Inside the Techosystem

Robotics Process Automation is probably not a term you hear about a lot in the techosystem and probably for good reason too. On this episode, Olaoluwa Daramola, a technology consultant at a Big 4 company focusing on RPA, joins the hosts to discuss RPA and what it's like to succeed in the field. He also answers the question as to why RPA isn't so popular in the techosystem.

You can reach out to the Olaoluwa, on Twitter, @__Laolu.

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Show Notes & Resources

(04:45) - Olaoluwa’s Twitter handle: https://twitter.com/__Laolu

(10:12) - Automate the boring stuff with Python, a book by Al Sweigart: https://automatetheboringstuff.com

(13:08) - Tech transfer season episode: https://anchor.fm/insidethetechosystem/episodes/Episode-10---Tech-Transfer-Season-epovqb

(22:43) - RPA industry to reach about $25 billion by 2025: https://www.forrester.com/report/the-rpa-market-will-grow-to-usd22-billion-by-2025/RES177085

(26:34) - Is RPA only business-facing?

(29:23) - How do RPA’s get distributed?

(33:29) - UiPath: https://www.uipath.com

(35:40) - Microsoft acquiring a couple of RPA companies: https://www.infoq.com/articles/cloud-vendors-low-code

(41:47) - Why is there little hype around RPA in the Nigerian Techosystem?

(50:30) - What does it mean to be an RPA consultant?

(59:17) - Does the RPA path require certification?

(1:08:21) - Olaoluwa’s Linkedin profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/olaoluwa-daramola

In this episode, Chuka and Emmanuel have a conversation with Chidi Williams, a software engineer at a UK-based company, and talk about life and work.  Chidi goes in-depth about how he got into building software despite studying Electrical Engineering at the University and his approach to learning new things.

You can reach out to the Chidi, on Twitter, @ChidiWilliams__.

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Show Notes & Resources

(09:09) - Computer village https://www.stears.co/article/welcome-to-computer-village-lagos / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tJ8TOBeNJA

(22:22) - Chidi’s blog: https://chidiwilliams.com

(50:17) - Crafting Interpreters, a book by Robert Nystrom

(52:24) - Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software, a book by Charles Petzold

(58:07) - Lex Fridman’s episode with his father: https://lexfridman.com/alexander-fridman

In this episode, Chuka and Emmanuel sit down with Tochukwu Nkemdilim, who is a familiar guest on the show. Tochukwu first appeared on an episode 2 years ago where we discussed being intentional with career growth (listen to it here). In this episode we take a look at context switching from different perspectives, and talk about Rust, a programming language Tochukwu is passionate about.

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Show Notes & Resources

(06:07) - Luminovo: https://luminovo.ai

(04:12) - Kudi (now Nomba): https://nomba.com

(04:16) - Kudi changing to Nomba: https://disrupt-africa.com/2022/04/22/nigerias-kudi-becomes-nomba-as-it-transitions-into-omni-channel-payments-platform

(06:27) - EMS (Electronics manufacturing services): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronics_manufacturing_services

(07:19) - PCB (Printed Circuit Board): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printed_circuit_board

(08:04) - Microservices: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microservices

(14:41) - Luke, a former guest on this show: https://anchor.fm/insidethetechosystem/episodes/Episode-16---Non-technical-in-Tech-With-Luke-Ndatigh-e1h4p4h

(45:04) - Toks’ Why Web assembly is next generation talk: https://github.com/TNkemdilim/wasm-next-generation-talk

(47:45) - Rust resources: The Rust book (free): https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/book, Black hat rust (paid): https://kerkour.com/black-hat-rust, Zero to Production with rust (paid): https://www.zero2prod.com

(1:04:12) - On the metal podcast: https://oxide.computer/podcasts

In this episode, Chuka and Emmanuel have a discussion about work/life balance in the Nigerian techosystem. They take a different approach in defining what work/life balance means to them and discuss the different ways they try to balance work and life.

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Show Notes & Resources

(00:30) - Opener

(03:05) - Intro

(04:10) - Does work/life balance exists?

(06:54) - Is working (personally) outside of work, considered a work/life balance?

(12:35) -  Lex Fridman’s podcast: https://lexfridman.com/podcast

(18:10) - Does company size, location or founder affect work/life balance in the techosystem?

(23:33) - Are young Nigerians lazy complainers?

(29:01) - E. talks about talent export and the possible effects/solutions

(33:43) - Are the public holidays enough or too much? https://twitter.com/wildeyeq/status/1517411103147450368?s=20&t=eASAGkFPTIrqHE4OjUIC_A

(40:30) - Should you be concerned about work/life balance in the initial phase of your career?

(47:40) - Chuka parts with tips on how to keep a work/life balance

In this episode, Luke Ndatigh, an operations specialist at Adyen discusses his experiences coming from a highly technical background, and moving to a less technical role. He also talks about various non-technical roles in tech, how to position yourself to get into some of these roles and the big question "Should everyone get into tech?”

You can reach out to Luke, our guest, on Twitter, @lukendatigh

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Show Notes & Resources

(05:15) - Adyen: https://www.adyen.com

(05:24) - Stripe: https://stripe.com

(12:49) - Paystack: https://paystack.com

(13:28) - FairMoney: https://fairmoney.io

(14:11) - NLNG: https://www.nigerialng.com/Pages/index.aspx

(15:03) - Knapsack problem: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knapsack_problem

(15:11) - Big O notation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_O_notation

(16:32) - Peter Thiel: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Thiel

(16:42) - John Doerr: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Doerr

(16:48) - Alexander the Great: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_the_Great

(16:50) - Aliko Dangote: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aliko_Dangote

(17:08) - Kobe Bryant (Black Mamba): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobe_Bryant

(17:10) - Lebron James: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LeBron_James

(17:14) - Stephen Curry (Steph): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Curry

(17:17) - Andre Iguodala: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andre_Iguodala

(17:42) - Peter Gregory: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Silicon_Valley_characters#Peter_Gregory

(22:10) - CSS: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS

(24:36) - Should everyone get into tech?

(25:24) - KPMG: https://home.kpmg/xx/en/home.html

(26:25) - Software is eating the world: https://a16z.com/2011/08/20/why-software-is-eating-the-world

(28:27) - SpinLaunch: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpinLaunch

(32:25) - Sand mining mafia: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/inside-india-sand-mining-mafia

(35:14) - More reading for non-technical roles: https://medium.com/23codestreet/tech-career-guide-non-technical-roles-in-tech-c036475ec147

(37:03) - Horrible Bosses on Twitter: https://twitter.com/search?q=%23horriblebosses&src=typeahead_click

(48:07) - Red Pill Blue Pill: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_pill_and_blue_pill

In this brand new episode, Chuka and Emmanuel explore the interesting conversation of working a 9-5 job versus freelancing. They discuss the differences between the two as well as their various experiences doing both.

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(03:14) - Cowrywise duo savings: https://cowrywise.com/blog/money-duo

(07:45) - Chuka’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chukanwadiogbu

(08:00) - What is 9 - 5 and freelancing?

(11:18) - What our average workday looks like?

(11:28) - Fiverr the freelancing platform: https://www.fiverr.com

(12:28) - Chuka’s Abeg tag: @david_chuka

(17:45) - What is the most fulfilling thing about 9 - 5 and freelancing?

(24:30) - What is the not-so-great thing about it?

(30:29) - What do we miss about 9 - 5 and freelancing?

(34:12) - What would we go for based on the insights we have?

(37:02) - Chuka’s LinkedIn, again: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chukanwadiogbu

(37:28) - Should you combine both and is it ethical?

(39:25) - Tweet about working 15 hours as a young person: https://mobile.twitter.com/docneto/status/1494944847748284419

(41:35) - What side do we think the techosystem leans into?

(45:27) -  How do you get into freelancing in the techosystem?

(46:45) - Freelancing websites: upwork.com, fiverr.com, gun.io, hired.com, talent.hubstaff.com

(48:44) - Chuka gives advice on how to stay getting clients

(49:44) - Employer/Employee podcast episode: https://anchor.fm/insidethetechosystem/episodes/Episode-3---EmployerEmployee-Relationship-ej0nqk

(52:03) - Advice to someone just entering the techosystem

20 episodes after and the boys are back! About two months ago, we took a break and now we're back. In this episode, we talk about what we've been up to and what you should be expecting from the show.

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Show Notes & Resources

(02:35) - Most podcasts don’t get to 21 episodes - https://www.reddit.com/r/Entrepreneur/comments/o22h74/the_art_and_science_of_getting_to_the_very_top_of

(05:38) - Pettysave rebrand to Jetseed - https://techcabal.com/2021/07/12/fintech-app-pettysave-adds-new-features-rebrands-as-jetseed

(14:16) - CRUD - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Create,_read,_update_and_delete

(14:40) - ITT Survey - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1bfK_mmoJfH5y4ZT4gvB0WOsnFGCfDJsefb5as2EMfHw/

(15:25] - Let us know your favourite episode so far by sending a DM on Instagram @insidethetechos or sending an email to [email protected]

(15:57) - Jetseed app: jetseed.com/app

(16:05) - Jetseed website: jetseed.com

(16:36) - Shout out to Faith Idowu (Jetseed Frontend Engineer) - https://www.linkedin.com/in/faithidowu

We've been made to believe that most successful products in the techosystem were built by companies that had great engineering leadership and that is why in today's episode we invited Olaoluwa Faniyi to chat about Engineering management and leadership. In this episode, our guest shares some of the valuable lessons learned from managing engineering teams as well as some widely unspoken discussions that need to be heard more in the techosystem.

You can reach out to Olaoluwa, our guest, on Twitter, @gofaniyi

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Show Notes & Resources

[01:31] - Olaoluwa Faniyi - https://www.linkedin.com/in/gofaniyi

[13:20] - Unblocking - https://codeclimate.com/blog/how-to-unblock-engineers-and-boost-engineering-productivity

[14:34] - Episode where we interviewed a Product Manager - https://anchor.fm/insidethetechosystem/episodes/Episode-12---Inside-the-Mind-of-Product-Manager-With-Seun-Daramola-eudu2g

[30:36] - GoTo conferences on Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/user/GotoConferences

[31:53] - Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Bezos

[38:10] - Continuous delivery - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continuous_delivery

[40:52] - RESILIENT MANAGEMENT by Lara Hogan - https://www.amazon.com/RESILIENT-MANAGEMENT-Lara-Hogan/dp/1937557820

[41:09] - The Manager's Path: A Guide for Tech Leaders Navigating Growth and Change by Camille Fournier - https://www.amazon.com/Managers-Path-Leaders-Navigating-Growth/dp/1491973897

[41:44] - Managing Humans: Biting and Humorous Tales of a Software Engineering Manager by Michael Lopp (Slack's CTO) - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Managing-Humans-Humorous-Software-Engineering/dp/159059844X

[42:45] - Victor Asemota (Venture Capitalist) - https://www.linkedin.com/in/asemota

[48:00] - Online course platforms - coursera.org, pluralsight.com, udemy.com, udacity.com, frontendmasters.com

[48:52] - Performance review - https://www.bamboohr.com/hr-glossary/performance-review

[50:19] - Olaoluwa's twitter & IG handle, @gofaniyi

Have you ever heard of the saying 'Embrace the boredom'? If you haven't, then you're in luck. In this sprint episode, Emmanuel and Chuka talk about being bored in tech and how sometimes boredom can be a good thing for your career, and how to move past that phase into greater things. We also discuss the dangers of being in that state of boredom for too long and what companies and employers can do to help.

We hope you enjoy listening to this as much as we did recording it.

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Show Notes & Resources

[01:53] - Atomic Habits by James Clear - https://jamesclear.com/atomic-habits

[07:48] - Fintech (Financial Technology) - https://www.investopedia.com/terms/f/fintech.asp

[10:49] - mogwai.'s (developer) onboarding at his new job - https://mobile.twitter.com/LifeOfMogwai/status/1384124939955892224

[12:55] - Average time to onboard a new developer - https://codementorio.medium.com/heres-how-you-should-onboard-new-developers-3adbd715dbc1

Have you ever wondered how deep AI (Artificial Intelligence) goes, what AI even means, if robots will take over the world, or if AI can become conscious? Well, truth is, we actually wonder too, that's why we had Nnamdi Ibeanusi, a software engineer at HubSpot, on this episode to help us with our thoughts.

You can reach out to Nnamdi, our guest, on Twitter, @Ibeanusi_.

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Show Notes & Resources

[00:58] - University College Dublin in Ireland - www.ucd.ie

[02:30] - David Oyedepo Foundation Scholarship for Covenant and Landmark University - http://www.davidoyedepofoundation.org/dof-scholarships

[03:03] - forLoopCU developer conference - https://medium.com/benjamin-dada/forloopcu-a-recap-on-the-greatness-i-experienced-d5488c73f8a1

[03:15] - Prosper Otemuyiwa, co-founder of Eden Life - https://twitter.com/unicodeveloper

[03:16] - Timi Ajiboye (timigod), co-founder of BuyCoins Africa - https://twitter.com/timigod

[04:14] - HubSpot - https://www.hubspot.com

[05:10] - Frontend development - https://frontendmasters.com/books/front-end-handbook/2018/what-is-a-FD.html

[08:14] - Pettysave - https://pettysave.com