The African Operator Playbook: Build, Scale, and Lead High-Growth Companies in Africa
Most business education was built for Western markets. This course was built for Africa. Learn how real operators run businesses across the continent, from navigating infrastructure gaps and managing distributed teams, to raising capital and building customer trust in low-trust environments.
- How to build operations that work in African markets, despite infrastructure, logistics, and payment challenges
- Frameworks for managing teams, vendors, and stakeholders across multiple African cities
- How to raise capital, manage cash flow, and structure deals that actually close
- Real-world case studies from companies operating at scale across Nigeria and East Africa
Instructor
Babajide Duroshola
General Manager, M-KOPA Nigeria. Operator across tech, banking, consulting & startups
Have operated across
Course Overview
Stop applying Western playbooks to African problems.
Africa's fastest-growing companies aren't being built by MBA graduates running spreadsheets. They're being built by operators, people who understand local markets, move fast with limited resources, and build trust in environments where trust is earned, not assumed. This course gives you the exact mental models and tactical frameworks those operators use.
Over 8 weeks, you'll go deep with Babajide Duroshola, General Manager of M-KOPA Nigeria learning how he has scaled operations across one of Africa's most complex consumer markets. Every session is hands-on, every framework is immediately applicable, and every cohort member comes in with real work to do.
Who This Is For
This Course Is For You If...
You're building or running a business in Africa
And you're tired of watching frameworks built for Silicon Valley fail in your market. You need tools that actually work here.
You work inside a growing company
And you want to be the person who understands how to run operations at scale, so you get noticed, promoted, and trusted with more.
You're a founder or early-stage operator
And you need to build systems, manage people, and grow revenue without burning out or making expensive mistakes.
What's Included
Everything you need to succeed
Live classes every week
Babajide teaches step-by-step in real time. Ask questions, get unstuck, and actually build things during class.
Watch anytime, forever
Access all learning materials, video lessons, and recordings of every live session. Rewatch as many times as you need.
Community learning
Join other operators and founders figuring it out too. Help each other, share what's working, and build projects together.
Certificate of completion
Add it to LinkedIn, show it to employers, or use it to win clients and contracts.
Curriculum
Course Syllabus
16 Lessons · 4 Modules · 4 Projects
- What is an Operator?
- How African Markets Are Different
- Building Mental Models for Complexity
- Case Study: M-KOPA Nigeria Growth Story
- Building Processes That Survive the Founder
- Logistics & Distribution in African Markets
- Technology Stack for the African Operator
- Project: Map Your Core Operations
- Hiring & Managing Distributed Teams
- Building Trust with Vendors & Partners
- Managing Up: Boards, Investors & HQ
- Project: Design Your Org Structure
- Cash Flow Management for Operators
- Raising Capital: What Works in Africa
- Structuring Deals That Close
- Project: Build Your Operator Playbook
Meet Your Instructor
Babajide Duroshola
General Manager, M-KOPA Nigeria
Babajide has spent his career building and scaling operations across some of Africa's most complex industries, from banking and consulting to fintech and consumer tech. As General Manager of M-KOPA Nigeria, he oversees one of the continent's most sophisticated asset-finance operations, reaching hundreds of thousands of customers across Nigeria.
What makes Babajide different as an instructor is that he's not teaching theory, he's teaching exactly what he does every day to keep a business running and growing. He believes that Africa's next generation of operators doesn't need more MBAs; it needs more people who know how to get things done on the ground.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Quick answers to help you decide if this course is right for you.
Not at all. The course is designed for ambitious people at all stages, whether you're starting out, working inside a company, or already running a business. What matters is that you're serious about learning and willing to show up.
Every live session is recorded and available immediately after. You'll have lifetime access to all recordings and materials, so you can learn at your own pace. That said, showing up live gives you access to direct Q&A with Babajide, which is invaluable.
Yes. While many case studies come from Nigeria, the frameworks apply across East, West, and Southern Africa. Students from Ghana, Kenya, Rwanda, and South Africa have found the content directly applicable to their markets.
Ready to become an African Operator?
Next cohort starts April 6. Spots are limited to 20 students to keep the quality high.
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