Inside the Techosystem Chuka and Emmanuel

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.



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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


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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


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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


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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


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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?


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