Inside the Techosystem

It's fantastic to be back! Chuka and Emmanuel return with a sprint episode as they navigate the universal struggle of scheduling and making time for new hobbies. They also reflect on their time away and banter about the difference between Lagos's heat and Amsterdam’s cold. We hope you enjoy the episode!

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Show Notes & Resources

(01:40) - Listen to the last episode we recorded in the same physical space: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/insidethetechosystem/episodes/Episode-14---Inside-the-Mind-of-an-Engineering-Manager-With-Olaoluwa-Faniyi-e1165q6/a-a5k577u

(04:45) - Chuka gives some updates on his Amsterdam dreams

(06:16) - Struggles with time management

(10:01) - Chuka & Emmanuel’s hobbies

(15:22) - Time-based & goal-based scheduling

(22:09) - Eisenhower matrix: https://www.eisenhower.me/eisenhower-matrix

(24:26) - Advice to people struggling with time management

In this episode, Ibukun Itimi, an Observability Engineering Lead at Wise joins the show! We discuss Ibukun's unusual journey into tech, how she transitioned into DevOps and Observability Engineering by figuring things out and what her relationship with her colleagues at work is like. We also delve into her preferred style for people management, what working at Paystack was like and talk about her tech community "Come Tech with Us”

You can reach out to the Ibukun on Instagram @come_tech_with_us, on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/ibukun-itimi-3a4a6a108 and https://www.linkedin.com/company/tech-with-us/ and on YouTube

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Show Notes & Resources

(04:03) - Ibukun introduces herself

(05:16) - How did Ibukun get into tech?

(09:23) - What does Ibukun do as an Observability Engineer?

(14:30) - Ibukun explains what her day-to-day as an Observability Engineer is

(23:11) - Ibukun is asked if Engineering Management is more tedious than writing the code

(27:57) - Ibukun draws a mini roadmap for how observability should progress in a company

(35:16) - Is it necessary for a small startup to have someone in charge of observability?

(39:13) - Ibukun walks us through her journey from Software Engineering through to DevOps

(49:50) - Ibukun talks to us about Come Tech With Us: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tech-with-us/

(56:21) - Ibukun picks what form of content she prefers to make

(1:00:56) - Ibukun talks about what the secret behind Paystacks’ retention rate is

(1:03:33) - Ibukun talks about what her life without tech could have been

(1:04:41) - Ibukun picks her best three cities to live in

In this brand new episode, we're joined by the multi-talented Nissi Ogulu who has co-founded two startups: one in animation production and the other in the electric vehicle industry. We discuss Nissi's background, growing up with a strong curiosity, which will lead her to study abroad and work for one of the largest companies in the automotive industry. We also delve into her process for generating great ideas, highlight some of her most interesting projects to date, and explore what motivates her to continuously innovate and contribute to the techosystem.

You can find Nissi Ogulu, on:

Instagram:  NISSINATION

Spotify: NISSI

Twitter: NISSINATION

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Show Notes & Resources

(01:28) - Guest introduction

(04:10) - UNBOXED EP by Nissi - https://music.empi.re/unboxed

(06:00) - Nissi introduces herself

(06:36) - How did Nissi get into tech?

(11:30) - Nissi talks about Creele Animation Studio

(14:23) - What’s the future of animation and storytelling in Nigeria?

(16:25) - What types of roles & concepts would you need to execute in an animation studio

(18:55) - How expensive is it to run an animation studio?

(23:11) - What does it take to become a big studio?

(29:42) - Nissi talks about Kemet Automotive and deciding to come back to Nigeria

(37:31) - Nissi has to pick a favourite vehicle

(41:50) - Nissi’s most interesting project so far - LR - Project Hero

(42:00) - How much creativity does it take to become a design lead?

(45:05) - With all the work Nissi puts in, when does she sleep?

(47:45) - Who’s Nissi’s favourite basketball player of all time?

(51:13) - What advice would Nissi give to someone with many interests and who would like to diversify like herself?

(53:03) - Is there any industry Nissi still want to explore?

Hey ITT fam! 🤩

The past three years of Inside the Techosystem have been quite eventful, to say the least. The materializing of a dream from recurring conversations to taking a chance on something that has bloomed into this growing podcast that we love and are very excited about has been very fulfilling. We are extremely proud of it, and your constant support and engagement make it an even more exciting journey to be on.

When we started the podcast in July 2020, it was our goal to make it as fun and insightful as possible, trying our best to make a technical podcast that wasn’t monotonous and rigid but exciting and relatable. A breath of fresh air if you might. Our cover and logo are the most visible and foremost parts of our brand identity, and as we evolve and grow we would like to take you, our listeners along with us. We are excited to announce our new cover and logo as a part of our rebranding initiative. We knew we needed a fresh splash of paint, and over the past few months, we have worked tirelessly, had meeting after meeting in order to properly accomplish what we set out to do, and give our brand a new face.

With that said, we’re proud to introduce the new Inside the Techosystem to you!

To read the full detail about the rebrand, please check out our article here: https://insidethetechosystem.com/itt-2-0.

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In this episode, Chuka & Emmanuel are joined by Odun Osineye - the founder and CEO of Hiyalo Technologies (hiyalo.com). Odun takes us through his entrepreneurial journey from a very young age to dropping out of law school to starting a prop-tech helping people with rent. There’s a lot to learn from his story and we hope you enjoy this episode as much as we did!

You can reach out to Odun, on Twitter @odunosineye.

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Show Notes & Resources

(02:57) - Odun’s introduction

(04:25) - Hiyalo Technologies: https://www.hiyalo.com

(05:22) - Odun’s story

(10:57) - Hanu, CEO of Patricia: https://www.mypatricia.co

(28:57) - NG Hub: https://vc4a.com/ng_hub

(29:02) - Daniel Osineye, CTO of Evolve Credit: https://www.evolvecredit.co

(31:48) - Gradely Technologies: https://gradely.ng

(46:55) - MyStash: https://www.mystash.ng

(50:52) - Princeps Credit Systems: https://www.linkedin.com/company/princepsfinance

(1:33:49) - Hiyalo’s Pivot

(1:36:28) - Spleet: https://spleet.africa

(1:41:46) - Future Plans for Hiyalo

(1:49:20) - Odun’s advice to his younger self

(1:56:03) - ‘Trust the process’ - 76ers, an NBA team’s motto: https://www.si.com/nba/2018/05/02/trust-the-process-meaning-philadelphia-76ers-team-motto

In this episode of Inside the Techosystem, we have a conversation with Helen Ugoeze Okereke, a web developer who wanted some answers to her intriguing hardware programming questions and that led her to start learning and building very interesting projects and also documenting her journey building these projects. Helen shares her tech journey, explains her motivation for building projects publicly, discusses the challenges she encountered while navigating the IoT space, and offers her thoughts on the future of IoT in the techosystem.

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Show Notes & Resources

(04:00) - How did Helen get into tech?

(07:50) - What was your Helen's project?

(09:16) - What inspired Helen to pursue IoT engineering?

(14:00) - Find Helen’s IoT projects on her website: https://helencodes.com

(19:23) - How does she find the items for her projects?

(22:56) - What motivated her to start sharing videos?

(26:37) - What are the advancements in IoT?

(35:20) - Do you need a science background to get into IoT?

(38:24) - What opportunities exist for hardware programmers?

(42:40) - How did she get into speaking? Learn more on her website: https://helencodes.com

(47:03) - Would there be many more hardware products being released in the future?

(51:08) - What would she be doing if she never got into tech?

In this episode, we sit down with Dillion Megida, a technical content creator and developer advocate who has made a name for himself in the tech industry. Dillion talks about his journey into tech, his approach to creating content, and the challenges he has faced along the way.

We discuss the importance of clear and concise technical writing, starting as a beginner, and the benefits of staying consistent. Dillion also shares his thoughts on AI and tells us the secret to creating high-quality technical content.

You can reach out to the Dillion, on Twitter @iamdillion.

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Show Notes & Resources

(03:10) - How did you get into Tech?

(08:38) - How did you get into the writing space?

(11:40) - Dillion’s intro article: https://dillionmegida.com/p/first-blog/

(14:46) - How would he describe his writing process?

(19:18) - How do you come up with your article ideas?

(22:51) - How do you review articles?

(25:14) - How do you receive feedback for your articles?

(26:27) - How do you publish your articles?

(28:57) - How many articles have you published? https://dillionmegida.com/content/?tag=all&type=post

(30:55) - Dillion’s cover letter template: https://dillionmegida.com/p/cover-letter-template

(38:00) - What advice do you have for people going into technical writing?

(48:28) - What are your thoughts on using AI for work?

(55:16) - What’s your role as a developer advocate like?

(1:02:55) - How do you balance content creation with your full-time job?

(1:07:45) - Quick question round

In this episode, we sit down with startup founder and entrepreneur, Ebovi Wali to discuss the exciting worlds of startups and valuations. We dive into the key elements of startup validation, including funding rounds, market potential and exits. Ebovi shares his insights and perspectives from his years of experience advising and investing in startups and provides practical tips and advice on how first-time founders can position themselves for success.

You can reach out to Ebovi on Twitter @ebovi_wali.

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Show Notes & Resources

(01:30) - Introduction of the guest

(02:04) - Ebovi’s start in tech and business

(21:55) - Woka: usewoka.com

(23:22) - Nomadi: joinnomadi.com

(27:05) - What is valuation?

(36:06) - How do startups raise money?

(47:15) - What are the stages of fundraising?

(56:18) - What industries get the most money and why?

(1:06:45) - What advice would you have for a first-time founder?

In this new episode, we invite Cybersecurity professional and co-founder of Fezzant, Aliyu Yisa to help explain the need for Cybersecurity awareness and why companies today need to take care of security-related issues in the early stages of development.

You can reach out to Aliyu, on Twitter @_aligorithm.

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Show Notes & Resources

(06:26) - Fezzant, Aliyu’s startup: https://www.fezzant.com

(07:27) - A little backstory on Aliyu

(13:48) - How would you define cybersecurity?

(16:16) - How seriously should we take cyber security?

(24:48) - Who should be more responsible for cyber security at the workplace?

(37:39) - What are the possible paths under cybersecurity?

(42:56) - Talk about real-life security incidents

(1:01:35) - Why is Linux a good OS?

(1:05:46) - How secure are password vaults?

(1:12:52) - ‘Have I been pwned’ website: https://haveibeenpwned.com

(1:13:38) - Are magic links a good practice?

(1:16:18) - How do people get into cybersecurity?

(1:16:32) - Cykea: https://www.cykea.com

In this episode, Chuka and Emmanuel sit down with Busayo Amowe, a technical writer and developer relations engineer in the Web3 space to discuss all things Web3. Busayo explains what Web 3 is, why it's so popular right now, and what the future of Web 3 looks like.

You can reach out to the Busayo, on Twitter @AmoweO.

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Show Notes & Resources

(03:57) - How did Busayo get into tech?

(05:54) - Java server pages (JSP): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jakarta_Server_Pages

(07:15) - A little banter about working for the government

(11:48) - How would you explain web3 to a 12-year-old?

(21:20) - What's the buzz around web3 and why do you think it’s not a fad?

(24:30) - Do these web3 services still rely on the web2 platforms?

(29:25) - Do you think centralization is such a bad thing?

(30:31) - What do you think about centralisation and decentralisation?

(42:42) - What can you say about the metaverse?

(45:05) - Is the Nigerian techosystem in a good position to build for web3?

(49:40) - How do you become a part of web3? :- https://womeninweb3.com, https://www.30daysofweb3.xyz, https://learnweb3.io, https://polygon.technology/polygon-fellowship, https://www.joinanya.com/fellowship

(54:45) - What would you be doing if you weren’t in tech?