Joining us in the booth this week is James Mercer, founder and CEO of Tayp, an audio based social media platform.

This episode includes:

- The realities of creating a social media app

- Why he built he wants to launch Tayp in Ghana first

- Advice for starting a business in Ghana and much more!

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 - Preview

00:33 - Take Off Into

01:08 - Meet the founder of Tayp: James Mercer

03:43 - Where I grew up was a forgotten place!

06:11 - Croydon has gotten worse!

07:39 - I got sent back to Ghana

10:22 Boomerang got me into marketing!

15:36 - Why I created Tayp: the audio social media platform

18:05 - I thought clubhouse stole my idea!

20:34 - Choosing Ghana to launch Tayp

23:12 - Threads launch isn’t normal!

25:32 - What to expect from Tayp

30:11 - How will companies use Tayp

31:49 - Meta stealing ideas

34:10 - Dark side of social media

35:56 - Going viral on Tayp…

40:31 - Challenges of starting a business in Ghana

43:18 - Advice for starting a business in Ghana

45:00 - Entrepreneurs should focus on this one thing…

46:49 - Final words

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