What happens when a founder who's survived 10+ years in business drops all the filters and gets brutally honest?In this raw episode of The Chartered Vendor Podcast, Simbarashe Nyamadzawo (Founder, Gumiguru) shares the lessons most entrepreneurs learn too late—and the mistakes quietly killing African businesses.What You'll Learn:The Real Cost of Common Mistakes:Why hiring relatives and friends almost destroyed his businessThe trust trap: how "trusting everyone" cost him years of progressWhy thinking small is the silent killer of African startupsUncomfortable Truths About Building in Africa:Why polytechnic graduates often outperform university graduates in entrepreneurshipHow Africa's education system trained us NOT to fail (yet business demands failure)The vision problem: why most African businesses die before year 5If He Started Over Today:The exact mindset shifts he'd make from day oneWhy big vision beats big capital every timeHow to build a business that lasts beyond survival modeThe 10-Year Vision for M&J Consultants:Where the company is headed and why it mattersLessons from a decade of wins, losses, and course correctionsThis isn't motivational fluff. This is real-world wisdom from the trenches of African entrepreneurship—for founders, students, and anyone building something that matters.African entrepreneurship | Starting a business in Africa | Business mistakes to avoid | Entrepreneurship lessons Africa | M&J Consultants Zimbabwe | Simbarashe Nyamadzawo | Hiring family in business | Trust in business Africa | Small business mistakes | Business vision and growth | African startup advice | Polytechnic vs university Africa | Education system Africa | Practical entrepreneurship | Failing forward business | Long-term business strategy | Founder mindset | African business podcast | Entrepreneurship Zimbabwe | Startup culture Africa | Building generational wealth | Business leadership Africa | Entrepreneur interviews | Real business advice#AfricanEntrepreneurship #BusinessInAfrica #StartupLessons #EntrepreneurMindset #TheCharteredVendor #ZimbabweBusiness #FounderStories #BusinessPodcast #RealTalk #EntrepreneurshipAfrica #ThinkBigger #LeadershipLessons #StartupAfrica #BusinessGrowth #FailForward