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  • Ep 2.15: Diagnosing Big techs influence on innovation in Ghana with Emmanuel A. Gamor, Senior Manager, MTN

    Big techs have helped accelerate growth in Ghana’s tech ecosystem in the past with the presence and activation of Google Ghana, YouTube, Facebook and now with the presence of Google AI office and MTN Ghana. In this episode, we diagnose their impact on innovation in Ghana with Emmanuel A. Gamor current Senior Manager at MTN…

  • Ep 2.14: Building tech to support MSME trade with Irina Oduro, CEO of Verifibuy

    Verifibuy (formerly Kudigo) was recently named one of the fastest-growing companies in Africa by the Financial Times, in this episode, we spoke with Verifibuy’s CEO Irina Oduro about how they are building technology to support commerce activities of micro, small and medium enterprises in Ghana and Nigeria.

  • Ep 2.13: Making B2B payments possible with Ebenezer Ghanney, CEO of WeWire

    Ebenezer Ghanney founded WeWire to make B2B payments possible for all businesses across the world after leaving Yellowcard where he was employee number one in Ghana and led business operations. In this episode, we learn about his journey as an entrepreneur, building WeWire and his general thoughts on the fintech industry in Ghana and globally.

  • Ep 2.12: 7 years of covering Ghana’s tech ecosystem with Joseph-Albert Kuuire, Editor, Tech Labari

    In 2017, Joseph-Albert Kuuire founded Tech Labari to address the increasing demand for high-quality local tech reporting on Ghana’s tech ecosystem. In this episode of Building Bytes, we chat with him about their seven-year journey as a tech news publication covering Ghana and Africa as a whole.

  • Ep 2.11: Building a community for Wikipedia editors with Sandister Tei, Co-founder of Wikimedia Ghana User Group

    In 2012 Sandister Tei co-founded Wikimedia Ghana User Group a community of volunteer editors focused on improving and promoting Wikipedia’s knowledge projects in Ghana. In this episode, we ‘delved’ into the birth of the community, and the role they play in advancing digital literacy among others.

  • Ep 2.10: Building Accessible Products with Derrick Omari, Accessibility Expert

    For most software businesses in Ghana, accessibility is an afterthought but in this conversation with Derrick Omari, we learn about why building inclusive products is a good business case and how to approach this mind shift.

  • Ep 2.9: Building & exiting a Regtech in Ghana with Paul Damalie, Exited Founder of Appruve

    We had an exciting conversation with Paul Damalie who recently exited his startup Appruve to Smile ID. We learnt about the early days of Appruve, what inspired the exit and what Paul is up to these days at Damalie Innovation Holdings Group.

  • Ep 2.8: Diagnosing Real Product Market Fit with Bright Ahedor, Startup mentor at MEST Africa

    What are the indications of a real product market for African startups? What does it take to achieve real product market fit?  We got answers for these and more in our conversation with Bright Ahedo Serial Entrepreneur, co-founder of Kudigo and Startup mentor at MEST Africa with over a decade of experience building, leading and…

  • Ep 2.15: Diagnosing Big techs influence on innovation in Ghana with Emmanuel A. Gamor, Senior Manager, MTN

    Big techs have helped accelerate growth in Ghana’s tech ecosystem in the past with the presence and activation of Google Ghana, YouTube, Facebook and now with the presence of Google AI office and MTN Ghana. In this episode, we diagnose their impact on innovation in Ghana with Emmanuel A. Gamor current Senior Manager at MTN…

  • Ep 2.14: Building tech to support MSME trade with Irina Oduro, CEO of Verifibuy

    Verifibuy (formerly Kudigo) was recently named one of the fastest-growing companies in Africa by the Financial Times, in this episode, we spoke with Verifibuy’s CEO Irina Oduro about how they are building technology to support commerce activities of micro, small and medium enterprises in Ghana and Nigeria.

  • Ep 2.13: Making B2B payments possible with Ebenezer Ghanney, CEO of WeWire

    Ebenezer Ghanney founded WeWire to make B2B payments possible for all businesses across the world after leaving Yellowcard where he was employee number one in Ghana and led business operations. In this episode, we learn about his journey as an entrepreneur, building WeWire and his general thoughts on the fintech industry in Ghana and globally.

  • Ep 2.12: 7 years of covering Ghana’s tech ecosystem with Joseph-Albert Kuuire, Editor, Tech Labari

    In 2017, Joseph-Albert Kuuire founded Tech Labari to address the increasing demand for high-quality local tech reporting on Ghana’s tech ecosystem. In this episode of Building Bytes, we chat with him about their seven-year journey as a tech news publication covering Ghana and Africa as a whole.

  • Ep 2.11: Building a community for Wikipedia editors with Sandister Tei, Co-founder of Wikimedia Ghana User Group

    In 2012 Sandister Tei co-founded Wikimedia Ghana User Group a community of volunteer editors focused on improving and promoting Wikipedia’s knowledge projects in Ghana. In this episode, we ‘delved’ into the birth of the community, and the role they play in advancing digital literacy among others.

  • Ep 2.10: Building Accessible Products with Derrick Omari, Accessibility Expert

    For most software businesses in Ghana, accessibility is an afterthought but in this conversation with Derrick Omari, we learn about why building inclusive products is a good business case and how to approach this mind shift.

  • Ep 2.9: Building & exiting a Regtech in Ghana with Paul Damalie, Exited Founder of Appruve

    We had an exciting conversation with Paul Damalie who recently exited his startup Appruve to Smile ID. We learnt about the early days of Appruve, what inspired the exit and what Paul is up to these days at Damalie Innovation Holdings Group.

  • Ep 2.8: Diagnosing Real Product Market Fit with Bright Ahedor, Startup mentor at MEST Africa

    What are the indications of a real product market for African startups? What does it take to achieve real product market fit?  We got answers for these and more in our conversation with Bright Ahedo Serial Entrepreneur, co-founder of Kudigo and Startup mentor at MEST Africa with over a decade of experience building, leading and…

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