Brazilians being told no no being told no every time every time you went to
no every time every time you went to
no every time every time you went to sell something which you actually knew
sell something which you actually knew
sell something which you actually knew was good
was good
was good something you you’ll be working on for
something you you’ll be working on for
something you you’ll be working on for so long something you spent so much time
so long something you spent so much time
so long something you spent so much time making sure is good being told no it’s
making sure is good being told no it’s
making sure is good being told no it’s not just my story
not just my story
not just my story he’s a story of every single an
he’s a story of every single an
he’s a story of every single an entrepreneur in Africa it’s a story of
entrepreneur in Africa it’s a story of
entrepreneur in Africa it’s a story of thousands and thousands of young people
thousands and thousands of young people
thousands and thousands of young people who were told go back to the farm
who were told go back to the farm
who were told go back to the farm go back and create value but where in
go back and create value but where in
go back and create value but where in the world are you gonna sell your value
the world are you gonna sell your value
the world are you gonna sell your value when nobody’s gonna buy it where in the
when nobody’s gonna buy it where in the
when nobody’s gonna buy it where in the world are you gonna sell your crop when
world are you gonna sell your crop when
world are you gonna sell your crop when when you produce it you don’t even have
when you produce it you don’t even have
when you produce it you don’t even have the market to actually place that so
the market to actually place that so
the market to actually place that so that the buyers can see it and be able
that the buyers can see it and be able
that the buyers can see it and be able to actually benefit from it how in the
to actually benefit from it how in the
to actually benefit from it how in the world can you make an impact where
world can you make an impact where
world can you make an impact where there’s no road to the consumer
ladies and gentlemen in 2010 I had the
ladies and gentlemen in 2010 I had the privilege of being one of the fools one
privilege of being one of the fools one
privilege of being one of the fools one of the crazy ones who are crazy enough
of the crazy ones who are crazy enough
of the crazy ones who are crazy enough to believe that we could change our
to believe that we could change our
to believe that we could change our country that we could actually help
country that we could actually help
country that we could actually help young innovators get an access to market
we’re crazy now to think that just by
we’re crazy now to think that just by organizing an event and bringing
organizing an event and bringing
organizing an event and bringing innovators producers and buyers together
innovators producers and buyers together
innovators producers and buyers together who would be able to help them create a
who would be able to help them create a
who would be able to help them create a bridge I was young and I realized that I
bridge I was young and I realized that I
bridge I was young and I realized that I was wrong
it wasn’t that easy for the past eight
it wasn’t that easy for the past eight years I spent my every day and night
years I spent my every day and night
years I spent my every day and night understanding how wrong I was the
understanding how wrong I was the
understanding how wrong I was the problem is even deeper you see from one
problem is even deeper you see from one
problem is even deeper you see from one side you have young people and even less
side you have young people and even less
side you have young people and even less younger who keep producing goods and
younger who keep producing goods and
younger who keep producing goods and wanna have the rest of the world know
wanna have the rest of the world know
wanna have the rest of the world know about it
about it
about it and even this city there is no bridge
and even this city there is no bridge
and even this city there is no bridge but on the other side you have those who
but on the other side you have those who
but on the other side you have those who can buy those who can actually change
can buy those who can actually change
can buy those who can actually change their life with a simple order who have
their life with a simple order who have
their life with a simple order who have the funds who are the revenues but who
the funds who are the revenues but who
the funds who are the revenues but who do not know that those products that
do not know that those products that
do not know that those products that that value actually exist at the step of
that value actually exist at the step of
that value actually exist at the step of their door
their door
their door I remember that lady that day during the
I remember that lady that day during the
I remember that lady that day during the International Cross for innovation who
International Cross for innovation who
International Cross for innovation who who told me my son
who told me my son
who told me my son I am tired I can’t cope anymore I’ve
I am tired I can’t cope anymore I’ve
I am tired I can’t cope anymore I’ve spent every day producing have kids how
spent every day producing have kids how
spent every day producing have kids how to pay for their food their college can
to pay for their food their college can
to pay for their food their college can you help me can you help me meet buyers
you help me can you help me meet buyers
you help me can you help me meet buyers the simple question
the simple question
the simple question a simple but so deep question which made
a simple but so deep question which made
a simple but so deep question which made me work which me when made me
me work which me when made me
me work which me when made me we gave me sleepless nights ever since
we gave me sleepless nights ever since
we gave me sleepless nights ever since she told me those words MIT made me ask
she told me those words MIT made me ask
she told me those words MIT made me ask myself how can I help all those people
myself how can I help all those people
myself how can I help all those people who actually just want an opportunity to
who actually just want an opportunity to
who actually just want an opportunity to have access to the market then I started
have access to the market then I started
have access to the market then I started traveling the world I want across the
traveling the world I want across the
traveling the world I want across the world it’s been nearly 30 35 countries
world it’s been nearly 30 35 countries
world it’s been nearly 30 35 countries now what I wanted to try to understand
now what I wanted to try to understand
now what I wanted to try to understand the way trade was dawning everywhere in
the way trade was dawning everywhere in
the way trade was dawning everywhere in the world because I knew that everywhere
the world because I knew that everywhere
the world because I knew that everywhere in the world went somehow you you have a
in the world went somehow you you have a
in the world went somehow you you have a good product you can actually be able to
good product you can actually be able to
good product you can actually be able to market it how was this was it done all
market it how was this was it done all
market it how was this was it done all over the world I had a chance to learn
over the world I had a chance to learn
over the world I had a chance to learn it and Dubai in Moscow and I also went
it and Dubai in Moscow and I also went
it and Dubai in Moscow and I also went all over Africa trying to understand the
all over Africa trying to understand the
all over Africa trying to understand the way it was done if we was an issue which
way it was done if we was an issue which
way it was done if we was an issue which was only a Beninese issue or an african
was only a Beninese issue or an african
was only a Beninese issue or an african issue
issue
issue he was stuff I went to the highest the
he was stuff I went to the highest the
he was stuff I went to the highest the harshest conditions I want to share this
harshest conditions I want to share this
harshest conditions I want to share this video with you please watch with me how
video with you please watch with me how
video with you please watch with me how harsh this was
well the video is not with us so we’re
well the video is not with us so we’re gonna continue that was actually
gonna continue that was actually
gonna continue that was actually beautiful the beautiful islands of the
beautiful the beautiful islands of the
beautiful the beautiful islands of the Seychelles it was actually a joke it was
Seychelles it was actually a joke it was
Seychelles it was actually a joke it was not that hard I spent amazing days
not that hard I spent amazing days
not that hard I spent amazing days meeting incredible people across Africa
meeting incredible people across Africa
meeting incredible people across Africa who had innovations who were just
who had innovations who were just
who had innovations who were just looking for a chance to be able to let
looking for a chance to be able to let
looking for a chance to be able to let the world know about their products who
the world know about their products who
the world know about their products who are looking for a chance to have a buyer
are looking for a chance to have a buyer
are looking for a chance to have a buyer from their city from their country from
from their city from their country from
from their city from their country from their continent we started thinking to
their continent we started thinking to
their continent we started thinking to ourselves how can we make that possible
ourselves how can we make that possible
ourselves how can we make that possible being an IT grad with myself as I’ve
being an IT grad with myself as I’ve
being an IT grad with myself as I’ve embarked myself in the big adventure of
embarked myself in the big adventure of
embarked myself in the big adventure of building a trade platform which would
building a trade platform which would
building a trade platform which would allow every single producer to have an
allow every single producer to have an
allow every single producer to have an online shop for free because I believed
online shop for free because I believed
online shop for free because I believed that they were being able to bring your
that they were being able to bring your
that they were being able to bring your value to people is a right so we started
value to people is a right so we started
value to people is a right so we started fighting for the right for e-commerce is
fighting for the right for e-commerce is
fighting for the right for e-commerce is being 8 years and we got to a point
being 8 years and we got to a point
being 8 years and we got to a point where we build a platform where we ask
where we build a platform where we ask
where we build a platform where we ask ourself ok now how do we make people be
ourself ok now how do we make people be
ourself ok now how do we make people be able to pay how can they pay we realize
able to pay how can they pay we realize
able to pay how can they pay we realize that our countries were blacklisted from
that our countries were blacklisted from
that our countries were blacklisted from most online payment system in the world
most online payment system in the world
most online payment system in the world Benin Nigeria Togo
Benin Nigeria Togo
Benin Nigeria Togo you name it you were here you know it
you name it you were here you know it
you name it you were here you know it and we started thinking how can we make
and we started thinking how can we make
and we started thinking how can we make that possible and thankfully I had a
that possible and thankfully I had a
that possible and thankfully I had a chance to make an incredible incredible
chance to make an incredible incredible
chance to make an incredible incredible man mr. Tony aluminum that African who
man mr. Tony aluminum that African who
man mr. Tony aluminum that African who believed in Africa investing in Africa
believed in Africa investing in Africa
believed in Africa investing in Africa and we together thing to help his help
and we together thing to help his help
and we together thing to help his help and his partners were able to build a
and his partners were able to build a
and his partners were able to build a payment system and today we were able to
payment system and today we were able to
payment system and today we were able to put together the first ever trade
put together the first ever trade
put together the first ever trade platform the an African platform which
platform the an African platform which
platform the an African platform which allows online payment and now we’re
allows online payment and now we’re
allows online payment and now we’re going across Africa trying to make sure
going across Africa trying to make sure
going across Africa trying to make sure that every single young entrepreneur in
that every single young entrepreneur in
that every single young entrepreneur in Africa gets an online shop for free our
Africa gets an online shop for free our
Africa gets an online shop for free our vision is that ecommerce becomes a right
vision is that ecommerce becomes a right
vision is that ecommerce becomes a right for every single African from the
for every single African from the
for every single African from the father’s village of Benning
father’s village of Benning
father’s village of Benning to be able to sell to any buyer in the
to be able to sell to any buyer in the
to be able to sell to any buyer in the world I believe that the development of
world I believe that the development of
world I believe that the development of Africa doesn’t have to pass through the
Africa doesn’t have to pass through the
Africa doesn’t have to pass through the same roads as it was done everywhere in
same roads as it was done everywhere in
same roads as it was done everywhere in the world we don’t have to build big
the world we don’t have to build big
the world we don’t have to build big hypermarkets we don’t have to build all
hypermarkets we don’t have to build all
hypermarkets we don’t have to build all the big infrastructure we don’t even
the big infrastructure we don’t even
the big infrastructure we don’t even have time for it our life depends on it
have time for it our life depends on it
have time for it our life depends on it ladies and gentlemen I believe in the
ladies and gentlemen I believe in the
ladies and gentlemen I believe in the right for e-commerce thank you
right for e-commerce thank you
right for e-commerce thank you [Applause]
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