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Series 5: New Frontiers of Africa Tech. A collaboration with Heather Li. Episode 123 Wrap Up Panel with Charles Cyril Nettey from Ghana and Noah Namwamba from Kenya

By rarebirds 13.05.20

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Series 5: New Frontiers of Africa Tech. A collaboration with Heather Li. Episode 123 Wrap Up Panel with Charles Cyril Nettey from Ghana and Noah Namwamba from Kenya

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS

  • Meet the Panellists
  • Impressions of the Conversations
  • E-commerce Challenges across the African Continents
  • The Importance of Building Tech People Need & Understand
  • Understand Your Customers by building low cost and minimal effort MVPs
  • Why Won’t Local Investors Put their Money Back Home
  • Investment Culture
  • Startups Should Always Put Their Best Foot Forward
  • Building a Sustainable Ecosystem
  • Entrepreneurs What Should You Do Once You Have Returned Home?
  • The Role of Mentors to Help Entrepreneurs Build Social Capital & Understand the Problem they are Solving
  • The Role of the Diaspora in Building the Ecosystem
  • Lessons Learned for Entrepreneurs

You can also listen in via Anchor,  Breaker, Overcast, Radio Public,  Soundcloud, itunes, Stitcher, Google Play and Spotify

MORE INFO ON CYRIL & NOAH

Charles Cyril Nettey is the CTO & CoFounder of Yumi, a company that lets global brands start selling on WeChat in less 10 minutes and unlock social commerce for Chinese millenials. Yumi is backed by China Accelerator, an SOSV company.  He is a software engineer with 5 years of design and development experience with a demonstrated history of working with web, mobile and cloud environments. Skilled in Software Design and Architecture, Agile Project Management, API Development and Web Applications. He is a strong engineering professional with a Master of Science focused in Applied Informatics from University of Liverpool.  He is the CTO & CoFounder of Yumi.

Noah Namwamba is a life coach, motivational speaker, interpreter, new media researcher and events host. As a mentor, one of his strengths is building and maintaining connections. Being a polygot fluent in 7 languages, he’s become a global leader and mentor to many, speaking to vast audiences while sharing insights and inspiration.  Currently, he mentors 200+ global citizens across Africa, Europe, and Asia to reach their limitless dreams. He is also the CEO and Founder of CommSEA – a global mentoring project which connects pros to newbies across various fields. Noah’s main research areas include: social media, e-commerce, mobile payments, internet privacy and AI.

Guests: Charles Cyril Nettey & Noah Namwamba

LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/cyriljnr/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/noahnamwamba/

Host: Jo-Ann A. Hamilton

Resources Mentioned:

  • China Accelerator

Credits:

  • Produced and Hosted by-Jo-Ann A. Hamilton
  • Music by Notes to the Soul

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By rarebirds 13.05.20

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