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Hi Admins 👋🏾 this is where tech meets business, and the group chat...finally gets a microphone. Hosted by Dominic Mulinda and Evans Munene, this podcast dives into the stories, trends, and debates shaping the tech ecosystem. From global headlines to the realities of building in Africa. Expect smart takes, nerdy breakdowns, startup highlights, and the kind of banter that happens when two tech operators have opinions… and a microphone. If you care about tech, business, and what’s really happening behind the dashboards - you’re in the right place :) A MY TECH STORY AFRICA PRODUCTION.

  1. 1d ago

    The Rules No Business Can Escape

    On this episode of Admin Access, Dominic and Evans unpack the simple rules every business lives or dies by, guided by a book Evans has been reading, and bring back the question the Twiga episode left open: why do startups really fail?Evans makes his case, citing that behind the market forces and the funding stories, most businesses come down to how much they sell, how much they spend on what they need to make it, and how much it costs to keep the business running. The goal is to grow sales while keeping the other two as low as possible. He argues that investment complicates this, because money pays for making and running a business, while sales have to come from customers. Every raise becomes a bet that customers will show up in the numbers investors imagined, and a startup valued on sales it has yet to make starts the race already behind, with its costs growing faster than its demand. They get into why cutting costs looks like failure to the outside world even when a company is simply becoming more efficient, and why every funding round demands a bigger story than the last. They also question how some companies survive for years without making a profit. Evans’s working theory is that the business itself has value, through its brand, its people and its customers, and that deeper markets give struggling companies more time to find a buyer. The episode wraps with advice for founders to be honest about what you actually sell and what it costs you to get there, because the numbers will catch up one way or another.To keep up with Dominic’s and Evan's Journey, check out their LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/dominic-mulinda/https://www.linkedin.com/in/evans-kanyithia-munene _______________________________________________________________Join Dominic & Evans as they explore the world of tech and share their bold takes with guests on Admin AccessSubscribe to our podcast, drop a like, comment, and hit the notification bell to stay updated with our latest content.Don't forget to spread the word! Sharing is caring! 🌟Follow us on social media:📸 Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/adminaccess_💼 LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/company/admin-access/ ♪ TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@admin.access_ Interested in partnering with us? Drop us an email at: contact@adminacccess.tech 📧

  2. Oct 14

    The $16B Refinery: Who Really Takes The Risk?

    On this episode of Admin Access, Dominic and Evans unpack Aliko Dangote’s $16 billion refinery in Lamu, where ground was broken on 30 September with Kenya’s president and several regional leaders in attendance. Dominic separates it from Dangote’s IPO, which relates to the existing Lagos refinery, and frames the Lamu project around three questions nobody has fully answered: whose oil, whose money, and what is in the contract.Dominic walks through a refinery planned for 700,000 barrels a day, alongside a 1,000 megawatt power plant sending half its output to the Kenyan grid. Evans asks why Kenya and not Tanga, and the pair dig into the crude supply problem: Turkana’s projected output, far larger than the operator’s first-phase figure, the missing pipeline to Lamu, Uganda’s crude tied to the pipeline to Tanga, and a rival refinery plan on the Tanzanian coast. With Kenya using about 116,000 barrels a day and the wider region roughly 450,000, Dominic argues the refinery is built for a market much larger than the one it sits in, which raises questions about exports, fuel imports and protection for local refining.They also look at a project reportedly funded about 70% by debt, Kenya’s proposed stake coming from the new National Infrastructure Fund seeded by the Kenya Pipeline IPO and the Safaricom stake sale, and Uganda’s quiet bet through its own stake in Kenya Pipeline, which Dominic reads as Museveni hedging whichever way Tanga goes. Evans pushes back on the idea that business confidentiality should apply when governments are involved, and Dominic points to the Adani deal that collapsed after its details leaked, and to the court cases already underway.The episode wraps with the bigger question of energy independence. They agree the refinery brings jobs and power, and Dominic calls it an energy upgrade that leaves the independence question open. They split on demand: Dominic expects electric vehicles to take a significant share of the road within a decade, while Evans leans on the Lindy effect and expects things that already exist to keep existing.To keep up with Dominic’s and Evan's Journey, check out their LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/dominic-mulinda/https://www.linkedin.com/in/evans-kanyithia-munene_______________________________________________________________Join Dominic & Evans as they explore the world of tech and share their bold takes with guests on Admin AccessSubscribe to our podcast, drop a like, comment, and hit the notification bell to stay updated with our latest content.Don't forget to spread the word! Sharing is caring! 🌟Follow us on social media:📸 Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/adminaccess_💼 LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/company/admin-access/ ♪ TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@admin.access_ Interested in partnering with us? Drop us an email at: contact@adminacccess.tech 📧

  3. Sep 30

    Uber vs Africa: The Problem With Scaling Fast

    On this episode of Admin Access, Dominic and Evans dig into Uber's exit from Nigeria and Uganda, and what it means for two assumptions that have long gone unchallenged in tech: blitzscaling and Africa as the next big market. Dominic argues Uber's downfall in its largest African market comes down to one thing, they never had a defensible moat. They didn't own the drivers, the cars or the customers, which meant they could only ever compete on cost, funding their way to scale rather than owning it outright.The duo unpack what actually makes a moat work, network effects for Meta, ecosystem lock in for Apple and Google, and why Uber's software layer was never enough on its own. That leads into a wider debate on whether blitzscaling is dead or simply was never bulletproof without something defensible underneath it.From there, the conversation turns to the "Africa is the next big market" assumption, using AI adoption as a litmus test. Evans makes the case that population size and smartphone access don't automatically translate into spending power, and that the money still flows disproportionately from the US and Europe even in supposedly saturated markets. Dominic pushes on whether it's really about purchasing power or about undercutting competition from Bolt and inDrive eating into Uber's already thin margins.The episode closes with a look at Tesla's cybercab strategy, and why owning the fleet outright might finally deliver the business model Uber always wanted, along with a more reflective moment on what "success" really means for a startup once reality, and administration, catches up with the hype.To keep up with Dominic’s and Evan's Journey, check out their LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/dominic-mulinda/https://www.linkedin.com/in/evans-kanyithia-munene_______________________________________________________________Join Dominic & Evans as they explore the world of tech and share their bold takes with guests on Admin AccessSubscribe to our podcast, drop a like, comment, and hit the notification bell to stay updated with our latest content.Don't forget to spread the word! Sharing is caring! 🌟Follow us on social media:📸 Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/adminaccess_💼 LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/company/admin-access/ ♪ TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@admin.access_ Interested in partnering with us? Drop us an email at: contact@adminacccess.tech 📧

  4. Sep 23

    Disruptor or Middleman? The Business Model That Broke Twiga Foods

    On this episode of Admin Access, Dominic and Evans unpack the collapse of Twiga Foods, the Kenyan agritech that raised over $185 million before splitting into two companies and landing in administration. Dominic makes his case for the episode: Twiga didn't die when it went into administration, it was already dead long before, administration just made it official.The pair trace Twiga's arc from its 2014 founding by ex-Coca-Cola exec Peter Njonjo, built on cutting out the brokers between smallholder farmers and mama mbogas, through its pivot into non-perishables, its own trucking fleet and depots, and eventually buying a 650-hectare farm that undercut its original thesis. Evans makes the case that Twiga never really disrupted Marikiti-style informal markets, it just tried to out-compete them, subsidised by venture money rather than by fixing the underlying margins.They get into the mechanics of venture funding itself, why a plateau reads as decline, why growth has to compound year on year, and why "administration" is really just the moment the music stops. That leads into the leaked "Project Easter" slides, a strip-it-for-parts scenario that Dominic argues is standard practice elsewhere but nearly impossible to execute transparently under Kenyan and African insolvency law. Dominic draws a parallel to Boeing offloading Wisk and its autonomous units, and to Google's acquisition of Motorola for patents alone.The episode wraps with a detour into Bending Spoons, the Italian company quietly buying up "yesteryear" SaaS names like Evernote, Airtable, Meetup and WeTransfer once they've fallen from grace, and why African markets don't yet have a legal path for that kind of second-life acquisition. Evans closes with an ecosystem metaphor: dying companies aren't wasted, they're the insects that recycle value back through the system.To keep up with Dominic’s and Evan's Journey, check out their LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/dominic-mulinda/https://www.linkedin.com/in/evans-kanyithia-munene_______________________________________________________________Join Dominic & Evans as they explore the world of tech and share their bold takes with guests on Admin AccessSubscribe to our podcast, drop a like, comment, and hit the notification bell to stay updated with our latest content.Don't forget to spread the word! Sharing is caring! 🌟Follow us on social media:📸 Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/adminaccess_💼 LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/company/admin-access/ ♪ TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@admin.access_ Interested in partnering with us? Drop us an email at: contact@adminacccess.tech 📧

  5. Sep 9

    The Acquisition Game: What Makes a Startup Worth Buying?

    On this episode of Admin Access, Dominic and Evans run through a rapid-fire "Skill or Luck," rating five different startup scenarios and taking their own verdict on each.They start with whether raising money is skill or luck, with both agreeing it's skill , surviving investor due diligence, where every backer probes something different, from product to finances to vision, takes a rigor that can't be faked, even scammers need it.The conversation moves into getting acquired by big tech, where both again land on skill. Evans argues that standing out enough to be bought, in a market flooded with copycats, means either being genuinely exceptional or genuinely threatening, while Dominic pushes it further with acqui-hires specifically, arguing that when a company buys the people and not the business, that's skill in its purest form.It carries into layoffs, where the mood shifts. Evans calls it luck, arguing that mass layoffs are rarely personal but a blunt instrument driven by shifting business priorities, while Dominic agrees with the framing, adding that you can be the best in your field and still be in the wrong department at the wrong time.Things get genuinely contentious on fundraising in a down market versus an up market. Dominic holds firm on skill, arguing that investor conversations are still one-on-one so skilled founders can always reframe their pitch, while Evans argues that heavily-funded businesses get locked into cost structures that leave them fragile when the market turns, pointing to Samsung and SK Hynix as proof that even giants get swept up in swings they didn't create.The episode wraps up with the sharpest question of the day: what happens when a new competitor or technology suddenly wipes out your edge overnight. Evans calls it luck, arguing that no one, not even Google, could have predicted the exact shift that would catch them off guard. Dominic counters that it's the reaction that matters most, pointing to Zapier and Nintendo as proof that adapting to the unexpected is where real skill shows up.To keep up with Dominic’s and Evan's Journey, check out their LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/dominic-mulinda/https://www.linkedin.com/in/evans-kanyithia-munene_______________________________________________________________Join Dominic & Evans as they explore the world of tech and share their bold takes with guests on Admin AccessSubscribe to our podcast, drop a like, comment, and hit the notification bell to stay updated with our latest content.Don't forget to spread the word! Sharing is caring! 🌟Follow us on social media:📸 Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/adminaccess_💼 LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/company/admin-access/ ♪ TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@admin.access_ Interested in partnering with us? Drop us an email at: contact@adminacccess.tech 📧

  6. Aug 26

    Founder Hype & the Rush to Build: Why Everyone Wants a Piece

    On this episode of Admin Access, Dominic and Evans put down the banter for a stretch and run through a rapid-fire "Agree or Disagree," taking opposing sides on some of tech and business's most divisive questions.They start with whether TikTok is really a media company masquerading as a tech company, before moving into whether founders should be replaced once a company outgrows them.The conversation shifts to Africa's fintech landscape, with Evans arguing the continent is still too close to unsolved problems to slow down, while Dominic leaves it to the market to decide. It carries into venture capital, and whether chasing funding rounds has become the default playbook rather than the exception.Things get genuinely contentious on AI, when the question of whether the next trillion-dollar company will come from those building their own AI model is posed. Evans argues that owning the model is non-negotiable at that scale, while Dominic maintains it's the product, not the infrastructure, that ultimately wins.The episode wraps up with the question of whether being a tech founder has become a status symbol. Evans argues that it has, calling it simply the next evolution of "entrepreneur" as the buzzword of choice. Dominic counters that it's actually the opposite, in his circles, building in tech has become so commoditized and expected that it barely signals anything at all anymore.To keep up with Dominic’s and Evan's Journey, check out their LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/dominic-mulinda/https://www.linkedin.com/in/evans-kanyithia-munene__Join Dominic & Evans as they explore the world of tech and share their bold takes with guests on Admin AccessSubscribe to our podcast, drop a like, comment, and hit the notification bell to stay updated with our latest content.Don't forget to spread the word! Sharing is caring! 🌟Follow us on social media:📸 Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/adminaccess_💼 LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/company/admin-access/ ♪ TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@admin.access_ Interested in partnering with us? Drop us an email at: contact@adminacccess.tech 📧

  7. Jul 30

    Three Tech Debates. One Brutal Comment Section. | The 1k Sub Special

    On this special episode of Admin Access, Dominic and Evans mark the milestone of reaching 1,000 subscribers by reacting to audience comments, sparking honest debates on some of tech’s biggest questions.The hosts start with AI's quiet takeover of creative work, from AI-generated "slop" flooding social feeds to AI music good enough to fool a cab driver mid-ride. But the real insight isn't doom, it's a harder truth about human behavior: production quality will only keep improving, and the values we claim to hold around craftsmanship rarely match what we actually consume. From there, the pair revisit an old take that hasn't aged well, Dominic's early skepticism about Ferrari's EV strategy, and get called out by a sharp, car-literate audience member who makes the case that Ferrari's anti-EV stance is actually the most "Ferrari" move the brand could make, refusing to build what everyone else is building.The episode closes on the show's favorite recurring argument: are prediction markets just gambling with better branding? Using real examples, from a politician betting against his own confirmed appearance at the State of the Union to everyday risk decisions like staying home during unrest, Dominic and Evans dig into where speculation ends and gambling begins.Evans draws the line at manufactured risk versus risk that already exists, and who you're actually betting against, a bookie's fixed odds versus an opposing opinion on an exchange. Dominic pushes back with his own framework built on time horizon and participation, arguing that dopamine-driven, low-effort bets sit closer to gambling than long-term, high-participation ones like building a business. Neither fully convinces the other, but that's exactly the point.To keep up with Dominic’s and Evan's Journey, check out their LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/dominic-mulinda/https://www.linkedin.com/in/evans-kanyithia-munene_______________________________________________________________Join Dominic & Evans as they explore the world of tech and share their bold takes with guests on Admin AccessSubscribe to our podcast, drop a like, comment, and hit the notification bell to stay updated with our latest content.Don't forget to spread the word! Sharing is caring! 🌟Follow us on social media:📸 Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/adminaccess_💼 LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/company/admin-access/ ♪ TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@admin.access_ Interested in partnering with us? Drop us an email at: contact@adminacccess.tech 📧

  8. Jul 23

    The $1 Billion Bet That Could Rewrite Venture Capital

    On this episode of Admin Access, Dominic and Evans turn their attention to a funding story quietly rewriting the venture playbook: General Catalyst's $1 billion bet on IM8, David Beckham's longevity brand.With no equity, no fixed repayment schedule, no maturity date, and no collateral, the hosts break down what it actually means to fund a business on capped revenue alone, and why a traditional VC would choose this route over the stock they'd normally chase.But the excitement comes with a harder question sitting right underneath it: if capital is fungible and it's flowing hard toward Frontier AI labs, what does that mean for every non-Frontier business competing for the capital left behind?Dominic and Evans debate whether this is private equity's playbook in reverse, isolating the one part of a business that already works instead of buying the whole thing to fix it, drawing parallels to a weak top of funnel as a specific, fundable slice rather than a whole-company problem.The hosts also explore whether more capital is always the answer, pulling in the Zappos lesson that businesses die more from constipation than starvation, and why founders chasing a billion dollars might be inventing problems they don't actually have.The two land on the Kenyan real estate case study, developers who took on more capital than their capacity could handle, and unpack what that says about knowing exactly where capital should go versus simply chasing the biggest check. Because the real strategic question for any African founder isn't "how much can I raise?" but "where in my business would capital actually act like a slot machine?To keep up with Dominic’s and Evan's Journey, check out their LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/dominic-mulinda/https://www.linkedin.com/in/evans-kanyithia-munene_______________________________________________________________Join Dominic & Evans as they explore the world of tech and share their bold takes with guests on Admin AccessSubscribe to our podcast, drop a like, comment, and hit the notification bell to stay updated with our latest content.Don't forget to spread the word! Sharing is caring! 🌟Follow us on social media:📸 Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/adminaccess_💼 LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/company/admin-access/ ♪ TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@admin.access_ Interested in partnering with us? Drop us an email at: contact@adminacccess.tech

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Hi Admins 👋🏾 this is where tech meets business, and the group chat...finally gets a microphone. Hosted by Dominic Mulinda and Evans Munene, this podcast dives into the stories, trends, and debates shaping the tech ecosystem. From global headlines to the realities of building in Africa. Expect smart takes, nerdy breakdowns, startup highlights, and the kind of banter that happens when two tech operators have opinions… and a microphone. If you care about tech, business, and what’s really happening behind the dashboards - you’re in the right place :) A MY TECH STORY AFRICA PRODUCTION.

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