Office Hours with Francis Osifo

​Scaling Beyond Borders: Navigating International Expansion & Global Growth

​How do you take a startup beyond its home market and build for global opportunities from day one?

​Join us for an interactive Office Hours session with Francis Osifo, CEO of Rayda. Drawing from over 17 years of experience building and operating across diverse markets, Francis will share practical, real-world insights on navigating international expansion, identifying new market opportunities, and overcoming growth challenges.

​Whether you are preparing for your first international market, refining your growth strategy, or building with a global mindset, this session offers actionable takeaways to position your company for long-term success.

​💡 What We’ll Cover:

• ​Scaling Beyond Borders: Evaluating readiness and choosing the right new markets.

• ​Building Globally: Designing your product and operations to thrive internationally.

• ​Anticipating Growth Challenges: Overcoming operational and regulatory hurdles.

• ​Lessons from the Field: Real-world takeaways from operating across 170+ countries.

• ​Live Q&A: Direct feedback on your specific scaling bottlenecks.

​👤 About the Speaker:

​Francis Osifo is a veteran tech entrepreneur and the CEO of Rayda, a platform enabling distributed businesses to manage IT infrastructure across more than 170 countries. As a 3x founder and an alumnus of Y Combinator and Techstars, Francis frequently mentors early-stage companies through Google for Startups Africa and the Founder Institute, helping teams execute global growth with confidence.

​🎟️ Who this is for: Founders and growth operators looking for practical frameworks on market expansion and international operations.

​Come ready to learn, ask questions, and engage with fellow founders.