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A CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK

THE UGANDAN-BORN CEO OF FINTECH unicorn, Chipper Cash, Ham Serunjogi, grew up watching his parents solve problems. Today, overcoming challenges is a daily routine and forms a culture of thought inherited from his upbringing

“As an African, you're in problem-solvingmode all the time. For me, it was [multiplied] by ten, my parents were both self-employed, solo entrepreneurs, and [they had] a continuous problem-solving mindset,” recalls Serunjogi, speaking with FORBES AFRICA from San Francisco, California.

Serunjogi fondly recalls the early memories that shaped his own entrepreneurial stature.

“We grew up on a farm so initially [my parents] were trying to figure out

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