We had a Big Hairy Audacious Goal. To some, it was daring and inspiring. To others, just naive optimism. The goal? To be the single point of access for mobile money platforms across Ghana. By 2014, Nsano needed to scale its technical capabilities. Banks wanted to connect to mobile money. Mobile money operators needed integration partners they could trust. I knew we needed someone with deep mobile money experience to join as our technical co-founder. I found what seemed like t

"My name is Kofi, and I'm here to see the Head of Mobile Money." That single sentence began what turned into an almost 7-hour wait at MTN. I woke up that day with one goal: make a connection at MTN Mobile Money. No appointment, no name – just sheer determination. It was a roller coaster of emotions watching others get ushered into meetings, and the day waning away. Around 3PM, a business executive, let’s call him CO, came and led me into a meeting room. I explained that Nsano

The things that fundamentally shape us rarely announce themselves. For me, it started with a prepaid card. Not a big launch or glossy campaign - just a few eTranzact reps handing out prepaid cards on the GIJ campus. I took one, slipped it into my wallet, and there it sat, forgotten until it was time.  That time came in 2008 while running P1 Communications, an events and marketing company. I was desperately scraping together sponsorships for “Mo ne yo” (which means well done )