Isaac Sesi: The Ghanaian engineer learning that invention is only half the battle

Isaac Sesi once became so busy winning that he forgot about a deal. There were awards to collect, flights to catch, and people saying wonderful things about him. Then an adviser from Uganda called and asked exactly what he thought he was doing.

“Don’t snatch defeat from the jaws of victory,” the adviser told him.

It is a useful place to begin when we meet in Nairobi on July 26. Some founders tend to attend interviews to shout about their…