Evaluating only Reachify’s profile at its peak — without knowing the outcome — the model ranked Competition as the #1 likely cause. Documented cause: Distribution.
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Documented cause
Reachify built automated candidate screening and interview scheduling software targeting South African and sub-Saharan enterprise recruiters. The product was technically competitive with global players and won contracts with several Johannesburg financial services firms. However, South Africa's enterprise HR software market was too small and budget-constrained to support the company's growth ambitions. Attempts to expand to Nigeria and Kenya found very different regulatory and procurement environments. The company could not raise follow-on capital to fund international expansion and wound down operations.
Lesson
“Build for the pan-African enterprise market simultaneously, not sequentially — each market has distinct requirements that make sequential entry too slow.”