All Episodes

#85: Deepankar Rustagi - On Profitability and Staying Asset Light in B2B Commerce (Part 2)

#84 - Dare Okoudjou - On Fundraising, Scaling a Pan-African Payment Network and Acquiring Startups

#83: Uka Eje - On ThriveAgric's Turnaround and Making Hard Decisions

#82: Deepankar Rustagi - On Profitability and Staying Asset Light in B2B Commerce

#81: Elo Umeh - On Leadership, Purpose and Building a Scalable Tech Company in Africa

#80 - Daniel Yu - On Vertical Integration in B2B e-commerce and Early Lessons from M&A

#79, Bode Abifarin- On Scaling Flutterwave, Startup Growth, and Expansion

#78, Mark Straub - On Digital Identity as a Fundamental Driver of Economic Growth

#77, Anu Adedoyin-Adasolum - On differentiation in B2B ecommerce and complexities of the offline market

#76, Shola Akinlade - Building for the Long-term, Managing Talent and Growing as a Leader

#75, Tosin Eniolorunda - Scaling Fintech Products to the Mass Market

Season 5 Intro

#74, Sangu Delle - Raising capital and building businesses in Africa

#73, Andrew Alli - On investing, corporate governance and using Twitter

#72, Eloho Gihan-Mbelu - The challenges of building startups to scaleups in Africa

#71, Tokunboh Ishmael - Investing for profit and purpose

#70, Eric Idiahi - Optimising for exits and high investment multiples

#69, Nnena Nkongho - Startup valuation, capital allocation and returns expectations in Africa

#68, Yele Bademosi - On people, startups and funding in Africa, pt 2

#67, Yele Bademosi - On people, startups and funding in Africa, pt 1

Season 4 intro

Season 3 finale

#66, Doing venture investment in Africa. How to validate your assumptions. Steve Grin, Managing Partner at Lateral Capital

#65, Why generating capital is important for African startups. Thesis on exits and how to manage corporate funds. Dustyn Winder, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Akili

#64, On building an online marketplace in Africa: not as easy as it looks. Adam Grunewald, CEO & Co-Founder at Lynk

#63, Lesson in humility. Building business in emerging market. Ekechi Nwokah, CEO & Founder at Mines.Io

#62, Afonja, 18th century Oyo Empire and the dynamics of power with Tunde Leye. Author, Afonja The Rise

#61, Teaching girls how to code. How to democratise opportunities. Abisoye Ajayi-Akinfolarin, Founder at Pearls Africa Foundation

#60, How ALAT team built a new bank from the old. Why innovation requires bold leadership. Nnamdi Azodo, Product Owner at ALAT

#59 Olumide Soyombo

#58, Investing in the African tech ecosystem. Lexi Novitske, Principal Investment Officer at Singularity Investments

#57, Bootstrapping, testing assumptions and building for growth. Frederik Obasi, Co-Founder at Hypebuzz

#56, Conversation with Joe Abah: governance, reforms and complexities. Country Director at DAI

#55, Government, tech and ecosystems. Akin Oyebode, Executive Secretary at LSETF

#54, Disrupting property rentals in Lagos. Obinna Okwodu, Founder and CEO at Fibre.ng

#53, Lessons from leading multinational corporations in Africa. Uche Ofodile, CEO at MTN Liberia

#52 (Part 2) Building an on-demand platform for African content, Tonje Bakang, Founder and CEO at Afrostream

#51 (Part 1) Building an on-demand platform for African content, Tonje Bakang, Founder and CEO at Afrostream

#50 (Part 2) Building an on-demand platform for African content, Jason Njoku, Co-founder and CEO at IrokoTV

#49 Building an on-demand platform for African content, Jason Njoku, Co-founder and CEO at IrokoTV

#48. Building an on-demand platform for African content, Bastian Gotter, Co-founder at Iroko TV

#47. Building an on-demand platform for African content, Bastian Gotter, Co-founder at Iroko TV

Building the Future Season 3 Intro

Building the Future Podcast : Season Two Finale

Episode 46, How to launch a startup in two African countries. Prince Kwame Agbata, co-founder at Coliba

Episode 45, Transforming African businesses through data. Timothy Kotin, co-founder at SuperFluid

Episode 44, Using tech to hold government accountable. Seun Onigbinde, co-founder at BudgIT

Episode 43, How to attract investors without trying. Opeyemi Awoyemi, Co-founder at Jobberman

Episode 42, Connecting 25000 small farmers to a wider market. Nasir Yammama, Founder at Verdant

Episode 41. Art, tech and polygamy. Lola Shoneyin, Director at Book Buzz Foundation

Episode 40. How to prioritize your goals. Onyeka Akumah, Co-founder and CEO at Farmcrowdy

Episode 39. The desire to be rich and the grit necessary to make it a reality. Akin Alabi, Founder at Nairabet

Episode 38. Africa is moving from digital connectivity to building its own tech. Erik Osiakwan, Managing Partner at Chanzo Capital

Episode 37. Build a product that people want. Adeyinka Adewale, Co-founder at Kudi.ai

Episode 36, Why the best need luck. Raphael Afaedor, CEO at Supermart.ng

Episode 35, Racing to market, executing and getting it right. Fikayo Ogundipe, CEO at ToLet.com.ng

Episode 34, Seeking investors, bad myths to avoid and other lessons. Franz Struwig, Co-founder at iKubu

Episode 33, Building a startup from Whatsapp, Trevor Kimenye, CEO and Co-Founder at Ongair

Episode 32, Making it easy for everyone to invest. Rasaq Ahmed, Co-Founder at CowryWise

Episode 31, Lessons and warnings for African returnees. Adia Sowho

Episode 30, She quit her job and built an online marketplace across multiple cities. Aisha Pandor, Co-Founder at SweepSouth

Episode 29, We are building a bank. Odunayo Eweniyi, Co-Founder at Piggybank

Episode 28, Startup is not equal to raising money. Chika Uwazie, CEO at TalentBase

Episode 27, How we raised $250k before building our product. Catherine Luckhoff, founder at NicheStreem

Episode 26, How to go after your dream - Ola Brown, Founder at Flying Doctors Nigeria

Episode 25, Diving into the deep end, the story of Demi Owoseje, founder at Majeurs Chesterfield

Episode 24, I knew what I wanted- Temie Giwa-Tunbosun, Founder at LifeBank

Building the Future Podcast: season two intro

Building the Future Podcast: season one finale

Ep 23 Tola Onayemi

Ep 22 Michael Simeon

Ep 21 Paul Ziem, Founder and CEO NerdCore

#20, Filling the gap for an easier and affordable shipping system- Edem Dotse, Founder at Swiftly

#19, Getting into YC and 500 startups, building a lending platform against all odds - Akin Jones, co-founder at Aella Credit

#18, Making it easier for Africans to publish and read their own stories - Okechukwu Ofili, Founder at Okadabooks

#17, Why we initially turned down VC funding and bootstrapped to $1 million in revenue - Kendall Ananyi, Co-founder at wifi.com.ng

#16, Conversation with Oby Ezekwesili - conviction, courage and fearlessness.

Episode 015, How Cecil Nutakor went from exam failure to building a company that is changing the way students learn in Africa - Cecil Nutakor, Founder at eCampus

EP 14, How to build a new business from an old industry - Oluyomi Ojo, Co-founder at Printivo

Episode 13 Afua Osei, Co-founder She Leads Africa, Her journey and the laser focus on the success of African women

Episode 12 Michael Ocansey, Co-founder at Agrocenta, Using technology to manage 1000 farmers, 1000 hectares of farmland in Ghana

Episode 11 Shola Akinlade, Co-founder at Paystack, How to build a big business by solving painful problems. The story of Paystack.

Episode 10 Ngozi Dozie, Co-founder at OneFi, The paradox of focus for African entrepreneurs. Providing easy credit for those ignored by the bank.

Episode 004 - Bob Collymore: How Safaricom is using technology to solve problems for the man on the street

Episode 009 Marek Zmysłowski, Founder at HotelOga, Making positive expectations bet on Africa. How to launch and scale internet businesses across Africa.

Episode 008 Deepankar Rustagi, Founder at Vconnect, What we learnt from attempting to build ecommerce platform in Nigeria. How to get early traction by focusing on specific market segment.

Episode 007 Kola Aina, Founder at Ventures Platform, How to build a platform for accelerating the next generation of entrepreneurs in Africa

Episode 006 Rob Withagen, Cofounder at Asoko Insight, Why data and machine learning will unlock massive opportunities in Africa, How to get a CTO for your startup as a non-technical founder

BTF 005 Mark Essien: Building a business around scalable distribution channels, and why raising money too early can kill your startup

BTF 003 - Tayo Bamiduro: solving hyperlocal logistic problems for ecommerce in Africa

BTF 002 - Bilikiss Abiola: building a profitable recycling platform, shaping public policy and creating jobs.

BTF 001 - Iyinoluwa Aboyeji: Empowering people, building platforms and getting power.