Caleb Maru | On African Startups and the Power of Accountability

Caleb Maru is the Head of Programs at EntryLevel and a Partner at Proximity Ventures.

He is passionate about startups in Africa and writes about his learnings in his newsletter.

Read More
https://www.graduatetheory.com/43-caleb-maru

All links in one place
https://linktr.ee/graduatetheory

Direct Links
https://www.graduatetheory.com
https://www.graduatetheory.com/buzzsprout
https://www.graduatetheory.com/instagram
https://www.graduatetheory.com/youtube

Popular Episodes
Dan Brockwell | On Startups, Corporate and The Importance of Personal Branding
https://youtu.be/BRjk31I3Piw
https://www.graduatetheory.com/15-dan-brockwell/

On The Journey To Banking and Consulting Graduate Roles with Cheran Ketheesuran
https://youtu.be/P_BB_1Ysb0c
https://www.graduatetheory.com/35-cheran-ketheesuran/

On Finding and Thriving in Your Dream Graduate Role with Kerry Callenbach
https://youtu.be/pElG-nqkoFM
https://www.graduatetheory.com/27-kerry-callenbach/

Content
00:00 Caleb Maru

00:11 Intro

00:30 Start of interest in Africa

03:34 Biggest differences in startup culture between Aus and Africa

12:20 Undervalue parts of the African startup ecosystem

17:35 The role of governments in Africa

21:05 Personal Learning from Africa

23:26 Caleb at Entrylevel

25:26 Caleb's reskilling journey

27:12 Traits of successful EntryLevel learners

32:32 Caleb's Inspirations

35:51 Most worthwhile investment of time or money

40:41 Advice for Graduates

42:02 Connect with Caleb

42:46 Outro