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I work for the Internet, at @stripe, mostly on accelerating startups. Opinions here are my own.

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    1. Patrick McKenzie‏ @patio11 2 Nov 2019
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      So a fun, happy story about things that could never have happened even twenty years ago:

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    2. Patrick McKenzie‏ @patio11 2 Nov 2019
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      I have a friend from church in Japan. He’s from Benin, and has worked in a series of factories as a QA engineer. You can probably predict some of the challenges. Those are not the focus of the story, because he is planning a way out.

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    3. Patrick McKenzie‏ @patio11 2 Nov 2019
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      Benin, according to my friend, is hot and does not yet have strong domestic supply of ice cream. My friend, naturally, decided to open an ice cream factory to sell DTC ice cream.

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    4. Patrick McKenzie‏ @patio11 2 Nov 2019
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      This did not strike me as the easiest possible business to get in on the ground floor of, but then you’re not him. He just got back from China, where he solo negotiated a small factory worth of ice cream equipment.

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    5. Patrick McKenzie‏ @patio11 2 Nov 2019
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      Where’s the capital coming from? His engineering job and then moonlighting at, fudging this for deniability because moonlighting African engineers in Tokyo are rare, bartending. Plus a small loan. “Didn’t want to do the whole thing on a loan. Way too risky.”

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    6. Patrick McKenzie‏ @patio11 2 Nov 2019
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      He’s hired a local manager, somehow leased a site, the equipment arrives in a few weeks, and he’ll then go to Benin personally to configure everything and train staff, then go back to tending bar to pay for OpEx while his factory starts (literally) churning out ice cream.

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      Patrick McKenzie‏ @patio11 2 Nov 2019
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      He’ll manage the manager remotely using standard techniques that he’s learned in Japan. “Japanese manufacturing management, Chinese machines, Benin soul. It can’t not work.”

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        2. Minister of enjoyment(Quest for pure Gophery)‏ @oprosper 2 Nov 2019
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          I'll like to know how this goes. Benin workers are known for their dliigence and competence but I fear the human factor cannot be totally eliminated. The Japanese management might be the key glue to making it all work but, I'll like to know.

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        3. Patrick McKenzie‏ @patio11 2 Nov 2019
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          Will be sure to post an update and a URL if it goes well.

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        1. Tomiwa Aladekomo‏ @iamtomiwa 2 Nov 2019
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          Sitting in West Africa right now and the operational risk of not being on ground has me hyperventilating for this guy. I really hope it works though. That's spirit!

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        1. Federico Tomassetti - Language Engineer‏ @ftomasse 2 Nov 2019
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          I would just add Italian skills in actually preparing the ice-cream... and picking the right ingredients, also

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        1. Jose Ocampo  🍥‏ @josegocampo 2 Nov 2019
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          Wow! Incredible spirit and push, rooting for the guy! Wouldn’t moonlighting in other engineering works would be more profitable? Maybe it would be too much tho, haha.

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        1. 𝔊usta𝔉‏ @gerikson 2 Nov 2019
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          I'm rooting for him and his company.

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        1. Billy Young‏ @billyisyoung 2 Nov 2019
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          Also it's ice cream 😋

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