Episodes
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Stripping It Bare: 60 Episodes on the Reality of Building Startups in Africa
This is a condensed summary of over 2,217 minutes of conversations from 60 episodes of the Kurious K Podcast. It is designed to help past listeners quickly revisit key insights and give new audiences an easy entry point into the major ideas explored across the series. The summary captures core...
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Aaron Iyama: Technical and Vocational Skills are the future for Nigerian youth
Aaron has spent nearly a decade building EQUILOG Technical Services Ltd. with the mission to ensure a steady supply of skilled talent and reliable machinery for Nigeria’s construction, mining, agriculture, and industrial sectors. In this episode, we took a dive into into Aaron's journey behind...
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Dr Success Ojo: Transforming Nigeria's Education Landscape with AI and Tech
I met Dr. Success Ojo while planning a trip for German delegates to visit her company, and I was blown away by her innovative work transforming education in Nigeria, especially after a successful career in corporate America. Join us as we explore her journey, from founding Realztech Institute and...
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Glory Enyinnaya- The Nigeria's Entrepreneurial Paradox
How can the world’s most entrepreneurial society be the poorest, when entrepreneurship is the creation of wealth? That is the question Glory asked and the curiosity led to an Article on the Harvard Business Review. We discussed why she's decided to play a pivotal in transforming the…
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Dolapo Amusat : Tech x Creative Industry
Join us for a chill conversation with Dolapo Amusat, a visionary who's passionate about the fusion of art and technology! Dolapo shares inspiring insights and stories from his journey building a community in the university to working at Google and a Professional member of the Recording Academy...
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Ben Iyoha: The Art of creating Transformative Brands
Uncover the keys to impactful marketing and explore the transformative power of branding with expert insights from Ben. Learn how technology is reshaping customer acquisition and retention strategies for businesses of all sizes.
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Nwanne Nwonwu- Adopting Internship & appreenticeship model to solving unemployment
In this episode, we explore the urgent need for overhauling the education curriculum, emphasizing the significance of adopting internship and apprenticeship models. Join us as we unravel the potential these approaches hold in shaping the future of Nigerian education and reducing unemployment.
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Tobi Kasali- Building a global community for 2.3 billion Christians
In an era where technology is rapidly transforming various sectors, the question arises: Are religious institutions keeping pace with innovation? Tobi Kasali is at the forefront of building a global community for churches & Christian’s, signaling the beginning of a new chapter in modernizing...
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Rahman Bamgbala- Lessons building and failing
''If you don't fail, you won't understand'' is one of Rahman's most striking words in this podcast, Although he said those words a couple of times after the recording of the podcast during the off-the-record conversion I typically have with guests after the main recording. I think it's arguably…
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Generative AI for Startups : Muyiwa Oluwadiya
When it comes to using generative Artificial Intelligence platforms, do you understand how to effectively use prompt engineering? How can startups and individuals take advantage of this technology? Let explore this and more in this episode.
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Gerald Black: Navigating Entrepreneurship and Fintech
In Gerald's entrepreneurial journey, he encountered both failures and a successful exit from one of his two startups. We explored Gerald’s journey from startup founder to Head of Go to Market at Anchor, and his role as a Community Manager at Black Ops. Discover insights into fintech trends, and...
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How Blockchain is solving Real life African Problem by Adeshina Ajayi
We featured Adeshina Ajayi in the second part of the series of the book review he coauthored with Hakeem Disu. In this concluding part, we took a deep dive into the remaining chapters of the book and some of its significant concepts. Join us for an exciting deep dive! Link to get a copy:...
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How Blockchain is solving Real life African Problem by Hakeem Disu
Hakeem Disu is back on the podcast for the second time! But this round is different – we're talking about his new book, which he wrote with Adeshina Ajayi. Plus, this is just the start! We're kicking off a 2 part episodes where we'll explore the important ideas from the book. Get ready to dive in...
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Sam Baddoo: Building for simplicity- Exceptional care for loved ones back home
As Africans in the diaspora struggle to ensure trusted healthcare providers for their loved ones back home, Fleri's family care platform is creating a membership-based fintech platform that solves this problem. Tune in to learn about Fleri's profound societal implications and its potential to…
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Fiona Melzer : AI Ethics: ensuring Responsible Development and Deployment of AI.
In a world where artificial intelligence (AI) reigns, the line between innovation and ethics has become increasingly blurred. Join us for a thought-provoking episode as we delve into the captivating realm of AI Ethics and its crucial role in responsible development. Links to check out Radical AI...
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Ireayo Oladunoye: Supporting the growth of Africa's most exiting startup ecosystem
This episode promises to be very exciting as I am featuring Ireayo Oladunjoye- Head, Startups (Lagos Innovates) Ireayo is currently responsible for developing and implementing Government-led programs to support an enabling environment for Tech Startups and Innovation Driven Enterprises to thrive…
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Vili Hätönen: Effective Strategies for Identifying problems that can be addressed with Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Unleashing the power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) requires identifying the right problems to solve. But how can you spot the opportunities that are best suited for AI? In this fascinating podcast topic, we explore the most effective strategies for identifying problems that can be addressed…
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Maimoona Mohammed : Unlocking the Future of Finance - Exploring DeFi and Stablecoins in the Web3.0 Era
As legacy banking infrastructure fails to serve the needs of the modern world, understanding these emerging technologies is essential for individuals and businesses alike.
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Vincent Li: Investing in Africa Web3 Startups
In this episode, we speak with Vincent Li, the Founding Partner of Adaverse, a Cardano Ecosystem Accelerator that invests in web3 startups in Africa. Vincent shares his inspiration behind focusing on the African market and how Adaverse navigates the unique challenges and opportunities for web3...
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Mark Kleyner- Venture Capital in Africa: Challenges and Opportunities
In this podcast episode, we will delve into the world of venture capital in Africa and the challenges faced by aspiring investors. Mark Kleyner, who is an expert in the field, will share the mission and focus of DREAM VC, an investor accelerator program in Africa that supports and mentors...
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Building a tech startup: Lessons from successful founders in Nigeria/Africa
Hello Everyone, welcome to the first episode of the Kurious K podcast of the year proudly sponsored by First City Monument Bank (FCMB). We flipped the script in this episode, Instead of asking all the questions, Kurious K answered most of the questions. It was a great conversation featuring...
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Philip Nkwam: from Hacking to love for building on web3
This is the second part of the Web 3 series-themed version of the Kurious K podcast. In this episode, we will explore web3 Applications Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs) Subsequent Episodes will explore: Decentralized Finance (DeFi). Stablecoins & Central Bank Digital Currencies…
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Raphael Edema- From crypto mining to building games on web3
This is the Web 3 series-themed version of the Kurious K podcast. In this web 3 series, I will be having conversations with founders/ key stakeholders across the African continent and beyond on demystifying web 3 and the opportunities in the space. As you know Web3 is generating a lot of hype —...
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Micheal Oscar- Connecting digital creatives across Africa.
Oscar Michael is the Co-founder at Africacomicade, one of the leading platforms for African digital creatives, celebrating their works and connecting them to opportunities for learning, collaboration and funding. Oscar is a visionary entrepreneur with interests in Art, Technology, Education, and...
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Kelvin Ogholi- Making credit access seamless for the unbanked in Sub-Saharan Africa
This episode features Ogholi Kelvin, Cofounder & CEO at CoTrust Equity CoTrust Equity is a finance and credit-providing company that harnesses extensive knowledge of target audience peculiarities and cultures to provide unique credit plans to banked and unbanked in the rural/sub-urban MSMEs in...
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Abiodun Lawal - Driving Corporate Innovation
This episode features Abiodun Lawal Head, Tech Ecosystem and Ventures at First City Monument Bank (FCMB) Prior to that Abiodun worked as Innovation Manager at Seedstars and Business Development Manager at LoftyInc. In Today's episode with Abiodun, We Discuss: - His early childhood and his...
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Ajay Ramasubramaniam: Enabling startups and Innovation growth across emerging markets.
Ajay Ramasubramaniam is a seasoned executive with 17 years of experience in setting up, operating, and growing businesses, across diverse geographies such as Africa, Canada, India and Vietnam. Currently, he is the Founder & CEO of Startup Réseau, a global startup accelerator and corporate...
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Ammin Youssouf: Putting Africa Startups on a Global Stage
Ammin Youssouf Started his career in Paris in the 90’s just before the tech bubble. After freelancing for a while he founded Big youth, a digital agency company which grew organically to over 40 team members and worked with clients including Ferrari, Kenzo, Citroën, Kronenbourg and more. The...
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Opeyemi Owosho: Working to ensure your cooking gas never run out.
This episode features Opeyemi Owosho who is the co-founder & CEO of Homefort Energy. Homefort Energy is automating and digitalizing the distribution of cooking gas. In this episode, we discuss the problem Homefort is solving and some of the products they have built along with the way. The 90's...
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Mathew Marsden: Equipping Africa’s entrepreneurs for success, through technology and capital.
This episode features Mathew Marsden who is the Co-founder at getlion, a South African based company founded on the premise that Entrepreneurs are the key to Africa’s future. They identify problems, create solutions, build value and grow employment. But sadly, statistics show that 50% of their...
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Emmanuel Gbolade: Building Voice & Messaging API's for African businesses
This episode features Gbolade Emmanuel who is the CEO at Termii, headquartered in California and a Y Combinator Alumni W20. Termii is a communications platform (CPaaS) that allows African businesses to send messages to anyone across SMS, email, voice and instant messaging channels. In this…
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Francis Sani : Breaking down key questions founders should ask a Venture Capitalists
This episode features Francis Sani who is the Principal at Magic Fund MAGIC Fund is a $30M early-stage venture capital fund built by founders for founders. The fund has backed 70+ tech startups around the world including Bamboo Carrot, Mono, Oxygen, and many more. In this episode, we discussed...
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Edwin Ajogun: Venture Builder extraordinaire
Edwin's experience cut across building startups and supporting new ventures. He is currently the country manager at Eko Innovation Centre (EIC), where he is responsible for managing various innovation programs and startup portfolios. Edwin & I have a history of working together as entrepreneurs…
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Fundamentals of Startup: A Session from Rad5 Startup Club
My friends from Rad 5 Tech Hub reached out to me to speak to entrepreneurs in their startup club. John and Igwe founded the hub in 2017 and they have been working tirelessly to grow the startup ecosystem in Aba ( South East Nigeria). This week, I decided to share the presentation on my podcast. I...
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Temitope Ekundayo : Democratizing access to startup funding with GetEquity
This episode features Temitope Babatunde Ekundayo who is CEO at Printivo | Co-Founder at Getequity.io We discussed his transition from Printivo to GetEquity which is a company that is challenging the status quo of startup financing and venture capital. Over $400,000 USD has been raised on the...
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Quotes
I spoke about some interesting quotes I have compiled for some years.
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Eunice Ajim : Boldly funding African Startups
Eunice Ajim (Cameroonian-American Tech Entrepreneur) is the founding partner of Ajim capital- a $10 million fund set to invest in African Tech Startups. Eunice has been a 2x tech founder and an executive having spent early years of her career with Apple & later leading a $10M+ revenue tech…
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Daniel Bloch : Powering real estate with Blockchain Solutions
This episode feature Daniel Bloch who has spent the last nine years building blockchain solutions. Daniel is currently the CEO of Seso Global, Africa’s property super app that enables secure transaction in property management platform leveraging blockchain. Before Seso, he has co founded a...
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Ayo Dawodu: Enabling businesses drive repeat sales with Loystar
In 2014 Ayo Dawodu hosted the first lean startup Machine workshop in Africa. Ayo is not just an ecosystem builder, he founded Loystar in 2016 to help businesses build loyalty, not just sell. In this conversation we discuss lean startup methodology, starting out Loystar, fundraising, adoption of...
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Dare Odumade: Solving Africa fake drugs & FMCG counterfeiting problem
Globally, the trade in counterfeit pharmaceuticals is worth up to $200bn. Over 100,000 people die annually in Africa as a result of counterfeit anti malaria drugs based on report from World health Organization. Dare Odumade is building Chekkit to solve this problem. Chekkit is not just an anti...
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Segun Adeyemi: Leveraging Fintech to drive prosperity in Africa
This episode features Segun Adeyemi who built and exited Amplify payment to OneFi (Carbon) in March 2019. Segun started out as an investment banker with a career goal to become the Governor of the Central bank of Nigeria until he caught the tech bug. He recently served as the country Manager of...
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Abake Adenle: Using technology to make African languages cool
In this episode, 'the 20th Episode' we hosted Abake Adenle on the Show, She is the founder of AJALA Studios, a company that make tools that enable enterprises build voice automation experiences in African Language with initial focus on voice recognition (something like Siri or Alexa) and speech...
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Folagbade Timileyin: Solving Small Businesses Access to Credit
With over 44 million small businesses across the African Continent, access to credit for them has never been easy even though Small businesses has been referenced as the backbone of the economy and the key to growth in Africa in many publications. There is still a lot of market friction that...
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Kedumetse Liphi & Tawanda Matambo: Visionaries building Innovative Hardware products in Botswana
In this episode, we explored the innovative ecosystem of Botswana where I had a very cool conversation with two visionaries from Botswana building Ked- Liphi, an electrical technology company with an innovation division which focuses on creating practical everyday use inventions. During the...
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Joshua Okpata: Innovation Consultant
Josh started building business as a teenager. In 2014 he founded Eazyhire which was venture backed then joined Mest Africa some years later as a Venture partner. He is currently working with United Nations as a consultant. In this Episode, we discussed How he started Eazyhire Eazyhire Plagiarism...
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Dr Sandra Bakare: Solving Africa's Remittance and Logistics Problem
While studying in Ukraine, Sandra Bakare witnessed firsthand her friends being expelled from school. The reason? not because of bad behavior or bad grades nor broke parents. It was simply because the parents could not effectively send school fees from Nigeria to Ukraine. This is one of the issues...
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Princewill Fidelis: African Entrepreneurship in the backdrop of Value Creation
In this episode we explored how unpopular philosophical perception may actually be the key to unlocking the young African entrepreneurial spirit as opposed to running in a bottleneck popular framework of bringing ideas to fruition where a huge amount of money is needed. This episodes features...
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Ahmad Mukoshy: Web hosting from Nigeria to the World
Ahmad has been building tech solution as far back as mid 2000's in Nigeria. In 2010 he had his first acquisition and then moved his focus to building Gigalayer which is one of the biggest web hosting company in Nigeria with over 14,000 clients covering other countries in Africa. Ahmad is a...
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Nicolas Waern: Supporting startups & scale up across the Globe
Nicolas Waern Invested in my startup back in 2014. Ever since we have been friends and it's awesome to have him on the show. Nicolas has a passion to make the world a better place for everyone. In this episode, we discussed European stereotypes in investing in African Startups, issues around...
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Abraham Iyiola: Helping organizations across Africa attract and recruit the best talents.
Abraham Iyiola is the Co-founder/CEO of CareerBuddy and Tamborin. He had a very interesting career starting out as leading AIESEC International in Nigeria and later led Talent Management at Jumia Nigeria in the early days. In this episode we discussed his foray into entrepreneurship. How...
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Do you really know what it takes to build startups in Africa? We will strip it bare here!
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