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26. Our guest Blessy talks about transitioning from Electronic Engineering to Software Testing, Kobo360's $30 million funding round and more Quadrithm's Quadcast

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In today's episode our first ever guest, Blessy, talks about graduating from university with an Electronic Engineering degree and then securing a role as a software tester. He tells us about his experience of studying Electronic Engineering, why he transitioned to software testing, how he got the role, and more.

In our Tech in Africa segment, we talk about one of Nigeria's hottest haulage startup, Kobo360, and their recent $30 million funding round. We also talk about Africa's promising Free Trade Agreement and the impact it will have on companies like Kobo360.



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https://techcabal.com/2019/08/08/africas-billion-dollar-free-trade-agreement-offers-hope-but-hard-work-lies-ahead/

https://techcabal.com/2019/08/14/kobo360-raises-us-30m-sets-its-sights-on-the-1-3-trillion-intra-african-trade-opportunity/

https://techcabal.com/2019/09/03/kobo360-officially-launches-in-kenya-amidst-an-increasingly-competitive-landscape/

https://www.trtworld.com/magazine/can-africa-s-free-trade-agreement-transform-the-continent-28176

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/11/africa-free-trade-what-is-the-afcfta.html

In today's episode our first ever guest, Blessy, talks about graduating from university with an Electronic Engineering degree and then securing a role as a software tester. He tells us about his experience of studying Electronic Engineering, why he transitioned to software testing, how he got the role, and more.

In our Tech in Africa segment, we talk about one of Nigeria's hottest haulage startup, Kobo360, and their recent $30 million funding round. We also talk about Africa's promising Free Trade Agreement and the impact it will have on companies like Kobo360.



------------------ LINKS -----------------------

https://techcabal.com/2019/08/08/africas-billion-dollar-free-trade-agreement-offers-hope-but-hard-work-lies-ahead/

https://techcabal.com/2019/08/14/kobo360-raises-us-30m-sets-its-sights-on-the-1-3-trillion-intra-african-trade-opportunity/

https://techcabal.com/2019/09/03/kobo360-officially-launches-in-kenya-amidst-an-increasingly-competitive-landscape/

https://www.trtworld.com/magazine/can-africa-s-free-trade-agreement-transform-the-continent-28176

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/11/africa-free-trade-what-is-the-afcfta.html

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