A Step to the Next Challenge – How we Made it to Year One
Like many startups, Ngamia Haulers Platform (NHP) has a story to tell as we approach our 1st anniversary. For us, it has been a combination of bittersweet experiences as we brace ourselves for an even bigger impact in Kenya and subsequently the entire continent of Africa. The idea that drives Ngamia innovation was conceived way back before it was finally registered on 14th August 2019 with a mission to create a scalable digital platform to disrupt the transport and logistics industry by providing a different perspective of how consumers and service providers (transporters) transact daily business.
The journey has been so exciting for everyone who took up a role and position at Ngamia, and it’s still so to date. As we were just starting or settling in for a rollercoaster ride, the world had something else waiting, the Covid-19 pandemic hit, and big. The young team of 11, an odd number by any standards was now under financial pressure, disease threat, and forced to work from home and still deliver the expected results. In the beginning, it was a bit shaky but once everybody got the swing of things, the performance became better and virtual collaboration became part of life. The number and just by the fact that young minds with energy, ambitions were involved, the survival instincts kicked in to be able to occupy the technology space we were representing. We have kept doing practical things consistently which made us survive year one. What would we say is our Mantra? Continuous Improvement, the Kaizen Methodology. Through these philosophical footprints, Ngamia team continuously keeps the ball rolling by: –
- Start
- Focus
- Communication
- Expanding
- Agility
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