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Allon Raiz: 5 reasons founders fail. The stories, insights and lessons from sleeping on the streets to 500+ backed businesses.

What if the reason most businesses fail has little to do with the market, and everything to do with how founders think and manage themselves? At 23, Allon Raiz slept on Durban beachfront for 13 nights. Weeks later, a billionaire offered to back him in any business he chose. His first venture failed. What he learnt from that failure became the foundation of Raizcorp, Africa's leading business incubator, which supports 500+ businesses. In this episode, we cover: • Why Allon doesn't call hi...