Kim Tran launched Trenderz in Abidjan as a hybrid agency-SaaS for the hospitality sector. A year and a half later, even though the model was working, she saw the limits and pivoted. Here's why.
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Afrika2063
June 9, 2026
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Kim Tran launched Trenderz in Abidjan as a hybrid agency-SaaS for the hospitality sector. A year and a half later, even though the model was working, she saw the limits and pivoted. Here's why.
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