Chris Maurice: Learnings from Scaling Crypto across Africa for a Decade

About this episode

Chris Maurice shares his experiences and insights from scaling Yellow Card in Africa over the past decade.

From Ethereum rigs lighting on fire to sketchy Taco Bell Bitcoin transactions we dive into Chris’s journey starting and scaling Yellow Card in Africa to what it is today with hundreds of employees and over $80 Million in capital raised. The learnings from this episode can save first time founders a lot of pain as we discuss the tradeoffs of raising venture capital, how to hire people who care, and the unexpected curves in the startup journey.

People in this episode

Host: Daniel Mazur

Guest: Chris Maurice

Topics covered

• crypto
• entrepreneurship
• venture capital
• startup journey
• hiring
• Africa

Keywords

• crypto
• Yellow Card
• venture capital
• startup
• hiring
• Africa
• Ethereum
• Bitcoin

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Yellow Card

Products: Ethereum, Bitcoin

Places: Africa, Taco Bell

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