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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Doing Business in Africa

    What does it mean to actually do business in Africa? Stephen Katsaros is the founder of a company called Nokero, as in “No Kerosene”. Kerosene is a widely used fuel in Africa, but Katsaros is pushing a transition to solar, portable light bulbs in places like Kenya and Uganda.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Aug 5, 2014 • 1 min read

    What does it mean to actually do business in Africa? Stephen Katsaros is the founder of a company called Nokero, as in “No Kerosene”. Kerosene is a widely used fuel in Africa, but Katsaros is pushing a transition to solar, portable light bulbs in places like Kenya and Uganda.

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    Doing Business in Africa, Saving Kodak and Indie Sci-Fi
    1. 0:00Africa Reality Check
    2. 7:58Doing Business in AfricaYou’re reading this
    3. 15:55Saving Kodak
    4. 25:46Wine and the Drought
    5. 31:04Shadows in the Vineyard
    6. 40:59Indie Sci-fi
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Andrew Walsh

      Too Beautiful to Live

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Matt Holzman

      Producer, 'The Document'

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      Stephen Katsaros

      CEO and Founder of Nokero, a firm that sells solar light bulbs in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania among other African countries

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    The full episode

    2 of 6
    Doing Business in Africa, Saving Kodak and Indie Sci-Fi
    1. 0:00Africa Reality Check
    2. 7:58Doing Business in AfricaYou’re reading this
    3. 15:55Saving Kodak
    4. 25:46Wine and the Drought
    5. 31:04Shadows in the Vineyard
    6. 40:59Indie Sci-fi
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