A peer map of faith-integrated entrepreneur programs in East Africa: what the model does that secular acceleration cannot, and the copy-paste failures it must refuse.
East Africa’s Christian Accelerators: Discipleship Plus Rigor, Without the Copy-Paste Read More »
Women-only African startups got 0.9% of funding in 2025, the worst in years, despite a decade of programs. The uncomfortable fix: stop accelerating women toward capital that says no.
The 1% Problem: Why Female-Founder Programs Keep Failing Read More »
Explicit values are the accelerator industry\’s most underrated design choice, reshaping selection, peer trust, mentor depth, and survival. The evidence and principles.
Values-Based Accelerator Design: The Underrated Edge Read More »
How ministries and donors should contract accelerators: outcome-based payment, independent verification, realistic timelines, and local capability transfer.
Debt hit $1.64bn, 41% of African startup capital in 2025. Why grant-or-equity accelerators are obsolete, and how programs should originate revenue-based finance instead.
Debt, RBF and the End of the Grant-Cheque Accelerator Read More »
Sector-focused accelerators now outperform generalists across Africa. But there\’s a third axis the specialize debate misses, and it fits East Africa\’s small markets best.
Specialize or Die: The End of the Generalist Accelerator Read More »
Y Combinator backed 24 African startups in one batch, then fell to three. Why YC\’s retreat is an opening, and how East Africa builds accelerators that fit its own terrain.
Y Combinator Left Africa. Now Build the Right Tail Read More »
Most accelerators report attendance, not outcomes. The honest scoreboard, survival, revenue, jobs, follow-on capital, and how to build it on a small budget.
Accelerator Outcomes Measurement: Survival and Revenue Read More »
The 12-week accelerator batch fits funder calendars, not founder needs. Why milestone-based, always-on designs win, and how to keep the peer bonds cohorts create.
Against the Three-Month Cohort: Accelerator Design Read More »
The 7%-for-a-program accelerator trade is breaking in Silicon Valley and was never priced for Africa. How programs should charge, and what founders should refuse to give up.
The Accelerator Equity Model Is Cracking in Africa Read More »