early, and cut graft—while people lead and protect rights. You’ll learn: How to automate permits, records, and benefits so services are fast and fair Why real...

After nearly dying from counterfeit medicine as a teenager, Adebayo Alonge dedicated his life to solving Africa's fake drug crisis. Today, his AI company RxAll serves 5 million patients monthly. But the path to impact wasn't what you'd expect. In this raw and controversial episode, Adebayo shares a hard truth: 15 years of building in Africa using local currency was surpassed by just 2...

Many people start business with almost no one providing them any advice. There are 4 tips to pay attention to in order to succeed in business - patience, focus, large markets , willingness to share. #smallbusinessowner #smallbusiness #entrepreneurship #africa #adebayoalonge 

At Harvard, I had the pleasure of meeting Kevin O’Leary, also known as Mr. Wonderful from Shark Tank. During our conversation, he shared three valuable insights that I believe will be helpful to small business owners and entrepreneurs out there. Let's apply these insights to our businesses and continue to strive for success. #smallbusinessowner #smallbusiness #entrepreneurship #africa #adebayo...

As a small business owner have you ever reflected on why you respond to issues in the same way all the time? Do you know that by learning more about yourself you can create the freedom to act in new different ways? Tell me what you would do differently in testing new ways of responding to issues.#smallbusinessowner #smallbusiness #entrepreneurship #africa #adebayoalonge #heifertz #ronaldheifertz #...

Small business owners need to set out time to plan for the year. Even just 3 hours of setting goals will make a big difference.  How will you set goals for your business this year? Tell me in the comments. #smallbusinessowner #smallbusiness #entrepreneurship #africa #adebayoalonge #goalsetting #fyp #harvard 

Businesses should engage with politicians so as to ensure viable policy environments for their businesses to grow. As a small business owner how will you work with politicians to grow your business? Tell me in the comments. #smallbusinessowner #smallbusiness #entrepreneurship #africa #lobbying #geopolitics #adebayoalonge

Happy New Year! GeoPolitics will present a major risk to scale up startups in 2024. What should entrepreneurs and small businesses do to ensure their businesses thrive in this era of increased geopolitical tensions? Let me know your thoughts in the comments. #entrepreneurship #smallbusiness #africa #geopolitics #adebayoalonge

There is a difference between Authorities and those who choose to exercise leadership. Many people exercise leadership without formal authority and many authority figures do not exercise any leadership. Do you believe that anyone can exercise leadership? Tell me what you think in the comments. #entrepreneurship #leadership #smallbusiness #africa #adebayoalonge #harvard 

We see failure to exercise leadership in business and politics across the world. Why? People fight change. People fight loss. As a result people are afraid to act to bring about change because they fear getting cancelled. Adaptive Leadership can help provide the know-how to those who want to learn how to lead and bring about a world that works for most people. Do you think adaptive leadership can...

In this Chat, I talk about my work building startups in Emerging Markets and what Entrepreneurs should know about building market driven and social impact businesses in Africa and similar emarging markets.

Cryptocurrencies (crypto for short) represent a form of money that can be exchanged digitally. Like other forms of value representations, not all cryptos are the same.  For instance, some fiat currencies like the USD and Pounds Sterling are held in more regard than others.  Same it is with crypto.  What is it about cryptocurrency that has taken the world by storm over the last 4 yea...

All entrepreneurship starts with an idea and a belief that one has a better way of solving a problem. To get the idea to market, cash needs to be deployed to forge the team, produce the product, find the customers and exchange product for money.  There are a number of ways to fund ideas to market. In this episode , you will learn the various sources of funding and the need to understand the e...

As part of this month's continuing theme on Becoming an Entrepreneur we explore the important topic of Building core teams. Your founding team is one of the most critical factors for how fast you succeed or even whether you succeed with your startup. In this episode, you will learn wat qualities to prioritize in your founding team, how to distribute your job roles and some important considerations...

Many people, ask - how can I become an entrepreneur. There are many attributes that need to be cultivated to become a successful entrepreneur. However developing the right mindset for entrepreneurship is key in order to begin the journey. The Problem - Envisioning - Feedback - Testing (PEFT) Mindset is the most important mind framework to use if you want to start off on your entrepreneurship journ...

As part of the April Month's theme of Becoming an Entrepreneur, Daniel Park interviews Adebayo Alonge on his podcast show on the topic of Becoming an Entrepreneur. Together they explore how to take the first step from idea to market, whether to focus on cheaper or better or newer products, how to fundraise from VC and the impact of giving on the entrepreneur's journey. At the end of this episode,...

Social Media companies are responsible for generating thousands of jobs and billions of US dollars in revenues and taxes.  However they are also accused of heavy handedness, enabling screen addiction, selling user data without consent and threatening elections. Should they be regulated? In this Episode, we will explore the importance of ensuring balance in their regulation to avoid killing in...

In this Episode, and as part of our continuing theme this month on Social Media, I explore why Social Media companies are so valuable and how you can take your own share of the huge monies they generate. I show how the movement of global society from a feudal economic system into the modern attention economy has made social media platforms and their influencers so rich and powerful. I explain why...

In this Episode, and as part of our theme this month on Social Media, I explore the new sensation social media platform -Clubhouse. I navigate my ancestry on Clubhouse showing how nodes have built up and the velocity of user acquisition by the leading nodes in my ancestry on the app. I explain how Clubhouse strategy of exclusivity has helped it drive user acquisition cost to marginal net zero cost...