Inside the Techosystem

In this episode, Seun Faluyi, an ex 10x engineer turned 10x Product manager, joins us to discuss what the life of a product manager is like, how he made the switch and how it's currently going.

You can reach out to Seun, our guest, on Twitter @seunzone.

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Show Notes & Resources

[05:34] - Visual Basic programming language - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_Basic

[05:46] - Joomla content management system - https://www.joomla.org

[05:47] - WordPress content management system - https://wordpress.com

[06:18] - PHP programming language - https://www.php.net

[06:43] - Andela - https://andela.com

[08:38] - Digital marketing - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_marketing

[08:40] - Ethical hacking - https://www.csoonline.com/article/3238128/what-is-ethical-hacking-and-how-to-become-an-ethical-hacker.html

[08:42] - Product design - https://www.interaction-design.org/literature/topics/product-design

[19:23] - Sprint planning - https://www.leadingagile.com/2012/08/simple-cheat-sheet-to-sprint-planning-meeting

[23:35] - Agile development - https://www.cprime.com/resources/what-is-agile-what-is-scrum

[25:48] - Product Dive - https://productdive.com

[27:08] - Utiva - https://utiva.io

[28:05] - Episode about tech communities - https://anchor.fm/insidethetechosystem/episodes/Episode-2---A-Conversation-About-Tech-Communities-eiccll

[34:09] - Automated testing - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Test_automation

[34:10] - JavaScript - https://www.javascript.com/

[35:16] - Mark Zuckerberg, co-founder of Facebook - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Zuckerberg

[38:13] - Udacity - https://www.udacity.com

[41:37] - EIPM - https://www.eipm.org/training-education/certification

[41:43] - Project Management Professional (PMP)®  - https://www.pmi.org/certifications/project-management-pmp

In this sprint-ish episode, Chuka and Emmanuel talk about productivity. How important productivity has become in modern work life and how much it has affected our personal lives. While we talk about how productivity has evolved over time, we also mention some things we do to stay productive.

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Show Notes & Resources

[02:12] - "A problem shared is a problem solved" - Bella Shurmda - https://youtu.be/E7bKNj87Fm8?t=27

[02:28] - "50/50 life an dice" - Bella Shurmda - https://youtu.be/ySe6-EttAUg?t=42

[05:04] - This is how fast the world will change in ten years - https://medium.com/accelerated-intelligence/google-director-of-engineering-this-is-how-fast-the-world-will-change-in-ten-years-6f1e653b5374

[08:53] - Nir Eyal, author of "Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products" - https://medium.com/startup-grind/nir-eyal-why-you-are-addicted-to-facebook-slack-pinterest-468a86eb562

[09:20] - Cal Newport, author of "Deep Work" - https://www.calnewport.com

[09:20] - James Clear, author of "Atomic Habit" - https://jamesclear.com

[15:40] - PDAs - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_digital_assistant

[15:58] - Google Calendar - http://calendar.google.com

[16:48] - Todoist - https://todoist.com

[16:50] - Any.do - https://www.any.do

[18:29] - Atomic Habits - https://jamesclear.com/atomic-habits

[18:47] - Google Calendar - http://calendar.google.com

[22:28] - Designing schedule as energy management - https://radreads.co/structure-day

[23:50] - "In an 8-Hour Day, the Average Worker Is Productive for This Many Hours" - https://www.inc.com/melanie-curtin/in-an-8-hour-day-the-average-worker-is-productive-for-this-many-hours.html

[26:25] - https://software.com

[28:32] - Our newsletter - tinyletter.com/insidethetechos

[30:10] - YouTube video on checklists - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8n2vL2I__WY

In this episode, we talk to a good friend of ours and a big fan of the podcast, Ofure Ughu about studying in Ireland as well as what opportunities exist for people in Tech.

You can reach out to Ofure, our guest, on Twitter @ofure_u.

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Show Notes & Resources

[01:26] - University College Dublin in Ireland - www.ucd.ie

[06:09] - Elon Musk's mission to Mars - www.news18.com/news/buzz/elon-musk-is-dreamy-about-his-mission-to-mars-heres-how-hes-waiting-to-meet-his-babe-3475724.html

[11:17] - Owambe - www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=owambe

[15:00] - Tech headquarters in Ireland - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicon_Docks

[18:14] - Big tech companies hiring from top schools - www.techrepublic.com/article/top-10-universities-that-produce-the-most-staff-for-global-tech-firms

[20:06] - Brexit - www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-32810887

[29:17] - Trip Advisor - www.tripadvisor.com

[35:07] - Trinity College Dublin, University College Dublin - www.tcd.ie, https://www.ucd.ie

[38:35] - Agency for immigrating to Ireland (UKEAS) -  ukeas.com.ng, IG & Twitter: @ukeasnaija

[40:58] - Housing crisis in Ireland - www.nytimes.com/2019/08/08/world/europe/housing-crisis-ireland.html

[45:56] - Tech Transfer season episode - anchor.fm/insidethetechosystem/episodes/Episode-10---Tech-Transfer-Season-epovqb

[46:23] - Information Systems - www.masterstudies.com/MSc/Information-Systems

[47:40] - Deep fake - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deepfake

[48:00] - Augmented and Virtual Reality - www.pcmag.com/news/augmented-reality-ar-vs-virtual-reality-vr-whats-the-difference

In this episode of Inside the Techosystem, Chuka and Emmanuel share their thoughts on one of the most prominent seasons in the Techosystem, and that is the Transfer season. They discuss the various advantages and disadvantages it poses to both the employers and the employees in the techosystem, as well as what we can all learn from it. Enjoy!

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Show Notes & Resources

[01:57] - Transfer season in football - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transfer_window

[02:52] - Paystack - paystack.com

[13:22] - Staff retention - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Employee_retention

[14:35] - getify - twitter.com/getify

[14:38] - You Don't Know JS - github.com/getify/You-Dont-Know-JS

[14:40] - Frontendmasters - frontendmasters.com

[17:42] - Jeff Dean en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Dean

[17:45] - Google Brain research.google/teams/brain

[17:53] - Emacs - www.gnu.org/software/emacs

[17:59] - Hadoop - hadoop.apache.org

[22:52] - Career episode with Tochukwu Nkemdilim - anchor.fm/insidethetechosystem/episodes/Episode-5---Being-Intentional-With-Career-Growth-With-Tochukwu-Nkemdilim-ekdb1r

2020, the year with a sigh. It was a tough year for the whole world and almost all of us had our own personal stories of having to adjust to the '2020' normal. In this brief episode, Chuka and Emmanuel talk about some notable events that took place in the techosystem in the past year, while mentioning a few things that listeners can expect from the podcast in future episodes going forward.

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Show Notes & Resources

[03:07] - Our newsletter - tinyletter.com/insidethetechos

[05:52] - Brass - https://www.techcityng.com/introducing-brass-banking-nigerias-local-businesses

[05:53] - Abeg app - https://techcabal.com/2020/10/06/abeg-app-growth

[06:44] - Episode about Paystack's exit - https://anchor.fm/insidethetechosystem/episodes/Episode-7---The-BUZZzzz-emb138

[07:01] - TalentQL - https://www.talentql.com, https://disrupt-africa.com/2020/11/18/newly-formed-nigerian-recruitment-startup-talentql-raises-300k-funding

[08:22] - Mono's fundraising - https://techpoint.africa/2020/09/21/mono-raises-500k

[08:23] - Kuda bank's fundraising - https://techcrunch.com/2020/11/10/nigerias-kuda-raises-10m-to-be-the-mobile-first-challenger-bank-for-africa

[08:26] - Chipper Cash's fundraising - https://techcrunch.com/2020/11/18/african-fintech-startup-chipper-cash-raises-30m-backed-by-jeff-bezos

[08:49] - Enyata distributing Macbooks - https://www.benjamindada.com/enyata-plans-to-support-10-000-young-africans-in-their-tech-growth

[09:14] - She Code Africa launches a mentoring program - https://www.opportunitiesforafricans.com/she-code-africa-mentoring-program-2020

[11:30] - Some of our news sources - https://techcabal.com, https://www.benjamindada.com, https://techcrunch.com, https://qz.com/africa

In this light sprint episode, Chuka and Emmanuel talk about a tale we all know so well, and that is unfinished projects! Oftentimes, we have ideas we begin to work on but a lot of times we don't complete them. Not to worry, we're not here to judge, we just had a fun discussion about everyone's shortcomings in this area.

We do hope you enjoy the episode. and if you would want to share your own tales of unfinished projects, you can tweet at us or send us a message on our platforms!

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Show Notes & Resources

[01:33] -  “Repo” means repository - https://docs.github.com/en/github/creating-cloning-and-archiving-repositories/about-repositories

[01:37] - Mood board - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mood_board

[01:40] - Figma - https://figma.com

[02:37] - Localhost - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Localhost

[07:35] - Linus Torvalds’ replies on a thread - http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1510.3/02866.html

[07:58] Linux - https://www.linux.org

[07:59] Git - https://git-scm.com

Game development is one aspect of tech that hasn't gotten a lot of attention in the Nigerian techosystem. It however exists and there are lots of people there. It's not as popular as some other aspects but it definitely has something great cooking. In this episode, we talk with Tosin Ogunyebi, Co-Founder of Throne of Gamers. We asked some of the most common questions game developers get asked and got Tosin's opinion on some important questions and the future of game development in Nigeria.

You can reach out to Tosin, our guest, on Twitter @kiing_ot.

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Show Notes & Resources

[02:50] - Tosin's Instagram filter - https://www.instagram.com/ar/189792272273964

[03:15] - Africa Comicade - https://africacomicade.org

[22:02] - Africa Comicade Gamathon Round Up - https://theafrogamer.com/africacomicade-gamathon-2020-round-up

[33:46] - Tosin's Twitter @kiing_ot

Data science is a growing field in the techosystem and we thought it was important we shed some light on it. Aniekan Inyang, our guest for this episode, joins us to discuss data science in Nigeria including things people don't know about data science, the trend with data science in Nigeria, and its impact on the techosystem so far. We'll be discussing all these and more in this episode so sit down, relax, and grab your headphones.

Aniekan is a Computer Science graduate from the University of Uyo and she currently works as a data scientist at Stears Business. You can reach out to her on Twitter @_aniekan_

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Show Notes & Resources

[02:17] Stears Business - https://www.stearsng.com

[05:40] Data Science - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_science

[08:21] Natural language processing  - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_language_processing

[08:21] Image recognition - https://towardsdatascience.com/module-6-image-recognition-for-insurance-claim-handling-part-i-a338d16c9de0

[09:56] Components of Data Science - https://www.macadamian.com/learn/4-components-of-a-data-science-project

[13:02] "I wake and suffer" tweet - https://mobile.twitter.com/MooseAbushanab/status/1338304101419896832

[13:24] GDG Uyo - https://gdg.community.dev/gdg-uyo

[14:22] R programming - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R_(programming_language)

[15:15] Intro to Deep Learning with PyTorch - https://www.udacity.com/course/deep-learning-pytorch--ud188

[23:10] Query languages - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Query_language

[27:09] Kaggle - https://www.kaggle.com

[29:24] What production environment means - https://www.techopedia.com/definition/8989/production-environment

[33:55] Stears Business - https://www.stearsng.com

In this episode, Chuka and Emmanuel chit-chat about tutorial purgatory - something a lot of people in tech can relate with. Why do we fall for the trap of tutorial purgatory, why it's not so good and how can we come out of it? These are questions we attempt to answer in the episode.

This episode is the beginning of a new series of episodes tagged "Sprint Episode". A Sprint Episode is a short episode where we try to have fun while talking about something a lot of people in tech can relate to.

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Show Notes & Resources

[11:07] - www.udacity.com

www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-escape-tutorial-purgatory-as-a-new-developer-or-at-any-time-in-your-career-e3a4b2384a40

In this episode, Chuka and Emmanuel sit down to have a chat about the recent buzz around tech. The tech bro frenzy.
Paystack's acquisition sparked a lot of conversations and created a lot of buzz for tech recently and in this episode, they try to give a balanced view of how people (both within and outside tech) should approach the situation. They also discuss some overexaggerated ideas people have about tech. This was a fun one, so make sure you're relaxing while listening to it.

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Show Notes & Resources

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[5:06]  Stripe acquires Paystack - https://techcrunch.com/2020/10/15/stripe-acquires-nigerias-paystack-for-200m-to-expand-into-the-african-continent

[10:43] Imposter Syndrome

[16:00] https://twitter.com/moyheen/status/1297108456508456966?s=19

[19:05] https://twitter.com/Norbs_A/status/1324378290505895938?s=19

[19:55] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EF_U5d8LrME

[31:26] https://overreacted.io/things-i-dont-know-as-of-2018