Resources

Olugbenga 'GB' Agboola: Hard-Earned Lessons Building Flutterwave

September 21, 2023

Olugbenga ‘GB’ Agboola, Fintech, Nigeria, IPO, Exits, Expansion, Product, Remittances, Infrastructure, Flutterwave,

NFTs at Work with Afropolitan's Eche Emole & Momint's Ahren Posthumus

July 20, 2023

Eche Emole, Ahren Posthumus, Web3, Cryptocurrency, NFTs, Networked State, Digital Assets, Blockchain, Afropolitan, Momint, SunCash,

Why Crypto Needs Africa with Yoseph Ayele

July 6, 2023

Yoseph Ayele, Gwera Kiwana, Justin Norman, Web3, Cryptocurrency, Decentralization, Ethereum, Ethereum Foundation,

Global Crypto's Focus on Africa with Visa's Cuy Sheffield & Stellar's Tori Samples

June 22, 2023

Tori Samples, Cuy Sheffield, Gwera Kiwana, Justin Norman, Cryptocurrency, Web3, Remittances, Cross-Border Payments, NFTs, Visa, Stellar Development Foundation, MFS Africa,

Wallets & Crypto Adoption with Nestcoin's Yele Bademosi & WalletConnect's Will White

June 8, 2023

Will White, Yele Bademosi, Gwera Kiwana, Justin Norman, Cryptocurrency, Decentralization, Wallets, Crypto Wallets, Non-Custodial Wallets, Web3, WalletConnect, Onboard, Nestcoin,

Inside the Lazerpay Shutdown: A Conversation with Njoku Emmanuel

May 25, 2023

Njoku Emmanuel, Gwera Kiwana, Justin Norman, Cryptocurrency, Stablecoins, Failure, Venture Capital, Fundraising, Lazerpay,

Bringing DeFi Lending to the Real World

May 11, 2023

Cheng Cheng, George Mosomi, Gwera Kiwana, Justin Norman, Decentralized Finance, Credit, Protocols, Cryptocurrency, Stablecoins, Jia, Safi Protocol, Africa DeFi Alliance,

Africa's Peer-to-Peer Story

April 25, 2023

Michael Kimani, Emmanuel Babalola, Gwera Kiwana, Justin Norman, Cryptocurrency, P2P Payments, Peer-to-Peer, Fonbnk, Bundle,

The Future of Work Won't Look Like a Job

April 13, 2023

Chris Maclay, Sayo Folawiyo, Justin Norman, Cynthia Ponera, Future of Work, Jobtech, Platforms, JobTech Alliance, Kandua,

In Centralised Exchanges We Trust?

April 11, 2023

Chris Maurice, Ruth Iselema, Gwera Kiwana, Justin Norman, Cryptocurrency, Centralized Exchanges, Yellow Card, Bitmama,

The Role of Big Tech in the Future of Work

April 6, 2023

Nitin Gajria, Catherine Muraga, Gwera Kiwana, Justin Norman, Future of Work, Talent, Big Tech, Ecosystem Building, Compensation, Google, Microsoft,

Stablecoins: Africa's Killer Crypto App

March 30, 2023

Joao Reginatto, Ngozi Dozie, Cryptocurrency, Stablecoins, USDC, Cross-Border Payments, Circle, Carbon,

Gwera Kiwana, Justin Norman, Cryptocurrency, Stablecoins, Decentralized Finance, Regulation, crypto@scale,

Introducing crypto@scale

March 28, 2023

The Future of Work is Standardization

March 23, 2023

Gregory Rockson, Peter Njonjo, Marlon Chigwende, Sayo Folawiyo, Justin Norman, Future of Work, Informal Markets, Standardization, Conversion Franchising, Vertical SaaS, B2B Commerce, SMEs, Formalization, Pharma, Twiga Foods, mPharma,

The Future of Work is Vertical Platforms

March 16, 2023

Chris Maclay, Sayo Folawiyo, Njavwa Mutambo, Louise Fox, Degbola Abudu, Justin Norman, Future of Work, Vertical SaaS, Platforms, Jobtech, Embedded Finance, JobTech Alliance, Mercy Corps, Kandua, Caantin,

The Future of Work Needs Training

March 9, 2023

Adewale Yusuf, Carlin Henikoff , Chris Quintero, Ope Bukola, Ali Ouedraogo, Tolu Agunbiade, Sharmi Surianarain, Mark Schoeman, Justin Norman, Future of Work, Edtech, Skills Building, Education, AltSchool Africa, TalentQL, Stack Shift, Kibo School,

The Future of Work is Matching

March 2, 2023

Jeremy Johnson, Hilda Kragha, Mona Mourshed, Mxolisi Msutwana, Sayo Folawiyo, Justin Norman, Future of Work, Workforce Programs, Job Matching, Demand-Led, The African Talent Company, Generation: You Employed, Kandua,

Building Africa's Outsourcing Industry - A Case Study

February 26, 2023

Mark Schoeman, Sharmi Surianarain, Funmi Dele-Giwa, Sayo Folawiyo, Justin Norman, Future of Work, Global Business Services, Talent, Genesis Analytics, Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator, MFS Africa, Kandua,

The Future of Work is Remote

February 23, 2023

Jeremy Johnson, Fred Swaniker, Paul Breloff, Tolu Agunbiade, Christian Bwakira, Future of Work, Remote Work, Andela for X, Andela, African Leadership Group, Shortlist, Caret,

The Future of Work is Local Jobs - A Case Study

February 19, 2023

Carolina Pan, Paul Breloff, Rashi Gupta, Justin Norman, Future of Work, Decentralized Renewable Energy, Renewable Energy, Off-Grid Solar, Climate, Power for All,

The Future of Work Starts with Farming

February 16, 2023

Louise Fox, Jerry Parkes, Dare Okoudjou, Sayo Folawiyo, Justin Norman, Future of Work, Agritech, Agriprocessing, Private Equity, Agriculture, Brookings Institution, Injaro Investments,

Introducing The Flip Season Four: The Future of Work

February 9, 2023

Jeremy Johnson, Hilda Kragha, Fred Swaniker, Louise Fox, Future of Work, Andela, The African Talent Company, African Leadership Group, Brookings Institution,

S3E9: The Ownership Economy

February 17, 2022

Cuy Sheffield, Luke Kyohere, Mr Eazi, Sayo Folawiyo, Justin Norman, Seyi Taylor, Web3, NFTs, Cryptocurrency, Decentralization, Ownership, Visa, emPawa Africa,

S3E8: The Creator Economy

February 10, 2022

Boniswa Sidwaba, Mr Eazi, Jason Njoku, Zamandlovu Ndlovu, Sayo Folawiyo, Justin Norman, Tayo Aina, Music, Creator Economy, 1000 True Fans, Aggregators, TikTok, emPawa Africa, Iroko, YouTube,

Affiong Williams, Ikenna Nzewi, Jacobus Els, William Luyinda, Sayo Folawiyo, Justin Norman, Agritech, Agriprocessing, ReelFruit, Releaf, Revolute Systems, EzyAgric,

S3E7: From Farm to Table

November 25, 2021

, Venture Capital, Fundraising, Market-Creating Innovations,

Report Season (TFN #38)

January 24, 2021

Digital Sachetization (TFN #37)

January 17, 2021

, Market Size, Fundraising, Risk,

The History of the Future (TFN #36)

January 10, 2021

, Silicon Valley, Exits, PayPal

, Talent Flywheel, Talent, Ecosystem Building,

Talent Loops

January 9, 2022

State of The Flip, Year Two

December 11, 2021

, Media, 1000 True Fans, Business Models, Venture Capital, The Flip

Global Fintechs are Failing Users in Africa

December 4, 2021

, Fintech, KYC, Anti-Money Laundering, Fraud, Risk,

Pan-African Cooperation - If Not Now, When?

November 27, 2021

Dare Okoudjou, Trade, Air Travel, AfCFTA, Regional Integration, Regulation,

Healthcare is a Wicked Problem

November 20, 2021

, Healthtech, Fragmentation,

Enabling Cross-Border Trade

November 13, 2021

Dare Okoudjou, Trade, Regional Integration, Migration, Remittances, Infrastructure, Fintech, Cross-Border Payments, MFS Africa, Beyonic

The Connected Convenience Store

November 6, 2021

, Retail, Informal Markets, Informal Merchants, Agent Economy, B2B Commerce, Wasoko, Twiga Foods, Copia Global

The Infrastructure Paradox

October 30, 2021

Miishe Addy, Infrastructure, Logistics, Last-Mile Logistics, Ports, Containerization, Jetstream Africa, Kobo360

Specialization-as-a-Service

October 23, 2021

, Specialization, API Infrastructure, Fintech, Rally Cap Ventures, Stripe, Paystack

, Regulation, Fintech, Regional Integration, ECOWAS, AfCFTA, Zambia, Nigeria,

Working with Regulators

October 16, 2021

Digital Payments! But When?

October 9, 2021

Tosin Eniolorunda, Fintech, Informal Markets, Mobile Money, Agent Network, Brazil, Digital Payments, GSMA, TeamApt

Rankings and Progress

October 2, 2021

, Ecosystem Building,

, Informal Markets, B2B Commerce, Retail, Narrative,

It's the Economy, Stupid

September 25, 2021

Bringing DeFi to the Real World

September 18, 2021

Sam Eyob, Web3, Decentralized Finance, Cryptocurrency, Debt, Credit, Goldfinch

, Fintech, Full-Stack, Verticalization, Fundraising, Wave, OPay

Full-Stack Fintech

September 11, 2021

, Population Growth, Play-to-Earn, Risk,

Rule #1: Pull The Goalie

September 4, 2021

, Fundraising, Valuations, Venture Capital, Nigeria, Compounding, Flywheels, Ecosystem Building, Risk, OPay

Compound Valuations

August 28, 2021

(How) Does Crypto Win in Africa?

August 21, 2021

, Cryptocurrency, Web3, Decentralized Finance, Regulation, Nigeria, NFTs, Nonconsumption, Goldfinch

Ownership & Incentive Alignment

August 14, 2021

, Ownership, Underutilized Fixed Assets, Ride Hailing, Wage Arbitrage, Platforms, Web3, DAOs,

Criticisms and Time Horizons

August 7, 2021

Ham Serunjogi, Valuations, Optimism, Time Horizons, Chipper Cash

Spinning The Ecosystem's Flywheel

July 31, 2021

Rachel Balsham, Ecosystem Building, Flywheels, Growth-Stage Startups, South Africa, Exits, Mergers & Acquisitions, Yoco, MFS Africa, Beyonic

, Play-to-Earn, Web3, Risk, Axie Infinity

Another New New Thing

July 24, 2021

Wasoko, Founder & Global CEO, Wasoko: Powering Last-Mile Retail, S3E5: Problem Solving for Fragmented Retail, S3E4: Journey to the Last Mile

Daniel Yu

Founder & Global CEO, Wasoko

Founder & Global CEO

Kwara, Co-founder & CEO, , Digitizing Community Banking with Kwara's Cynthia Wandia

Cynthia Wandia

Co-founder & CEO, Kwara

Co-founder & CEO

Visa, Head of Crypto, , S3E9: The Ownership Economy

Cuy Sheffield

Head of Crypto, Visa

Head of Crypto

BoxCommerce, CEO, , Building Through Crises

Craig McLeod

CEO, BoxCommerce

CEO

IFC, Associate Investment Officer, , S2E4: From Idea to Exit - A Startup Fundraising Journey, S2E3: Finding Fit - Opportunities in the Global South

Cikü Mugambi

Associate Investment Officer, IFC

Associate Investment Officer

Vodacom Group, Head of M-Pesa, Where are the flying cars?, Mobile money and the power of defaults, Fintech for Cash-First Markets with Nomanini's Vahid Monadjem, "S2E7: Telcos, PalmPay, and the Future of Mobile Financial Services"

Chris Williamson

Head of M-Pesa, Vodacom Group

Head of M-Pesa

MAX.ng, Co-founder & Chief Growth Officer, , S1E5: 1.2 Billion And Counting - How Do Entrepreneurs Look At Africa's Market Size?, S1E2: Exploring Sustainable Business Models

Chinedu Azodoh

Co-founder & Chief Growth Officer, MAX.ng

Co-founder & Chief Growth Officer

Microtraction, Partner, , S2E4: From Idea to Exit - A Startup Fundraising Journey, S1E7: In Pursuit of Scale - The Strategies of Africa-Focused Venture Investors

Chidinma Iwueke

Partner, Microtraction

Partner

Movemeback, Founder & CEO, Hiring from first principles, S2E10: Smart People Should Build Things - On Recruiting and the Global Competition for Top Talent

Charles Sekwalor

Founder & CEO, Movemeback

Founder & CEO

Beyonic, CEO, Fintechs acquiring fintechs, S2E5: A Fintech Exit - Inside the MFS Africa Acquisition of Beyonic

Carina Rumberger

CEO, Beyonic

CEO

Pngme, Co-founder & CEO, , S3E3: Africa Stack

Brendan Playford

Co-founder & CEO, Pngme

Co-founder & CEO

TikTok, Content Operations Manager, , S3E8: The Creator Economy

Boniswa Sidwaba

Content Operations Manager, TikTok

Content Operations Manager

BankservAfrica, Head of Modernisation, , S3E1: Follow the Money, Introducing The Flip Season Three

Bishnen Kumalo

Head of Modernisation, BankservAfrica

Head of Modernisation

NALA, Founder & CEO, , The Case for Crypto with Bundle's Yele Bademosi, S1E5: 1.2 Billion And Counting - How Do Entrepreneurs Look At Africa's Market Size?

Benjamin Fernandes

Founder & CEO, NALA

Founder & CEO

VC4A, Founder & CEO, , S1E6: What Do Entrepreneurs Consider When Seeking Venture Capital?, S1E5: 1.2 Billion And Counting - How Do Entrepreneurs Look At Africa's Market Size?

Ben White

Founder & CEO, VC4A

Founder & CEO

SafeBoda, Country Head, Nigeria, Marchetti's Motorcycles Redux - Pricing for price-sensitive markets,

Babajide Duroshola

Country Head, Nigeria, SafeBoda

Country Head, Nigeria

Picup, Founder & CEO, , S1E4: Reaching The Masses - A Conversation On Distribution

Antonio Bruni

Founder & CEO, Picup

Founder & CEO

FSD Africa Investments, Chief Investment Officer, , Accessible and Affordable EdTech with Eneza Education's Wambura Kimunyu

Anne-Marie Chidzero

Chief Investment Officer, FSD Africa Investments

Chief Investment Officer

Wasoko, Kenya CEO, Digital marketplaces and the platform multiplier effect, On ecommerce in Africa, Crisis-Induced Collaboration

Angela Nzioki

Kenya CEO, Wasoko

Kenya CEO

TLcom Capital, Partner, , S2E4: From Idea to Exit - A Startup Fundraising Journey

Andreata Muforo

Partner, TLcom Capital

Partner

Koa, Co-founder & CEO, Fintech Founders & Funders Having Fun on a Flight with The Flip, S2E3: Finding Fit - Opportunities in the Global South

Alexis Roman

Co-founder & CEO, Koa

Co-founder & CEO

, Global Venture Capitalist, , S1E7: In Pursuit of Scale - The Strategies of Africa-Focused Venture Investors, S1E8: Context Matters - What Alternative Financing Models are Appropriate for This Ecosystem?

Alex Lazarow

Global Venture Capitalist,

Global Venture Capitalist

ReelFruit, Founder & CEO, , S3E7: From Farm to Table

Affiong Williams

Founder & CEO, ReelFruit

Founder & CEO

MTN Nigeria, Chief Marketing Officer, The Anatomy of a Turnaround, Let’s stop talking about disruption, Mass-Market Media with StarNews Mobile's Guy Kamgaing, "S2E7: Telcos, PalmPay, and the Future of Mobile Financial Services", Introducing The Flip Season Two, S2E3: Finding Fit - Opportunities in the Global South

Adia Sowho

Chief Marketing Officer, MTN Nigeria

Chief Marketing Officer