This week we talk to Solomon Kitumba from Swipe 2 pay and we talked about his journey in tech. The lessons he learnt about going to the market with new ideas, his POV of teaching vs experiencing business lessons. The need for a team and what it takes to build partnerships( what he calls the 3Cs{Creator, Critique and the Crusader}). We talk about his experience from attending startups accelerators program and the need to embrace the tech community for a non-techy when building a tech product. Please enjoy this conversation with Solomon Kitumba.

Show Notes;

1- The need for meetups and bigger community for anyone getting started in tech.

2- The kindest thing anyone has done for you.

3- Google Launchpad accelerator program key takeaways 

4- Advice to a young person getting started in building startups and

internet-based business in Uganda.

5- The Landscape of the tech industry in Uganda, what needs to change,

the challenges available, what can the gov’t do in terms of pollicy

frameworks.

6- What it takes to raise money for your startup.