Entrepreneurs Talk Africa first episode was released on June 4, 2020. A lot has happened since then, starting with over 60 podcast episodes! Following the typical format of the debriefs, Gerald, Jason, and Marc come back on their learnings and key takeaways of this first year. And they go a
A little over one year ago, when Jason, Gerald and I started Entrepreneurs Talk Africa, we dreamed about milestones. Starting from scratch, with no experience in podcasting, we did not know what to expect. We did not know how long it would take to reach ten, hundred or thousands of
Imali Pay is an African fintech start-up that is disrupting the African gig economy landscape. Imali Pay recently raised a pre-seed funding from a consortium of VCs. The pre-seed funding was led by the Australia based venture capital fund TEN13. In this episode, we welcome Sanmi Akinmusire, co-founder of Imaly Pay,
It’s always interesting to hear from an entrepreneur who did not think about becoming entrepreneur. Rwandese, living in Switzerland, biologist by education and training with degrees from the universities of Geneva (BSc & MSc) and Basel (PhD), Claire has been professionally active in the pharmaceutical and biotech industry for the
As it happens, Bradley did know what to purchase as a gift for a birthday. The solution? Create a company that would bring a solution. The idea of Gift.mu was born. In this episode, Bradley Britter, CEO and founder of Gift.mu walks us in the creation process of Gift.mu. He shares his failures, his successes
As per Wikipedia, a startup ecosystem is formed by people, startups in their various stages and various types of organizations in a location (physical or virtual), interacting as a system to create and scale new startup companies. When you create a company, you quickly realize the importance of a vibrant business ecosystem. In this episode, we
Funding is a requirement for any company. But how do you get beyond the triple Fs, Family, Friends and Fools, without giving equity to a business angel or a VC? In this episode, we have the pleasure of hosting Michelle McKenzie who spent her career providing funding to startups and
3D printing is changing many industries and will continue in the future: from spare parts to building, almost everything can be printed. Before you can print anything in 3D, you need to prepare the part you want to print. And this forces you to think in 3D. With her experience
If you have no idea of what multipotentiality is about, then this episode has been recorded for you. Natacha Emilien, the MD of Red Dot is one of those people, called multipotentialite. We can think they are jack-of-all-trades, however, it’s wrong. As the saying goes, Jack of all trades, master of none! Multipotentialites are
If there are dozens of blog posts, articles and videos on how to start a podcast, there are few looking back at the learning about starting one. After a year of recording, editing and publishing podcasts, our 52nd episode seemed the right moment to stop and reflect. In this special