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Start and Make Stuff With Justin Spratt

African Tech Conversations

Start and Make Stuff With Justin Spratt

🟢 CLICK HERE to subscribe to the African Tech Roundup Podcast 🟢 What do you get when a Microsoft geek and an IBM nerd fall in love and make a baby? Justin Spratt, that's what. Discover how Justin (Quirk MD Africa) went from being a curious, ten-year-old “hacker”

8: Is This The Worst Internet Censorship Law Ever?

8: Is This The Worst Internet Censorship Law Ever?

🟢 CLICK HERE to subscribe to the African Tech Roundup Podcast 🟢 The internet is undoubtedly the untamed "wild west" of the modern technological age. To counteract the malicious threats that lie in wait for innocent users of the web (on and offline), South Africa's Film and Publication

Learning From Failure With Trevor Wolfe

African Tech Conversations

Learning From Failure With Trevor Wolfe

🟢 CLICK HERE to subscribe to the African Tech Roundup Podcast 🟢 A short while ago, we sat Trevor Wolfe down for a quiet chat. Trevor is Managing Director of crowdsourcing company Springleap. We found out how this achievement-oriented, American millennial has managed to pack a huge amount of valuable business

7: Mark Vs. Marek - Whose Hotel Booking Platform Reigns Supreme?

7: Mark Vs. Marek - Whose Hotel Booking Platform Reigns Supreme?

🟢 CLICK HERE to subscribe to the African Tech Roundup Podcast 🟢 Nigeria's tech scene was abuzz last week following Mark Essien's hotel booking platform Hotels.ng securing international investment co-led by Omidyar Network and the EchoVC Pan-Africa Fund. However, for undisclosed reasons the parties involved

6: Bitcoin and the Blockchain: Worth Embracing?

6: Bitcoin and the Blockchain: Worth Embracing?

🟢 CLICK HERE to subscribe to the African Tech Roundup Podcast 🟢 There seems to be three prevailing views on Bitcoin and the blockchain: 1. That it's a scam, 2. It's one of the most fascinating technological developments of the decade, and 3. It's just another

5: Open Source vs. Proprietary Software: What Is Best For Africa?

5: Open Source vs. Proprietary Software: What Is Best For Africa?

🟢 CLICK HERE to subscribe to the African Tech Roundup Podcast 🟢 As long as "Microsoft" remains synonymous with "Proprietary Software" the jury will be out on whether proprietary software is superior to Open Source Software (OSS). For many ardent proponents of OSS, this debate is mostly about

4: Are Tech and Innovation Hubs in Africa Effective?

4: Are Tech and Innovation Hubs in Africa Effective?

🟢 CLICK HERE to subscribe to the African Tech Roundup Podcast 🟢 Tech and innovation hubs are all the rage in Africa at the moment. With reportedly as many as 150 in existence from Cape to Cairo, these organisations are undoubtedly “da flava” in donor funding terms. However, it seems that the

3: What Is A Startup?

3: What Is A Startup?

🟢 CLICK HERE to subscribe to the African Tech Roundup Podcast 🟢 The word “startup” is often used loosely in the world of tech, and frequently worn as a badge of honour by individuals and organisations who aspire to the glamour commonly associated with modern-day entrepreneurship. In this week’s podcast,

2: Does Diversity Matter?

2: Does Diversity Matter?

🟢 CLICK HERE to subscribe to the African Tech Roundup Podcast 🟢 It’s Monday! Be sure to listen right through to the end of this week’s African Tech Round-up podcast to hear Tefo Mohapi and Andile Masuku debate the role of diversity in Africa’s tech industry– and business

1: Introducing The African Tech Round-up Podcast

1: Introducing The African Tech Round-up Podcast

Subscribe on iTunes [http://bit.ly/2cl7ISa] | Subscribe on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3Z3LxMD9ilV0cMYc9c9MMe] We're really excited to share the first African Tech Round-up podcast with all of you. Every Monday, co-hosts, Tefo Mohapi [http://twitter.com/tefomohapi] (iAfrikan Executive Editor & Tech Entrepreneur)