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4 stars debunk the lie of overnight success

Njugush, Adelle Onyango, Terryanne Chebet and Sam Gichuru.

It’s easy to fall into the trap of wish fulfilment. We read the stories of companies that have things figured out, entrepreneurs who know what they’re doing, and we want to be just like them.

We imagine they set their minds to do great things, and everything worked out in a snap, that their success happened overnight.

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