What I learned from building products in Africa

There’s a story I often share with the product teams across Africa that I work with. A factory’s critical machine breaks down, halting production. After multiple engineers fail, a veteran technician studies the machine, taps once with a small hammer on a specific component, and it roars back to life. His invoice reads: “$10,000 for Read more » The post What I learned from building products in Africa appeared first on Mind the Product.

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What I learned from building products in Africa

There’s a story I often share with the product teams across Africa that I work with. A factory’s critical machine breaks down, halting production. After multiple engineers fail, a veteran technician studies the machine, taps once with a small hammer on a specific component, and it roars back to life. His invoice reads: “$10,000 for Read more »

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