Roundtable Recap: September 21 – Concept Arbitrage Happening Everywhere

During this week’s roundtable, we worked with entrepreneurs from South Africa, Tanzania, and India. There’s a thrilling level of concept arbitrage happening all over the world right now. Proven business models and ideas are being replicated by entrepreneurs in far corners of the world. Proven blueprints exist on how to make these businesses successful.

IQPay

First up, we had Michelle Ruiz in Johannesburg, South Africa, pitching IQPay, a fraud prevention venture.

Sambazah

Next, Loibulu Loponu in Arusha, Tanzania, pitched Sambazah, a 2-sided marketplace venture.

Jeevant Organics

Then, Abhishek Jain in Delhi, India, pitched Jeevant Organics, also a 2-sided marketplace venture.

You can listen to the recording of this roundtable here:

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Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very beginning of your journey. Where are you from? Where were you born, raised, and in what kind of background?

Vamsi Kora: I’m from south India, from a village in Rajamundry, which is very close to the Bay of Bengal. I did Mechanical Engineering. Right after it, I went to have one of the very few well-paid careers at that time. I couldn’t afford to come to the US. So I went into merchant shipping and roamed around the world for about three years. I made two and half rounds around the equator.

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Les Couleurs Italienne 10 | Sramana Mitra, 2021 | Watercolor, Pastel, Brush Pen | 8  x 8, On Paper