In this episode of MERI podcast, we have a conversation with Adam Abate, the Founder of Apposit and Investment Director at Renew Capital. With many years of experience under his belt, Adam discusses his journey of employment and entrepreneurship. Tune in as we discuss: - Starting and Running Business - Shifting Profession - Acquisition More from our partners: Dashen Bank Website: https://dashenbanksc.com Telegram: https://t.me/DashenBankEthiopia EthioTelecom Download Telebirr Remit App on Playstore : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ethiotelecom.telebirr.remit&hl=en&pli=1 Appstore: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/telebirr-remit/id6642675033 Website: https://www.ethiotelecom.et/ 00:00 - Introduction 02:10 - Opening 03:44 - Who is Adam? 18:13 - Coming back to Ethiopia 20:30 - Solar Business 08:42 - Closing the solar business 30:27 - Opening a tech company 50:53- Apposit 58:55 - ECX system development 01:03:03 - Management 01:06:11 - Servicing international clients 01:11:37 - The Readiness from the private sector for new systems 01:15:20 - Apposit aqusition 01:23:39 - Paga 01:36:09 - Emotions after aquistions 01:47:01 - Breaking hard new to the team 01:51:16 - Ethiopian Tax sector 01:55:55 - Start up Businesses 02:03:54 - Business scalability in africa compared to the world 02:10:43 - Biggest lesson learned in business 02:11:01- Testing new opportunities 02:11:19 - Biggest mistake made 02:11:43 - the happiest day ever 02:12:12 - Advice for entrepreneurs 02:13:26 - Hardwork vs Luck 02:16:02 - Evaluating onboarding partners 02:18:48 - what does the future hold for Adam 02:20:46 - Life Wisdom Social Links https://www.linkedin.com/company/meripodcast/ https://www.tiktok.com/@meripodcast https://twitter.com/MERI_Podcast https://www.instagram.com/meripodcast/ https://t.me/MERI_PODCAST https://youtube.com/@Meriwoch?si=yIpJ3byprnVNwKi1 Copyright Notice for Meri Podcast: All rights reserved. The content featured in this podcast is protected by copyright laws. Unauthorized reproduction, distribution, or modification of any portion of this podcast is strictly prohibited. For permission to use our content, please contact us at info@meri.et Thank you for respecting our copyright.