Ashesi University’s venture-building platform. Enabling students and alumni to move from idea → project → venture. #BuiltforBuilders #BuildwhatWorks

Ashesi University
Joined September 2019
During the Sector Deep Dive visit to Sesa Recycling, students walked through the full recycling process of sorting and processing, turning plastic, textiles, and e-waste into new materials. #StructureIsSpeed #AshesiEntrepreneurs #BuiltForBuilders
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On Saturday, 115 students from our Foundations of Design Thinking and Entrepreneurship class saw structure firsthand at Medicas Hospital, Blue Skies, and Sesa Recycling. Read more about our programs here:lnkd.in/eMXDTAEb #structureisspeed #AshesiEntrepreneurs – at Accra, Ghana
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The first cohort of the Ashesi Student Incubator just wrapped with Demo Day. 3 teams won a combined $10,000 to fund their next stage of development. Full story: ashe.si/4hzfWY5 #AshesiEntrepreneurs #BuiltForBuilders #BuildWhatWorks #atAshesi
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No idea? No experience? Samuel Darko answers the questions students are actually asking about Find Your Build. His take: start where you are, with a problem, not a plan. #FindYourBuild #AskTheBench #AshesiEntrepreneurs
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Baobab Audio's founders knew music from every angle but couldn't decide who to build for. The answer: their own DJ's problem of organizing a library before a gig. That became Sync X. Full story: ashesi.edu.gh/how-baobab-aud… #FindYourBuild #AshesiEntrepreneurs
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The "Find Your Build" Fireside Chat is in the books 🔥 Thanks to Adwoa Serwaa Bondzie, Francis Ato Brown and Kojo Akoto Boateng for an honest conversation on spotting problems worth solving. Finding your build is about discovering where you can make a contribution. #Ashesi – at Greater Accra, Ghana
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Find Your Build: Are you solving a problem that matters? 🔧 Join us Thursday, 24th Sept at 4:30 PM, Norton-Motulsky Hall, to hear from Adwoa Serwaa Bondzie (Energy Commission of Ghana), Francis Ato Brown (Albert's Haven) and Kojo Akoto Boateng. #FindYourBuild #AshesiEntrepreneur
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On their first Saturday at Ashesi, the Class of 2030 Cohort A showed up for the Kickoff Block Party and left having pitched a commercial, built a bridge, and adapted when the rules changed! Welcome Class of 2030🎉 #AshesiEntrepreneurs #BuiltForBuilders #BuildWhatWorks
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Last week, we asked first-year students to design the perfect Saturday for a peer without asking a single question first. Then we let them ask. The plans changed entirely. You cannot build well for someone you have not taken the time to understand. #AshesiEntrepreneurs #atAshesi
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A great product is not enough. The harder question is whether the market will adopt it, pay for it, and keep coming back. Apply to the Ashesi Venture Incubator: ashe.si/4h8Z7mo Applications close September 7, 2026. #AshesiEntrepreneurs #BuiltForBuilders #BuildWhatWorks
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The bigger your audience gets, the less you can rely on instinct alone. Through the Ashesi Venture Incubator, Sincerely Accra used audience data to better understand who was listening and how they engaged. 8 applications close Sept. 7: lnkd.in/esw7uE8a #BuiltForBuilders – at Accra, Ghana
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Even the strongest founders have blind spots. That is what coaches are for. In AVI, coaches bring real operating experience into the business and challenge assumptions. Applications close September 7, 2026. Apply here: lnkd.in/esw7uE8a ##BuiltForBuilders #BuildWhatWorks
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Through the Ashesi Venture Incubator, Jesse Adjetey and his team improved their record keeping systems and began using unit economics to make decisions based on data. . Applications close September 7, 2026. Apply here: ashesi.typeform.com/to/fVoly… #BuiltForBuilders #BuildWhatWorks
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For Timothy Safo, founder of Grains & Pods, AVI challenged him to look beyond a working technical solution and consider the scale of the company the opportunity could support. Join AVI here: lnkd.in/esw7uE8a #AshesiEntrepreneurs #BuiltForBuilders #BuildWhatWorks
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"There is a gap in the market doesn't mean there is a market in the gap." – AVI coach Damilare Ogunleye Serious founders know what constraint they are building through next. AVI Cohort 8 is for those founders. Apply via ashesi.typeform.com/to/fVoly…. #BuiltForBuilders #BuildWhatWorks
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Traction means the problem is real. AVI is for founders ready to build the venture that matches it. Link: lnkd.in/esw7uE8a Applications for Cohort 8 close September 7, 2026 #AshesiEntrepreneurs #BuiltForBuilders #BuildWhatWorks – at Accra, Ghana
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Traction is only the beginning. Patrick Awuah on what building for scale actually requires. AVI Cohort 8 is for Ashesi-affiliated founders ready to build the company their next level demands. Apply here: lnkd.in/esw7uE8a #atAshesi #BuiltForBuilders #BuildWhatWorks
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What do you do when the product you need doesn’t exist? Test the assumption first. That’s what Ruweida Salifu ’14 did before launching Kodi Pets. Today, the venture has served 1,300+ customers and is expanding its pet-care ecosystem. Read more: l1nq.com/p9udj74 – at Accra, Ghana
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Not every important founder conversation needs a stage. Sometimes, all it takes is a table and time. A few of our alumni recently joined investors for an evening of candid conversations shaped by years of building and understanding their industries. #AshesiEntrepreneurs
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We celebrate the dropout genius, but many high-growth founders spend years building industry expertise before they start. Samuel Darko shares why deep domain knowledge matters. Read more: ashesi.edu.gh/founders-afric… #ghana – at Accra, Ghana
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