Ben Lyon is the CoFounder and CEO of Hover Developer Services, the parent company of Stax, a simple & secure way to transfer money, buy airtime, & pay bills in Africa without dialling USSD codes or relying on an internet connection.

In this episode of Founders Connect, I ask Ben questions about his background, growing up in Southern America, moving to Africa and acquiring a global perspective and starting a startup that aims at Financial Inclusivity. It is a great discussion, you'll love it.

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0:51 - Background
4:11 - Favourite City in Southern USA?
4:39 - Favourite Memory growing up?
5:37 - How did you meet your Cofounders at Kopo Kopo and move to Kenya?
7:29 - What skills/ roles did you focus on at Kopo Kopo?
8:09 - Favourite part of Kopo Kopo?
13:12 - How did Kopo Kopo deal with Safaricom's monopoly in Kenya?
18:26 - How did you know the right time to leave Kopo Kopo and start Hover?
24:08 - Anything you learned from that experience that you won't do again?
25:33 - How did you meet the coFounder for Hover?
28:57 - Why did the company start as a B2B not B2C?
31:25 - What is the vision of Stax?
33:13 - What's the view thinking that drives Stax's offline vision?
36:36 - Financial Inclusion Philosophy at Hover
38:57 - What has been the sign that the pivot from Hover to Stax was the right decision?
41:11 - How is Stax building and incorporating safety and security for users?
45:35 - How do you conceptualize Stax?
48:10 - What countries are Stax in?
51:00 - Challenges faced building Stax?
53:17 - How has building in Africa and African Fintech changed you as a person?
55:08 - Do you think Hover is a great place to work?
57:13 - Is there anything you would have wanted me to ask you? (Advice)

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