Resources

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

S3E6: Building a Healthier Africa

November 18, 2021

Emilian Popa, Suleman Sule, Israel Bimpe, Julius Tichelaar, Sayo Folawiyo, Justin Norman, Dr. Jumi Popoola, Healthtech, Diagnostics, Last-Mile Retail, 54gene, Field Intelligence, Zipline, AfricInvest, Ilara Health,

Making Borders Matter Less - A Conversation with Dare Okoudjou

November 11, 2021

Dare Okoudjou, Sayo Folawiyo, Justin Norman, Cross-Border Payments, Trade, AfCFTA, Fintech, Mobile Network Operators, MFS Africa, Interview

S3E5: Problem Solving for Fragmented Retail

November 3, 2021

Peter Njonjo, William McCarren, Daniel Yu, Wim van der Beek, Sayo Folawiyo, Justin Norman, Last-Mile Retail, B2B Commerce, Distribution, Twiga Foods, ZUMI, Wasoko, Goodwell Investments,

S3E4: Journey to the Last Mile

October 28, 2021

Miishe Addy, Omar Hagrass, Daniel Yu, Emotu Balogun, Sayo Folawiyo, Justin Norman, Degbola Abudu, Logistics, Last-Mile Logistics, Containerization, Distribution, Asset Light, Infrastructure, Ports, Jetstream Africa, Trella, Wasoko, Sendbox, Baxi,

Mark Straub, Timbo Drayson, Abdul Hassan, Brendan Playford, Mina Shahid, Justin Norman, API Infrastructure, Fintech, KYC, Identity, IndiaStack, Smile Identity, OkHi, Mono, Pngme, Numida,

S3E3: Africa Stack

October 21, 2021

S3E2: Follow the Money, Part Two

October 14, 2021

Stone Atwine, Elizabeth Rossiello, Ham Serunjogi, Nika Naghavi, Justin Norman, Cross-Border Payments, Cryptocurrency, Foreign Exchange, Float, Remittances, Liquidity, Fintech, Eversend, AZA Finance, Chipper Cash, MFS Africa,

Tosin Eniolorunda, Mathias Léopoldie, Bishnen Kumalo, Jacques Marco, Nicholas Kamanzi, Jerry Cheambe, Justin Norman, P2P Payments, Digital Payments, Payments Switch, Agent Network, Cash, Mobile Wallets, Mobile Money, TeamApt, Julaya, BankservAfrica, Wave, Maviance,

S3E1: Follow the Money

October 7, 2021

Introducing The Flip Season Three

September 30, 2021

Bishnen Kumalo, Peter Njonjo, Israel Bimpe, Sam Eyob, Sayo Folawiyo, Justin Norman, Value Chains, BankservAfrica, Twiga Foods, Zipline, Warbler Labs,

Middlemen as a Service - A Retrospective with Sayo Folawiyo and Justin Norman

March 18, 2021

Sayo Folawiyo, Justin Norman, Middlemen, Informal Markets, Digitization, Kandua, Interview

Accessible and Affordable EdTech with Eneza Education's Wambura Kimunyu

March 11, 2021

Wambura Kimunyu, Anne-Marie Chidzero, Justin Norman, Edtech, Distribution, Mobile Connectivity, Mobile Network Operators, Eneza Education, Interview

Mass-Market Media with StarNews Mobile's Guy Kamgaing

March 4, 2021

Guy Kamgaing, Adia Sowho, Justin Norman, Business Models, Creator Economy, Distribution, Entertainment, Media, Mobile Network Operators, Partnerships, Value-Added Services, StarNews Mobile, Interview

The Case for Crypto with Bundle's Yele Bademosi

February 25, 2021

Yele Bademosi, Benjamin Fernandes, Justin Norman, Bitcoin, Cross-Border Payments, Cryptoassets, Cryptocurrency, Decentralization, Decentralized Finance, Digital Payments, Founder Stories, P2P Payments, Remittances, Bundle, Microtraction, NALA, Interview

Digitizing Community Banking with Kwara's Cynthia Wandia

February 18, 2021

Cynthia Wandia, Justin Norman, Community Finance, Cooperatives, Culture, Customer Acquisition, Design, Digitization, Expansion, Fintech, Founder Stories, Product, SACCOs, Software-as-a-Service, User Onboarding, Beyonic, Kwara, Interview

Fintech for Cash-First Markets with Nomanini's Vahid Monadjem

February 11, 2021

Vahid Monadjem, Chris Williamson, Justin Norman, Cash, Credit, Digitization, Embedded Finance, Fintech, FMCG, Founder Stories, Informal Markets, Informal Merchants, Interoperability, Partnerships, Retail, M-Pesa, Nomanini, Interview

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

January 30, 2023

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 10, 2022

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

Setting Up Product Teams for Enterprise Organizations

November 7, 2022

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

The Future of Work is Digital Migration

October 24, 2022

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

State of The Flip, Year Three

December 5, 2022

, Media, Entrepreneurship, The Flip

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

New News, Old Lessons

November 21, 2022

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

August 8, 2022

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

Sayo Folawiyo, Founder Stories, Founder-Led, Kandua

Founder Shorts

August 1, 2022

The Future of Work Meets Africa’s Youth Employment Puzzle

August 15, 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 12, 2022

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

Lynk: Lessons Learned The Hard Way

September 26, 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 29, 2022

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

How does remote work affect local startup ecosystems? (TFN #103)

May 23, 2022

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

Wage Arbitrage (TFN #104)

May 30, 2022

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

Software-Differentiated (TFN #105)

June 6, 2022

, Software-differentiated Hardware, Yoco, Twiga Foods

How Startups Should Think About Third-Party Dependencies

July 18, 2022

, API Infrastructure, Strategy, Google, Kuda

Sabi: Platforming Trade in Africa (TFN #108)

June 27, 2022

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

The Anatomy of a Turnaround

July 25, 2022

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

The Global Slowdown will be Short-Lived in Africa

July 11, 2022

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

Talent Middlemen (TFN #107)

June 20, 2022

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

Talent, Experience, and Risk (TFN #106)

June 13, 2022

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

African Solutions (TFN #102)

May 16, 2022

, Regional Integration, Narrative,

The Agent Economy (TFN #101)

May 10, 2022

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

Employee Ownership (TFN #100)

May 2, 2022

, Employee Stock Options, Equity, Ownership,

Caantin, Co-founder & CEO, , S4E7: The Future of Work is Vertical Platforms

Njavwa Mutambo

Co-founder & CEO, Caantin

Co-founder & CEO

Beyonic, Head of Expansion, , S4E6: The Future of Work Requires Training

Ali Ouedraogo

Head of Expansion, Beyonic

Head of Expansion

Kibo School, CEO, , S4E6: The Future of Work Requires Training

Ope Bukola

CEO, Kibo School

CEO

Stack Shift, Founder, , S4E6: The Future of Work Requires Training

Chris Quintero

Founder, Stack Shift

Founder

AltSchool Africa, Chief of Staff, , S4E6: The Future of Work Requires Training

Carlin Henikoff

Chief of Staff, AltSchool Africa

Chief of Staff

AltSchool Africa, CEO, , S4E6: The Future of Work Requires Training

Adewale Yusuf

CEO, AltSchool Africa

CEO

MFS Africa, COO, Baxi, , S4E5: The Future of Work is Matching

Mxolisi Msutwana

COO, Baxi, MFS Africa

COO, Baxi

Generation You Employed, Founding Global CEO, Generation: You Employed, , The Future of Work is Matching

Mona Mourshed

Founding Global CEO, Generation: You Employed

Founding Global CEO

MFS Africa, General Counsel & Head, GRC, , Bringing Jobs to Africa - A Case Study

Funmi Dele-Giwa

General Counsel & Head, GRC, MFS Africa

General Counsel & Head, GRC

Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator, Chief Impact Officer, , The Future of Work is Global Business Services - A Case Study

Sharmi Surianarain

Chief Impact Officer, Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator

Chief Impact Officer

Genesis Analytics, Partner: Centre of Digital Excellence, , The Future of Work is Global Business Services - A Case Study

Mark Schoeman

Partner: Centre of Digital Excellence, Genesis Analytics

Partner: Centre of Digital Excellence

MFS Africa, CEO, GTP, , The Future of Work is Remote

Christian Bwakira

CEO, GTP, MFS Africa

CEO, GTP

Caret, Founder, , The Future of Work is Remote

Tolu Agunbiade

Founder, Caret

Founder

MFS Africa, COO, , The Future of Work is Local Jobs - A Case Study

Rashi Gupta

COO, MFS Africa

COO

Power for All, Director of Research, , The Future of Work is Local Jobs - A Case Study

Carolina Pan

Director of Research, Power for All

Director of Research

Injaro Investments, CEO, , S4E1: The Future of Work Starts with Farming

Jerry Parkes

CEO, Injaro Investments

CEO

African Leadership Group, Founder, , Introducing The Flip Season Four - The Future of Work

Fred Swaniker

Founder, African Leadership Group

Founder

Brookings Institution, Nonresident Senior Fellow, , Introducing The Flip Season Four - The Future of Work

Louise Fox

Nonresident Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution

Nonresident Senior Fellow

The African Talent Company, CEO, ,

Hilda Kragha

CEO, The African Talent Company

CEO

Andela, Co-founder & CEO, ,

Jeremy Johnson

Co-founder & CEO, Andela

Co-founder & CEO

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

Julie Zollmann

Researcher & Consultant,

Researcher & Consultant

OmniRetail, Co-founder & CEO, Rethinking Metrics in B2B Ecommerce,

Deepankar Rustagi

Co-founder & CEO, OmniRetail

Co-founder & CEO

Lateral Frontiers, Managing Partner, DeFi 2.0: The Best of Both Worlds,

Steven Grin

Managing Partner, Lateral Frontiers

Managing Partner

Shortlist, Co-founder & CEO, The Future of Work Meets Africa’s Youth Employment Puzzle,

Paul Breloff

Co-founder & CEO, Shortlist

Co-founder & CEO