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  • In this episode, we sit down with Benjamin Dada, the founder of one of Africa's leading tech publications. We get an insider's view into the Nigerian tech landscape.

    We also discuss what it takes to be a tech journalist and what the tech market in Nigeria will look like in the future.

    You can reach out to Benjamin on X (formerly Twitter) at @dadaBen_.

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    Show Notes & Resources

    (05:48) - Guest introduction

    (06:31) - Benjamin introduces himself and answers questions about how he got into tech.

    (32:14) - What excites Benjamin about the Techosystem?

    (38:43) - What’s that one thing that annoys Benjamin about the Techosystem?

    (43:50) - Benjamin’s thoughts on Fintech being overcrowded?

    (50:44) - Meme about NIBSS holding the fintech space: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/oluwafelami-ajikobi_financefun-nibssinsights-activity-7094881212011298816-plUO/

    (59:28) - Does Benjamin think we are still too young to benefit from M&As?

    (01:08:04) - What advice would Benjamin give someone starting in journalism?

    (01:21:58) - Benjamin talks about the LevelUp series

    (01:23:32) - What would Benjamin do differently when building benjamindada.com?

    (01:29:14) - What’s the next best industry for Benjamin after Fintech?

    (01:33:08) - The episode with Chidi Williams, founder of Rulebase: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/insidethetechosystem/episodes/Episode-19---A-Conversation-With-Chidi-Williams-e1ldo52

  • In this episode, we discuss finance, investments, and product scaling with Adebayo Adegbenro, a product equity investor.

    He takes us on a journey into venture capital funding and its role in a product's growth.

    Ade's experiences in this industry help us better understand debt, investment banking, cryptocurrencies, and infrastructure private equity.

    You can reach out to Ade on LinkedIn.

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    Show Notes & Resources

    (04:50) - Guest introduction

    (05:42) - Ade introduces himself

    (10:09) - Adebayo Ogunlesi’s talk: https://youtu.be/x6N-r_lwbf4?si=76CBPrydaAEIGzKS

    (12:56) - What are some of his favorite industries to invest in?

    (15:20) - What does a typical day of an investment banker look like?

    (24:09) - How can someone go on to become an investment banker?

    (29:56) - What is it like to raise funds for a company?

    (58:38) - Ade’s thoughts on leverage vs equity capital raise

    (01:11:30) - What are some of the riskiest sectors to invest in?

    (01:18:42) - What are the challenges of building a product?

    (01:29:34) - What are signs a startup might succeed?

    (01:35:46) - What would Ade be doing if he was not in investment banking in tech?

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  • Have you ever met any Indie hackers?

    In this episode, we discuss this unconventional tech career path with our guest, Kelvin Omereshone. He gives a glimpse into his life following this path and defines what it truly means to solve problems as developers.

    You can reach out to Kelvin on Twitter @Dominus_Kelvin.

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    Show Notes & Resources

    (03:21) - Guest introduction

    (04:31) - Kelvin introduces himself and answers how he got into tech

    (10:04) - What is Indie hacking?

    (14:05) - How does he convince people to get into indie hacking?

    (21:34) - Link to Hagfish: https://hagfish.io

    (23:58) - Popular indie hackers: Marc Lue (https://www.indiehackers.com/marclou), Peter Levels (https://levels.io/nomad-list-founder/), Bria Sullivan (https://www.linkedin.com/in/briasullivan/)

    (24:56) - Kelvin talks about Hagfish invoice

    (28:18) - How does he decide how much to charge?

    (30:12) - Are there any cons to indie hacking?

    (36:16) - What are the first steps to getting into indie hacking?

    (53:03) - How is open source doing in Nigeria/Africa?

    (01:00:05) - Kelvin comments on some of his hot-take tweets

    (01:13:37) - Link to Google firing their product managers: https://medium.com/illumination/google-once-fired-all-managers-30f73e862ff4

    (01:16:10) - Kelvin talks about TKYT - Teach Kelvin Your Thing: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4qsujwiHvcP-a8z1--RyZ8XVFHbeBIfn

    (01:23:34) - Sailsconf Africa 2024: https://sailsconf.com/af

    (01:28:14) - What would Kelvin be doing if he was not in tech

  • In this episode, we're joined by Gabriel Inyamah, a seasoned product designer. We discuss his career trajectory and the range of industries he has worked in.

    We also discuss balancing business goals and users' needs when building products.

    Most importantly, Gabriel points out the risks involved when companies make assumptions about users' needs instead of carrying out research.

    You can reach out to Gabriel on Twitter @seektheinyamah.

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    Show Notes & Resources

    (03:04) - Guest introduction

    (03:15) - Gabriel introduces himself

    (04:09) - How did he get into tech?

    (08:55) - What industries does he find most interesting to work in as a digital product designer?

    (12:16) - How does a designer align the company’s goals with the users’ needs?

    (16:55) - Does it get difficult to align stakeholders?

    (21:44) - When should you redesign your product?

    (26:31) - How can designers build for potential users?

    (28:54) - The Peer closing down - https://techcabal.com/2024/04/22/the-peer-will-return-350000

    (30:57) - Gabriel’s top 3 best products

  • It's fantastic to be back! Chuka and Emmanuel return with a sprint episode as they navigate the universal struggle of scheduling and making time for new hobbies. They also reflect on their time away and banter about the difference between Lagos's heat and Amsterdam’s cold. We hope you enjoy the episode!

    Tell us how you handle scheduling and making time for the things you love by tweeting at us or leaving a comment on our various social media platforms.

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    Show Notes & Resources

    (01:40) - Listen to the last episode we recorded in the same physical space: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/insidethetechosystem/episodes/Episode-14---Inside-the-Mind-of-an-Engineering-Manager-With-Olaoluwa-Faniyi-e1165q6/a-a5k577u

    (04:45) - Chuka gives some updates on his Amsterdam dreams

    (06:16) - Struggles with time management

    (10:01) - Chuka & Emmanuel’s hobbies

    (15:22) - Time-based & goal-based scheduling

    (22:09) - Eisenhower matrix: https://www.eisenhower.me/eisenhower-matrix

    (24:26) - Advice to people struggling with time management

  • In this episode, Ibukun Itimi, an Observability Engineering Lead at Wise joins the show! We discuss Ibukun's unusual journey into tech, how she transitioned into DevOps and Observability Engineering by figuring things out and what her relationship with her colleagues at work is like. We also delve into her preferred style for people management, what working at Paystack was like and talk about her tech community "Come Tech with Us”

    You can reach out to the Ibukun on Instagram @come_tech_with_us, on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/ibukun-itimi-3a4a6a108 and https://www.linkedin.com/company/tech-with-us/ and on YouTube

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    Show Notes & Resources

    (04:03) - Ibukun introduces herself

    (05:16) - How did Ibukun get into tech?

    (09:23) - What does Ibukun do as an Observability Engineer?

    (14:30) - Ibukun explains what her day-to-day as an Observability Engineer is

    (23:11) - Ibukun is asked if Engineering Management is more tedious than writing the code

    (27:57) - Ibukun draws a mini roadmap for how observability should progress in a company

    (35:16) - Is it necessary for a small startup to have someone in charge of observability?

    (39:13) - Ibukun walks us through her journey from Software Engineering through to DevOps

    (49:50) - Ibukun talks to us about Come Tech With Us: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tech-with-us/

    (56:21) - Ibukun picks what form of content she prefers to make

    (1:00:56) - Ibukun talks about what the secret behind Paystacks’ retention rate is

    (1:03:33) - Ibukun talks about what her life without tech could have been

    (1:04:41) - Ibukun picks her best three cities to live in

  • In this brand new episode, we're joined by the multi-talented Nissi Ogulu who has co-founded two startups: one in animation production and the other in the electric vehicle industry. We discuss Nissi's background, growing up with a strong curiosity, which will lead her to study abroad and work for one of the largest companies in the automotive industry. We also delve into her process for generating great ideas, highlight some of her most interesting projects to date, and explore what motivates her to continuously innovate and contribute to the techosystem.

    You can find Nissi Ogulu, on:

    Instagram: NISSINATION

    Spotify: NISSI

    Twitter: NISSINATION

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    Show Notes & Resources

    (01:28) - Guest introduction

    (04:10) - UNBOXED EP by Nissi - https://music.empi.re/unboxed

    (06:00) - Nissi introduces herself

    (06:36) - How did Nissi get into tech?

    (11:30) - Nissi talks about Creele Animation Studio

    (14:23) - What’s the future of animation and storytelling in Nigeria?

    (16:25) - What types of roles & concepts would you need to execute in an animation studio

    (18:55) - How expensive is it to run an animation studio?

    (23:11) - What does it take to become a big studio?

    (29:42) - Nissi talks about Kemet Automotive and deciding to come back to Nigeria

    (37:31) - Nissi has to pick a favourite vehicle

    (41:50) - Nissi’s most interesting project so far - LR - Project Hero

    (42:00) - How much creativity does it take to become a design lead?

    (45:05) - With all the work Nissi puts in, when does she sleep?

    (47:45) - Who’s Nissi’s favourite basketball player of all time?

    (51:13) - What advice would Nissi give to someone with many interests and who would like to diversify like herself?

    (53:03) - Is there any industry Nissi still want to explore?

  • Hey ITT fam! đŸ€©

    The past three years of Inside the Techosystem have been quite eventful, to say the least. The materializing of a dream from recurring conversations to taking a chance on something that has bloomed into this growing podcast that we love and are very excited about has been very fulfilling. We are extremely proud of it, and your constant support and engagement make it an even more exciting journey to be on.

    When we started the podcast in July 2020, it was our goal to make it as fun and insightful as possible, trying our best to make a technical podcast that wasn’t monotonous and rigid but exciting and relatable. A breath of fresh air if you might. Our cover and logo are the most visible and foremost parts of our brand identity, and as we evolve and grow we would like to take you, our listeners along with us. We are excited to announce our new cover and logo as a part of our rebranding initiative. We knew we needed a fresh splash of paint, and over the past few months, we have worked tirelessly, had meeting after meeting in order to properly accomplish what we set out to do, and give our brand a new face.

    With that said, we’re proud to introduce the new Inside the Techosystem to you!

    To read the full detail about the rebrand, please check out our article here: https://insidethetechosystem.com/itt-2-0.

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  • In this episode, Chuka & Emmanuel are joined by Odun Osineye - the founder and CEO of Hiyalo Technologies (hiyalo.com). Odun takes us through his entrepreneurial journey from a very young age to dropping out of law school to starting a prop-tech helping people with rent. There’s a lot to learn from his story and we hope you enjoy this episode as much as we did!

    You can reach out to Odun, on Twitter @odunosineye.

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    Show Notes & Resources

    (02:57) - Odun’s introduction

    (04:25) - Hiyalo Technologies: https://www.hiyalo.com

    (05:22) - Odun’s story

    (10:57) - Hanu, CEO of Patricia: https://www.mypatricia.co

    (28:57) - NG Hub: https://vc4a.com/ng_hub

    (29:02) - Daniel Osineye, CTO of Evolve Credit: https://www.evolvecredit.co

    (31:48) - Gradely Technologies: https://gradely.ng

    (46:55) - MyStash: https://www.mystash.ng

    (50:52) - Princeps Credit Systems: https://www.linkedin.com/company/princepsfinance

    (1:33:49) - Hiyalo’s Pivot

    (1:36:28) - Spleet: https://spleet.africa

    (1:41:46) - Future Plans for Hiyalo

    (1:49:20) - Odun’s advice to his younger self

    (1:56:03) - ‘Trust the process’ - 76ers, an NBA team’s motto: https://www.si.com/nba/2018/05/02/trust-the-process-meaning-philadelphia-76ers-team-motto

  • In this episode of Inside the Techosystem, we have a conversation with Helen Ugoeze Okereke, a web developer who wanted some answers to her intriguing hardware programming questions and that led her to start learning and building very interesting projects and also documenting her journey building these projects. Helen shares her tech journey, explains her motivation for building projects publicly, discusses the challenges she encountered while navigating the IoT space, and offers her thoughts on the future of IoT in the techosystem.

    You can reach out to Helen on:

    Twitter @helen_codeadict LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/helen-okereke-432323205 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/helen.blinks.750 Instagram: https://instagram.com/helen_codeaddict TikTok: https://TikTok.com/@helen_codeaddict YouTube: https://YouTube.com/@helen_codeaddict

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    Show Notes & Resources

    (04:00) - How did Helen get into tech?

    (07:50) - What was your Helen's project?

    (09:16) - What inspired Helen to pursue IoT engineering?

    (14:00) - Find Helen’s IoT projects on her website: https://helencodes.com

    (19:23) - How does she find the items for her projects?

    (22:56) - What motivated her to start sharing videos?

    (26:37) - What are the advancements in IoT?

    (35:20) - Do you need a science background to get into IoT?

    (38:24) - What opportunities exist for hardware programmers?

    (42:40) - How did she get into speaking? Learn more on her website: https://helencodes.com

    (47:03) - Would there be many more hardware products being released in the future?

    (51:08) - What would she be doing if she never got into tech?

  • In this episode, we sit down with Dillion Megida, a technical content creator and developer advocate who has made a name for himself in the tech industry. Dillion talks about his journey into tech, his approach to creating content, and the challenges he has faced along the way.

    We discuss the importance of clear and concise technical writing, starting as a beginner, and the benefits of staying consistent. Dillion also shares his thoughts on AI and tells us the secret to creating high-quality technical content.

    You can reach out to the Dillion, on Twitter @iamdillion.

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    Show Notes & Resources

    (03:10) - How did you get into Tech?

    (08:38) - How did you get into the writing space?

    (11:40) - Dillion’s intro article: https://dillionmegida.com/p/first-blog/

    (14:46) - How would he describe his writing process?

    (19:18) - How do you come up with your article ideas?

    (22:51) - How do you review articles?

    (25:14) - How do you receive feedback for your articles?

    (26:27) - How do you publish your articles?

    (28:57) - How many articles have you published? https://dillionmegida.com/content/?tag=all&type=post

    (30:55) - Dillion’s cover letter template: https://dillionmegida.com/p/cover-letter-template

    (38:00) - What advice do you have for people going into technical writing?

    (48:28) - What are your thoughts on using AI for work?

    (55:16) - What’s your role as a developer advocate like?

    (1:02:55) - How do you balance content creation with your full-time job?

    (1:07:45) - Quick question round

  • In this episode, we sit down with startup founder and entrepreneur, Ebovi Wali to discuss the exciting worlds of startups and valuations. We dive into the key elements of startup validation, including funding rounds, market potential and exits. Ebovi shares his insights and perspectives from his years of experience advising and investing in startups and provides practical tips and advice on how first-time founders can position themselves for success.

    You can reach out to Ebovi on Twitter @ebovi_wali.

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    Show Notes & Resources

    (01:30) - Introduction of the guest

    (02:04) - Ebovi’s start in tech and business

    (21:55) - Woka: usewoka.com

    (23:22) - Nomadi: joinnomadi.com

    (27:05) - What is valuation?

    (36:06) - How do startups raise money?

    (47:15) - What are the stages of fundraising?

    (56:18) - What industries get the most money and why?

    (1:06:45) - What advice would you have for a first-time founder?

  • In this new episode, we invite Cybersecurity professional and co-founder of Fezzant, Aliyu Yisa to help explain the need for Cybersecurity awareness and why companies today need to take care of security-related issues in the early stages of development.

    You can reach out to Aliyu, on Twitter @_aligorithm.

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    Show Notes & Resources

    (06:26) - Fezzant, Aliyu’s startup: https://www.fezzant.com

    (07:27) - A little backstory on Aliyu

    (13:48) - How would you define cybersecurity?

    (16:16) - How seriously should we take cyber security?

    (24:48) - Who should be more responsible for cyber security at the workplace?

    (37:39) - What are the possible paths under cybersecurity?

    (42:56) - Talk about real-life security incidents

    (1:01:35) - Why is Linux a good OS?

    (1:05:46) - How secure are password vaults?

    (1:12:52) - ‘Have I been pwned’ website: https://haveibeenpwned.com

    (1:13:38) - Are magic links a good practice?

    (1:16:18) - How do people get into cybersecurity?

    (1:16:32) - Cykea: https://www.cykea.com

  • In this episode, Chuka and Emmanuel sit down with Busayo Amowe, a technical writer and developer relations engineer in the Web3 space to discuss all things Web3. Busayo explains what Web 3 is, why it's so popular right now, and what the future of Web 3 looks like.

    You can reach out to the Busayo, on Twitter @AmoweO.

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    Show Notes & Resources

    (03:57) - How did Busayo get into tech?

    (05:54) - Java server pages (JSP): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jakarta_Server_Pages

    (07:15) - A little banter about working for the government

    (11:48) - How would you explain web3 to a 12-year-old?

    (21:20) - What's the buzz around web3 and why do you think it’s not a fad?

    (24:30) - Do these web3 services still rely on the web2 platforms?

    (29:25) - Do you think centralization is such a bad thing?

    (30:31) - What do you think about centralisation and decentralisation?

    (42:42) - What can you say about the metaverse?

    (45:05) - Is the Nigerian techosystem in a good position to build for web3?

    (49:40) - How do you become a part of web3? :- https://womeninweb3.com, https://www.30daysofweb3.xyz, https://learnweb3.io, https://polygon.technology/polygon-fellowship, https://www.joinanya.com/fellowship

    (54:45) - What would you be doing if you weren’t in tech?

  • Robotics Process Automation is probably not a term you hear about a lot in the techosystem and probably for good reason too. On this episode, Olaoluwa Daramola, a technology consultant at a Big 4 company focusing on RPA, joins the hosts to discuss RPA and what it's like to succeed in the field. He also answers the question as to why RPA isn't so popular in the techosystem.

    You can reach out to the Olaoluwa, on Twitter, @__Laolu.

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    Show Notes & Resources

    (04:45) - Olaoluwa’s Twitter handle: https://twitter.com/__Laolu

    (10:12) - Automate the boring stuff with Python, a book by Al Sweigart: https://automatetheboringstuff.com

    (13:08) - Tech transfer season episode: https://anchor.fm/insidethetechosystem/episodes/Episode-10---Tech-Transfer-Season-epovqb

    (22:43) - RPA industry to reach about $25 billion by 2025: https://www.forrester.com/report/the-rpa-market-will-grow-to-usd22-billion-by-2025/RES177085

    (26:34) - Is RPA only business-facing?

    (29:23) - How do RPA’s get distributed?

    (33:29) - UiPath: https://www.uipath.com

    (35:40) - Microsoft acquiring a couple of RPA companies: https://www.infoq.com/articles/cloud-vendors-low-code

    (41:47) - Why is there little hype around RPA in the Nigerian Techosystem?

    (50:30) - What does it mean to be an RPA consultant?

    (59:17) - Does the RPA path require certification?

    (1:08:21) - Olaoluwa’s Linkedin profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/olaoluwa-daramola

  • In this episode, Chuka and Emmanuel have a conversation with Chidi Williams, a software engineer at a UK-based company, and talk about life and work. Chidi goes in-depth about how he got into building software despite studying Electrical Engineering at the University and his approach to learning new things.

    You can reach out to the Chidi, on Twitter, @ChidiWilliams__.

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    Show Notes & Resources

    (09:09) - Computer village https://www.stears.co/article/welcome-to-computer-village-lagos / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tJ8TOBeNJA

    (22:22) - Chidi’s blog: https://chidiwilliams.com

    (50:17) - Crafting Interpreters, a book by Robert Nystrom

    (52:24) - Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software, a book by Charles Petzold

    (58:07) - Lex Fridman’s episode with his father: https://lexfridman.com/alexander-fridman

  • In this episode, Chuka and Emmanuel sit down with Tochukwu Nkemdilim, who is a familiar guest on the show. Tochukwu first appeared on an episode 2 years ago where we discussed being intentional with career growth (listen to it here). In this episode we take a look at context switching from different perspectives, and talk about Rust, a programming language Tochukwu is passionate about.

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    Show Notes & Resources

    (06:07) - Luminovo: https://luminovo.ai

    (04:12) - Kudi (now Nomba): https://nomba.com

    (04:16) - Kudi changing to Nomba: https://disrupt-africa.com/2022/04/22/nigerias-kudi-becomes-nomba-as-it-transitions-into-omni-channel-payments-platform

    (06:27) - EMS (Electronics manufacturing services): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronics_manufacturing_services

    (07:19) - PCB (Printed Circuit Board): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printed_circuit_board

    (08:04) - Microservices: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microservices

    (14:41) - Luke, a former guest on this show: https://anchor.fm/insidethetechosystem/episodes/Episode-16---Non-technical-in-Tech-With-Luke-Ndatigh-e1h4p4h

    (45:04) - Toks’ Why Web assembly is next generation talk: https://github.com/TNkemdilim/wasm-next-generation-talk

    (47:45) - Rust resources: The Rust book (free): https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/book, Black hat rust (paid): https://kerkour.com/black-hat-rust, Zero to Production with rust (paid): https://www.zero2prod.com

    (1:04:12) - On the metal podcast: https://oxide.computer/podcasts

  • In this episode, Chuka and Emmanuel have a discussion about work/life balance in the Nigerian techosystem. They take a different approach in defining what work/life balance means to them and discuss the different ways they try to balance work and life.

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    Show Notes & Resources

    (00:30) - Opener

    (03:05) - Intro

    (04:10) - Does work/life balance exists?

    (06:54) - Is working (personally) outside of work, considered a work/life balance?

    (12:35) - Lex Fridman’s podcast: https://lexfridman.com/podcast

    (18:10) - Does company size, location or founder affect work/life balance in the techosystem?

    (23:33) - Are young Nigerians lazy complainers?

    (29:01) - E. talks about talent export and the possible effects/solutions

    (33:43) - Are the public holidays enough or too much? https://twitter.com/wildeyeq/status/1517411103147450368?s=20&t=eASAGkFPTIrqHE4OjUIC_A

    (40:30) - Should you be concerned about work/life balance in the initial phase of your career?

    (47:40) - Chuka parts with tips on how to keep a work/life balance

  • In this episode, Luke Ndatigh, an operations specialist at Adyen discusses his experiences coming from a highly technical background, and moving to a less technical role. He also talks about various non-technical roles in tech, how to position yourself to get into some of these roles and the big question "Should everyone get into tech?”

    You can reach out to Luke, our guest, on Twitter, @lukendatigh

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    Show Notes & Resources

    (05:15) - Adyen: https://www.adyen.com

    (05:24) - Stripe: https://stripe.com

    (12:49) - Paystack: https://paystack.com

    (13:28) - FairMoney: https://fairmoney.io

    (14:11) - NLNG: https://www.nigerialng.com/Pages/index.aspx

    (15:03) - Knapsack problem: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knapsack_problem

    (15:11) - Big O notation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_O_notation

    (16:32) - Peter Thiel: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Thiel

    (16:42) - John Doerr: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Doerr

    (16:48) - Alexander the Great: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_the_Great

    (16:50) - Aliko Dangote: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aliko_Dangote

    (17:08) - Kobe Bryant (Black Mamba): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobe_Bryant

    (17:10) - Lebron James: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LeBron_James

    (17:14) - Stephen Curry (Steph): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Curry

    (17:17) - Andre Iguodala: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andre_Iguodala

    (17:42) - Peter Gregory: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Silicon_Valley_characters#Peter_Gregory

    (22:10) - CSS: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS

    (24:36) - Should everyone get into tech?

    (25:24) - KPMG: https://home.kpmg/xx/en/home.html

    (26:25) - Software is eating the world: https://a16z.com/2011/08/20/why-software-is-eating-the-world

    (28:27) - SpinLaunch: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpinLaunch

    (32:25) - Sand mining mafia: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/inside-india-sand-mining-mafia

    (35:14) - More reading for non-technical roles: https://medium.com/23codestreet/tech-career-guide-non-technical-roles-in-tech-c036475ec147

    (37:03) - Horrible Bosses on Twitter: https://twitter.com/search?q=%23horriblebosses&src=typeahead_click

    (48:07) - Red Pill Blue Pill: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_pill_and_blue_pill

  • In this brand new episode, Chuka and Emmanuel explore the interesting conversation of working a 9-5 job versus freelancing. They discuss the differences between the two as well as their various experiences doing both.

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    Show Notes & Resources

    (03:14) - Cowrywise duo savings: https://cowrywise.com/blog/money-duo

    (07:45) - Chuka’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chukanwadiogbu

    (08:00) - What is 9 - 5 and freelancing?

    (11:18) - What our average workday looks like?

    (11:28) - Fiverr the freelancing platform: https://www.fiverr.com

    (12:28) - Chuka’s Abeg tag: @david_chuka

    (17:45) - What is the most fulfilling thing about 9 - 5 and freelancing?

    (24:30) - What is the not-so-great thing about it?

    (30:29) - What do we miss about 9 - 5 and freelancing?

    (34:12) - What would we go for based on the insights we have?

    (37:02) - Chuka’s LinkedIn, again: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chukanwadiogbu

    (37:28) - Should you combine both and is it ethical?

    (39:25) - Tweet about working 15 hours as a young person: https://mobile.twitter.com/docneto/status/1494944847748284419

    (41:35) - What side do we think the techosystem leans into?

    (45:27) - How do you get into freelancing in the techosystem?

    (46:45) - Freelancing websites: upwork.com, fiverr.com, gun.io, hired.com, talent.hubstaff.com

    (48:44) - Chuka gives advice on how to stay getting clients

    (49:44) - Employer/Employee podcast episode: https://anchor.fm/insidethetechosystem/episodes/Episode-3---EmployerEmployee-Relationship-ej0nqk

    (52:03) - Advice to someone just entering the techosystem