Running an online business in Ethiopia when the power goes out, with Feleg Tsegaye from DeliverAddis

When running an e-commerce company in most parts of the world, there are certain things you can take for granted. Namely that your customers can get on the internet in order to use your service.

In Ethiopia, this isn’t always the case.

The country regularly has power outtages meaning the population are without electricity and businesses are forced to adapt.

Even when the lights are off though, people want food, and part of the reason that Deliver Addis is still in business is that they have had the creativity and tenacity to overcome such issues.

Feleg and I discuss how they created offline procedures for his online company, attracting investors in a nascent climate, and the steps they take to onboard restaurants to their platform.

It’s a great insight into business in Ethiopia, and so I hope you enjoy.

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https://theeastafricabusinesspodcast.com/2018/02/15/takeaways-running-a-food-ecommerce-platform-when-the-power-goes-out-with-feleg-tsegaye-of-deliver-addis/