Resources

S2E3: Finding Fit - Opportunities in the Global South

August 13, 2020

Alexis Roman, Tayo Oviosu, Maelis Carraro, Adia Sowho, Fahim Saleh, Cikü Mugambi, Sayo Folawiyo, Justin Norman, Expansion, Global South, Latin America, Market Size, Southeast Asia, Strategy, Underpenetration, Catalyst Fund, Gokada, Helium Health, IFC, Migo, Paga,

S2E2: Global Ambition - Lessons from Tech Expansion

August 6, 2020

Osarumen Osamuyi, Ido Sum, Keith Davies, Wiza Jalakasi, Tayo Oviosu, Victor Basta, Sayo Folawiyo, Justin Norman, Expansion, Market Size, Fundraising, Strategy, Africa's Talking, Magister Advisors, Paga, The Subtext, TLcom Capital, Zoona,

S2E1: Co-Building The Future - High-Touch Venture Investing

July 30, 2020

Lwazi Wali, Aaron Fu, Adedana Ashebir, Sam Sturm, Erick Yong, Maelis Carraro, Selam Kebede, Sayo Folawiyo, Justin Norman, Accelerator, Corporate Venture Capital, Incubator, Talent Investing, Venture Building, Venture Capital, Antler, Catalyst Fund, Founders Factory Africa, Greentec Capital Partners, Village Capital,

Introducing The Flip Season Two

July 23, 2020

Victor Asemota, Lwazi Wali, Wiza Jalakasi, Adia Sowho, Tayo Oviosu, Vincent Li, Satoshi Shinada, Victor Basta, Ramatoulaye Adama Diallo, Justin Norman, , ,

Crisis-Induced Collaboration

May 21, 2020

Tokunboh Ishmael, Ory Okolloh, Peter Njonjo, Angela Nzioki, Sayo Folawiyo, Justin Norman, COVID-19, Partnerships, Alitheia Capital, Wasoko, Twiga Foods, Ushahidi,

Tokunboh Ishmael, Jon Gosier, Craig McLeod, Sayo Folawiyo, Justin Norman, Bootstrapping, COVID-19, Alitheia Capital, Appfrica, BoxCommerce,

Building Through Crises

April 30, 2020

Accessible Insurance for All - A Conversation with MicroEnsure's Richard Leftley

March 19, 2020

Richard Leftley, Justin Norman, Digitization, Distribution, Founder Stories, Informal Markets, Insurtech, Mass-Market Consumers, Microfinance Bank, Nonconsumption, Partnerships, MicroEnsure, Interview

A Conversation with Rebecca Enonchong

February 21, 2020

Rebecca Enonchong, Justin Norman, Ecosystem Building, Founder Stories, Regulation, AppsTech, Interview

S1E8: Context Matters - What Alternative Financing Models are Appropriate for This Ecosystem?

January 30, 2020

Genevieve Oni, Oluwasoga Oni, Joshua Romisher, Tine Fisker Henriksen, Lwazi Wali, Sayo Folawiyo, Justin Norman, Alex Lazarow, Temie Giwa-Tubosun, Blended Finance, Debt, Disruption, Equity, Fundraising, Grants, Impact Investing, Infrastructure, Leapfrogging, Venture Capital, Bertha Centre for Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Founders Factory Africa, LifeBank, MDaaS Global,

S1E7: In Pursuit of Scale - The Strategies of Africa-Focused Venture Investors

January 16, 2020

Justin Stanford, Chidinma Iwueke, Dayo Koleowo, Ido Sum, Peter Kisadha, Maxime Bayen, Lwazi Wali, Zachariah George, Alex Lazarow, Sayo Folawiyo, Justin Norman, Accelerator, Corporate Venture Capital, Equity, Expansion, Fundraising, Venture Capital, 4Di Capital, Digest Africa, Founders Factory Africa, Greentec Capital Partners, Microtraction, TLcom Capital,

S1E6: What Do Entrepreneurs Consider When Seeking Venture Capital?

January 2, 2020

Katlego Maphai, Keith Davies, Luke Dominique Warner, Eva Warigia, Ben White, Onyeka Akumah, Abolore Salami, Marcello Schermer, Sayo Folawiyo, Justin Norman, Angel Investing, Blended Finance, Bootstrapping, Crowdfunding, Debt, Equity, Fundraising, Grants, Venture Capital, EAVCA, Farmcrowdy, Intergreatme, Riby, VC4A, Yoco, Zoona,

S1E5: 1.2 Billion And Counting - How Do Entrepreneurs Look At Africa's Market Size?

December 19, 2019

Chinedu Azodoh, Ben White, Maxime Bayen, Osarumen Osamuyi, Benjamin Fernandes, Katlego Maphai, Jehiel Oliver, Sayo Folawiyo, Justin Norman, Expansion, Market Size, Market-Creating Innovations, Mobile Connectivity, Nonconsumption, Underpenetration, Greentec Capital Partners, Hello Tractor, MAX.ng, NALA, The Subtext, VC4A, Yoco,

S1E4: Reaching The Masses - A Conversation On Distribution

December 12, 2019

Aaron Fu, Maya Horgan Famodu, Maxime Bayen, Keith Davies, Katlego Maphai, Abolore Salami, Joanna Bichsel, Antonio Bruni, Sayo Folawiyo, Justin Norman, Agent Network, Business Models, Distribution, Informal Markets, Last-Mile Logistics, Mass-Market Consumers, Catalyst Fund, Greentec Capital Partners, Ingressive Capital, Kasha, Picup, Riby, Yoco, Zoona,

Marcello Schermer, Justin Norman, Leapfrogging, Yoco,

S1E3: On Leapfrogging

December 5, 2019

S1E2: Exploring Sustainable Business Models

November 28, 2019

Joanna Bichsel, Chinedu Azodoh, Erik Hersman, Jehiel Oliver, Sayo Folawiyo, Justin Norman, Tayo Oviosu, Adetayo Bamiduro, Business Models, Growth, Infrastructure, Strategy, Unit Economics, BRCK, Bwala, Hello Tractor, Kasha, MAX.ng,

S1E1: Solving Problems in Africa by Taking the Worm's Eye View

November 21, 2019

Erik Hersman, Ricky Rapa Thomson, David Gluckman, Onyeka Akumah, Sayo Folawiyo, Justin Norman, Mass-Market Consumers, Product, BRCK, SafeBoda, Lumkani, Farmcrowdy,

S1E0: Introducing The Flip

November 13, 2019

Sayo Folawiyo, Marcello Schermer, Maya Horgan Famodu, Joanna Bichsel, Justin Stanford, Tine Fisker Henriksen, Justin Norman, Product, ,

What does ride-hailing in Kenya show us about the prospects for digitally-mediated work in Africa?

January 30, 2023

Julie Zollmann, Ride Hailing, Jobtech, Platforms,

Rethinking Metrics in B2B Ecommerce

January 16, 2023

Deepankar Rustagi, B2B Commerce, Retail, Last-Mile Retail, Last-Mile Logistics, Informal Markets, Informal Merchants, FMCG, OmniRetail

DeFi 2.0: The Best of Both Worlds

October 9, 2022

Obi Emetarom, Steven Grin, Decentralized Finance, CBDCs, Regulation, Stablecoins, Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Appzone Group

Setting Up Product Teams for Enterprise Organizations

November 6, 2022

Ayodeji Fasore, Product, Product-Led Organizations, Appzone Group

The Future of Work is Digital Migration

October 23, 2022

, Labor Mobility, Networked State, Decentralization, Digital Migration, Future of Work,

State of The Flip, Year Three

December 4, 2022

, Media, Entrepreneurship, The Flip

, Cryptocurrency, Governance, Valuations, Venture Capital, Macroeconomics,

New News, Old Lessons

November 20, 2022

Capital Formation of the Future: How Africa's Development Will Be Financed

August 7, 2022

Sam Eyob, Obinna Okwodu, Decentralized Finance, Debt, Cryptocurrency, Cryptoassets, Warbler Labs

Sayo Folawiyo, Founder Stories, Founder-Led, Kandua

Founder Shorts

July 31, 2022

The Future of Work Meets Africa’s Youth Employment Puzzle

August 14, 2022

Paul Breloff, Future of Work, Youth Employment, Talent, Jobtech, Shortlist

There’s Never Been A Better Time to Invest in Africa’s Female Founders

September 11, 2022

Eloho Omame, Gender Lens Investing, Female Founders, Venture Capital, FirstCheck Africa, TLcom Capital

Lynk: Lessons Learned The Hard Way

September 25, 2022

Chris Maclay, Failure, Double-Sided Marketplace, Vertical SaaS, Platforms, Mercy Corps, Lynk, JobTech Alliance

Pave Investments: The Most Active Investor You Haven't Heard Of

August 28, 2022

Kwamena Afful, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Angel Investing, Limited Partners, Pave Investments, Microtraction

How does remote work affect local startup ecosystems?

May 22, 2022

, Remote Work, Future of Work, Talent, Compensation, Wage Arbitrage, Talent Flywheel,

, Future of Work, Andela for X, Rwanda, Digital Literacy, Urbanization, Mobile Connectivity, Wage Arbitrage, Remote Work, Andela, Caret, Hodi, GSMA

Wage Arbitrage

May 29, 2022

, Software-differentiated Hardware, Yoco, Twiga Foods

Software-Differentiated

June 5, 2022

How Startups Should Think About Third-Party Dependencies

July 17, 2022

, API Infrastructure, Strategy, Google, Kuda

Sabi: Platforming Trade in Africa

June 26, 2022

Anu Adedoyin Adasolum, Ademola Adesina, B2B Commerce, Verticalization, Asset Light, Sabi

The Anatomy of a Turnaround

July 24, 2022

Adia Sowho, Agritech, Strategy, Turnaround, Debt, Fintech, Thrive Agric

The Global Slowdown will be Short-Lived in Africa

July 10, 2022

Dare Okoudjou, Venture Capital, Fundraising, Ecosystem Building, MFS Africa

, Talent, Future of Work, Agent Economy, Caret, Hodi, Andela, TikTok

Talent Middlemen

June 19, 2022

Talent, Experience, and Risk

June 12, 2022

, Talent, Future of Work, Risk, Andela, Afrobility

, Regional Integration, Narrative,

African Solutions

May 15, 2022

, Agent Economy, Agent Network, B2B Commerce, Analog, Mobile Money, Cash, Mobile Network Operators, M-Pesa, Wasoko

The Agent Economy

May 9, 2022

, Employee Stock Options, Equity, Ownership,

Employee Ownership

May 1, 2022

Bamboo, Co-founder & COO, , S6E1: Why is only 2% of funding going to female founders?

Yanmo Omorogbe

Co-founder & COO, Bamboo

Co-founder & COO

Uncover, Co-founder & CEO, , S6E1: Why is only 2% of funding going to female founders?

Sneha Mehta

Co-founder & CEO, Uncover

Co-founder & CEO

Coronation Capital, Chairman, , S5E9: A Conversation with Access Bank's Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede

Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede

Chairman, Coronation Capital

Chairman

Norrsken22, General Partner, , Norrsken22: Investing $205 Million into African Startups

Lexi Novitske

General Partner, Norrsken22

General Partner

Norrsken22, Managing Partner, , Norrsken22: Investing $205 Million into African Startups

Natalie Kolbe

Managing Partner, Norrsken22

Managing Partner

Norrsken22, General Partner, , Norrsken22: Investing $205 Million into African Startups

Ngetha Waithaka

General Partner, Norrsken22

General Partner

Union54, CEO, , S5E7: How to Pivot with ChitChat's Perseus Mlambo

Perseus Mlambo

CEO, Union54

CEO

Y Combinator, Managing Director, , Bridging Africa and Silicon Valley with YC's Michael Seibel & Microtraction's Kwamena Afful

Michael Seibel

Managing Director, Y Combinator

Managing Director

Flutterwave, Founder & CEO, , S5E1: A Conversation with Flutterwave's Olugbenga 'GB' Agboola

Olugbenga ‘GB’ Agboola

Founder & CEO, Flutterwave

Founder & CEO

Momint, Co-founder & CEO, , NFTs at Work with Afropolitan's Eche Emole & Momint's Ahren Posthumus

Ahren Posthumus

Co-founder & CEO, Momint

Co-founder & CEO

Afropolitan, Co-founder, , NFTs at Work with Afropolitan's Eche Emole & Momint's Ahren Posthumus

Eche Emole

Co-founder, Afropolitan

Co-founder

Senior Product Manager, Stellar Development Foundation

Stellar Development Foundation, Senior Product Manager, , Eyes on Africa: Why Builders in the West are Focused on Crypto Across the Continent

Senior Product Manager

WalletConnect, COO, , "Decentralization, Wallets & Crypto Adoptoin"

Will White

COO, WalletConnect

COO

Lazerpay, Co-founder & CEO, , Inside the Lazerpay Shutdown: A Conversation with Njoku Emmanuel

Njoku Emmanuel

Co-founder & CEO, Lazerpay

Co-founder & CEO

Safi Protocol, Co-founder & COO, , Bringing DeFi Lending to the Real World

George Mosomi

Co-founder & COO, Safi Protocol

Co-founder & COO

Jia, Co-founder, , Bringing DeFi Lending to the Real World

Cheng Cheng

Co-founder, Jia

Co-founder

Bundle, CEO, , Africa's Peer-to-Peer Story

Emmanuel Babalola

CEO, Bundle

CEO

Fonbnk, Co-founder, , Africa's Peer-to-Peer Story

Michael Kimani

Co-founder, Fonbnk

Co-founder

MFS Africa, Regional Sales Director, , S4E10: The Future of Work Won't Look Like a Job

Cynthia Ponera

Regional Sales Director, MFS Africa

Regional Sales Director

Bitmama, Founder & CEO, , In Centralised Exchanges We Trust?

Ruth Iselema

Founder & CEO, Bitmama

Founder & CEO

Yellow Card, Co-founder & CEO, , In Centralised Exchanges We Trust?

Chris Maurice

Co-founder & CEO, Yellow Card

Co-founder & CEO

Microsoft, Managing Director, Africa Development Center, , S4E9: The Role of Big Tech in the Future of Work

Catherine Muraga

Managing Director, Africa Development Center, Microsoft

Managing Director, Africa Development Center

Google, Managing Director - Sub-Saharan Africa, , S4E9: The Role of Big Tech in the Future of Work

Nitin Gajria

Managing Director - Sub-Saharan Africa, Google

Managing Director - Sub-Saharan Africa