"By African Founders, for African Founders".
It takes a little extra to win on this continent so we share stories, lessons and truths about building businesses in Africa.
Join us live by the fire every week: link.komini.co/hJ8uMS
Komini: Kinyarwanda word for commune. Founders say this feels like therapy for people running businesses and we couldn't agree more...
“Be the coach, not the player.” We say it constantly. Then a founder stopped us: okay — but how?
Fair. It’s easy to say and brutally hard to do...especially when you’re the fastest person on the team and jumping in feels faster than teaching.
So this episode breaks down three coaching moments that actually change how someone shows up: the teachable mistake, the mission that reconnects effort to purpose, and the stretch that pushes someone just past their edge.
If you’re trying to step off the pitch, start here.
Still have questions? It doesn’t stop at the episode. Every week we host a live room on Zoom where founders work through real team problems out loud — with people who’ve been in the same water. Join the next one: https://tinyurl.com/bddrd8y5 (https://tinyurl.com/bddrd8y5)
Arrive. Alive. Together.
25 Jul 2026
Your Best People Will Leave First... || How to keep your Rowers Rowing
How much of your energy goes to the people who are struggling, and how little to the ones quietly carrying the team? We've all done it. Then one day the strongest person on the boat stops rowing, and nobody saw it coming.
Here's the thing nobody tells you: your Rowers are the highest-maintenance people on your team. Not because they're difficult... because they're hungry. They need stretch. They need the standard held. They need to know someone sees them.
In this episode we get into it. Why Rowers slip into coasting. Why "they don't need managing" is the most expensive assumption a founder makes. And what it actually takes to keep your best people in the boat.
If this is a question you're juggling, bring it to the fire. Komini's By the Fire live rooms are where we gather with founders twice a week to solve real problems together, out loud, with people who've been in the same water. Join the next one here: link.komini.co/gGThyg
Arrive. Alive. Together.
13 Jun 2026
What Myths Are We Building Our Teams On?
We all walk into team-building with assumptions. Some of them are quietly costing us. In this episode, we challenge some of the beliefs we've held and maybe you hold on hiring, growth, and people. Which ones are true and which ones are getting in the way?
At Komini, we coach founders and their teams to build businesses that survive the hardest “island moments”, and grow beyond them.
If you're building with a team, this is for you. The Rowers Program- you can sign up for early access to the August Cohort right here: https://link.komini.co/DxBeuw
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