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Case
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Reference no. 9-421-031
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Originally published in: 2020
Version: 28 August 2020
Length: 12 pages
Data source: Published sources

Abstract

By 2020, Sangu Delle (MBA 2016) has already made significant progress towards his life-long goal of solving Africa's myriad and diverse challenges. At 33 years old, he is the founder and chairman of the for-profit Golden Palm Investments Corporation, CEO of Africa Health Holdings Limited, author of a book on entrepreneurship in Africa, founder of a nonprofit (Cleanacwa) that brings improved fresh water infrastructure to African towns and villages, and serves in numerous other volunteer and trustee roles. He believes that he needs to work at scale and across national borders in order to solve the problems that he has identified, but he cannot help but wonder: are his efforts simply too big and too broad? Would it make more sense for him to focus on just one (or a few) industries, causes, or geographies, and perhaps grow from there? Could he reasonably expect to have meaningful impact by going for scale right away?
Location:
Size:
< 50 million; Mid-size
Other setting(s):
1987-2020

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Abstract

By 2020, Sangu Delle (MBA 2016) has already made significant progress towards his life-long goal of solving Africa's myriad and diverse challenges. At 33 years old, he is the founder and chairman of the for-profit Golden Palm Investments Corporation, CEO of Africa Health Holdings Limited, author of a book on entrepreneurship in Africa, founder of a nonprofit (Cleanacwa) that brings improved fresh water infrastructure to African towns and villages, and serves in numerous other volunteer and trustee roles. He believes that he needs to work at scale and across national borders in order to solve the problems that he has identified, but he cannot help but wonder: are his efforts simply too big and too broad? Would it make more sense for him to focus on just one (or a few) industries, causes, or geographies, and perhaps grow from there? Could he reasonably expect to have meaningful impact by going for scale right away?

Settings

Location:
Size:
< 50 million; Mid-size
Other setting(s):
1987-2020

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