My Brain Food This Week...

An A.I robot as your CEO? The problem with logistics in Africa, and A.I enables a paraplegic to walk.

Africa

• Venom To Launch A Blockchain Hub With Kenyan Government

• South Africa ‘unintentionally’ beats climate goals due to load shedding

• SA SME Fund raises R600m for VC Fund of Funds

• Global Carbon Market in Turmoil After Zimbabwe Grabs Offset Money

• How does location impact valuation?

• Africa’s ChatGPT for Education

• Transporting goods costs 50% more in Sub-Saharan Africa than in the developed world

• M-KOPA snaps up $250M+ debt, equity for its asset financing platform

• What African Fintech Startups Can Teach Silicon Valley About Longevity

• The rise and fall of Africa's first Unicorn

• Cape Town seeks to take over electricity supply from Eskom

• SA set for big rate hike as policy missteps hit rand

Global

• Andreessen Horowitz saw the future — but did the future leave it behind?

• China’s Global Influence Game

• India: Another Demonetisation?

• Shein Raised $2 Billion And May Go Public. What’s Holding It Back?

• Meet the 'Challenger' university taking on institution

• How to Use GPT-Based AI-Agents as Founder or Investor: The "LeanStartupAgent"

• AI Robot as CEO: Company Shatters Stock Market Records with Unprecedented Profits

• Tyler Perry Battles for $3 Billion BET Business With Shaq and Other Black Stars

• Nvidia's results spark nearly $300 billion rally in AI stocks

• AI-based ‘digital bridge’ enables paraplegic patient to walk

Podcasts & Video

• Tim Ferriss with Roelof Botha

  (The Tim Ferris Show)

• Benchmark Part II: The Dinner

  (Acquired)

• Fireside chat with Jason Calacanis & Brad Gerstner hosted by Mubadala’s Ibrahim Ajami

  (This Week in Startups)

• Karen Karniol-Tambour - Macro Headwinds vs. Tech Tailwinds

  (Invest Like the Best with Patrick O’Shaughnessy)

• Lessons on Growth with Harry Stebbings with Ryan Wiggins

  (20VC)