091 Silicon Valley, Tech, Africa and the Future with Almaz Negash

Show notes for Almaz

In 2010, Almaz founded the African Diaspora Network (ADN) to inform and engage Africans in the diaspora and facilitate direct collaboration with social entrepreneurs, innovators and business leaders to invest and improve the lives of everyone on the continent. Under her leadership and vision, ADN is now the home of The African Diaspora Investment Symposium (ADIS), the Builders of Africa's Future (BAF), and Impact & Innovation Speaker Series. Currently, she is pursuing the development of Africa Impact Investment Fund to provide capital to those working to better the lives of people in Africa through entrepreneurship and innovation.

 

On today Show we Talk about:

What is the African Diaspora Network (ADN) mission?

What resources are African founded startups needing?

What are some of the positives and negatives of remittances?

How does one recruit an amazing board?

 

Connect with Almaz

Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/almaznegash/

Website https://africandiasporanetwork.org/

 

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