For Brian the new area of focus is AI, the new frontier and building niche products that can offer value to various industries in Africa. Hi Brian, what’s your background and what has been your…
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Interviews with founders who are building businesses in Africa
A Lawyer turned Techie, building products to make Healthcare in Kenya better.
Success to me is the freedom to be anywhere I want, doing anything I want with anyone I want. Hi Kevin, what’s your background and what has been your career? Hi I’m Kevin Oduor, just…
Some logistics companies are closing shop, while some are just starting up…
Meet Ullaz Deliveries, a company trying to help truck drivers make extra cash on their return trips as they would normally go back empty. Hi Lawrence, what’s your background and what has been your career?…
A laser cutting company doing $50k plus in its first year
I took a 2 week 3D design course and this formed the foundation of my career and everything that I am working on today. Hi Nashon, what’s your background and what has been your career?…
From overcoming self doubt to building a simple tool worth paying for.
Self doubt and imposter syndrome prevents many from building and shipping great products, Peter shares his own struggles, how he keeps building and his current project. Hi Peter, what’s your background and what has been…
A Techie making new carrier bags from used baby diapers.
Convincing customers that our product was just as good and hygienic enough was a major challenge. Hi Brian, what’s your background and what has been your career? My name is Brian Were Amina. A scholar…
Bootstrapping a Bio Links Webapp to $2,363 in revenue in a Month.
Enock aka Omosayansii sold one of his first products for 5 figures (USD) and is currently working on another. Building and selling is his play of choice. Hi Enock, what’s your background and what has…
Building & Closing-ish a Music Streaming and Selling platform for Kenyan Artists.
Lessons on building for a Kenyan audience and consumer in the Kenyan music industry. Hi Andrew, what’s your background and what has been your career? Hi I’m Andrew. I started out as a graphic designer…
Way Before ChatGPT, there was SophieBot, she answers questions on sexual reproductive health.
Before AI became a thing that everyone talks about and wants in their products, there were people already innovating in this space, case in point, Irving Amukasa. Hi Irving, what’s your background, and what has…
1M+ deliveries for over 25,000 social commerce sellers later…they are just getting started.
“If you are truly building for the customer, you are halfway there.” This is the story of Pickup Mtaani as narrated by Okiya Kennedy. Hi Okiya, what is your backgrounds, and what has been your…