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- Meet one of the visual effects geniuses behind the Aníkúlápó movie
Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, we sit with Uche Anisiuba, 3D Generalist and CEO Quadron Studios and one of the talents behind the visual effects (VFX) in the Nollywood screenplay, Aníkúlápó.
We discuss his journey through the VFX field, humble beginnings, the challenges of the industry, predictions/expectations for the future and much more.
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Timestamps00:00 - Intro
01:34 - We meet Uche
02:40 - What is VFX
04:13 - How he got into VFX
10:12 - Going viral in 2020 and other works
12:03 - Why the Nigerian VFX industry is the way it is
17:56 - Why do VFX in Nigeria
21:51 - Uche's VFX role in Aníkúlápó
27:09 - How long it took to do the Aníkúlápó VFX
29:26 - How challenging was Aníkúlápó?
31:05 - How long it took to research for the movie
32:41 - Favourite part of working on the movie
33:48 - Why there is a talent deficit in the Nigerian VFX industry
38:26 - Device he used for the Aníkúlápó movie
40:29 - Years of experience
43:02 - Lessons learnt
Useful link
How a 3D visual effects video of a drone delivering a carton of Indomie fooled the internet
This episode was produced by Gracious Sede and Bolu Abiodun
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Music - Beach by MBB47 min - This startup wants to build the first Internet country for Africans in the diaspora
Today on Techpoint Africa Podcast, we discuss the meaning of an Internet country with Afropolitan CEO and Co-founder, Eche Emole.
Among other things, we discuss the need for a new African state, what a digital nation means and whether it is achievable.
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Timestamps
00:00 - Intro
00:39 - We meet Eche
01:35 - What is Afropolitan?
02:17 - Why do we need a digital nation?
05:46 - Afropolitan's timeline
13:06 - Life as an Afropolitan
15:36 - Is starting a new country realistic?
20:16 - What does an Afropolitan look like?
25:44 - Leadership structure for Afropolitan and the human factor
34:21 - Ensuring VCs don't hijack Afropolitan
39:08 - How to get Afropolitan recognised globally
44:35 - How is a network state different from a charter city?
46:21 - Building a network state is not easy
47:55 - What are the challenges you envisaged?
This episode was produced by Ogheneruemu Oneyibo and Gracious Sede
Email us your feedback at [email protected]. Visit www.techpoint.africa for more stories.
Music - Beach by MBB53 min - Messi goes into tech
Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, we discuss some of the hot topics in the African tech space.
The stories:- Argentine footballer, Lionel Messi goes into tech
- Petitioners bring a case against Ugandan Computer MisUse (Amendment) Act
- Nigerian Startup Bill passed into Law
- Lagos State to start venture capital fund
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Timestamps
02:05 - Lionel Messi goes into tech
07:24 - Uganda's Computer Misuse (Amendment) Act
15:56 - Nigerian Startup Bill is now an Act
34:57 - Lagos State to start venture capital fund
Useful links- Soccer legend Lionel Messi plans to get into tech investing via a new Silicon Valley holding company
- A case challenging Uganda’s Computer Misuse Act
- Uganda’s President, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, signs the Computer Misuse (Amendment) Bill into law
- Everything you need to know about Nigeria’s Social Media Bill and what you can do about it
- Nigeria’s President signs startup bill into law: Here’s what it means for tech companies, investors, and employees
- Lagos State Governor is planning to launch its venture capital fund
This episode was produced by Ogheneruemu Oneyibo and Gracious Sede
Email us your feedback at [email protected]. Visit www.techpoint.africa for more stories.
Music - Beach by MBB45 min - CDCare CEO speaks on Buy Now, Pay Later, regulations, and consumer spending in Nigeria
This episode is also available on YouTube - https://youtu.be/__sA8e797bE
Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, our Senior Reporter Chimgozirim Nwokoma sits down with the CEO and Co-founder of CDcare, Oluwatobi Odukoya.
The two discuss the intricacies of the Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) boom in Nigeria, CDcare's role in it, the challenges BNPL companies face and their plans for the future.
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Timestamps
00:00 - Intro
01:26 - We meet Tobi
03:02 - Why did you start CDcare?
06:35 - Why this particular model?
08:50 - Why is BNPL becoming the in thing?
10:25 - Benefits of BNPL for both buyer and seller
11:56 - Why can you pay up to 12 months?
15:49 - CDcare for cars
17:45 - Most purchased products
19:23 - How should BNPL be regulated?
25:36 - Is BNPL applicable across board?
31:07 - Is there an opportunity for a centralised credit bureau?
35:26 - Thoughts on competition
40:24 - How has CDcare overcome trust issues?
43:00 - Does CDcare have plans to provide a financial savings feature?
46:27 - Thoughts on B2B credit
48:01 - Challenges
54:06 - How a customer tried to scam CDcare
57:46 - Exchanging information about defaulters
Useful link
CDcare’s buy and “pay small small” model wants to fix Nigeria’s shaky credit culture
This episode was produced by Ogheneruemu Oneyibo and Gracious Sede
Email us your feedback at [email protected]. Visit www.techpoint.africa for more stories.
Music - Beach by MBB1 hr 3 min - Central bank digital currencies are not relevant
Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, we discuss some of the hot topics in the African tech space.
The stories:- Owing salaries in Nigeria could become a crime
- Google partnering with Coinbase to accept crypto as payment for cloud services
- Namibia to get central bank digital currency
- NALA launches a new product that allows the Kenyan diaspora to pay bills on M-PESA
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Timestamps
00:00 - Intro
01:30 - Owing salaries in Nigeria
11:01 - Google to start accepting cryptocurrency for cloud services
18:30 - Namibia is launching a central bank digital currency
30:11 - Kenyan diaspora can now pay for bills directly
Useful links- Owing salaries is about to become a crime in Nigeria
- Google will start accepting crypto payments for its cloud services next year
- Namibian Central Bank Announces Plan to Launch CBDC
- Tanzanian fintech, NALA, launches a new feature for Kenyan diaspora customers
This episode was produced by Ogheneruemu Oneyibo and Gracious Sede
Email us your feedback at [email protected]. Visit www.techpoint.africa for more stories.
Music - Beach by MBB41 min - The Nigerian government wants to control your online business
Last week, Nigeria's advertising regulator, Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria sued Meta for $70 million.
On today's Techpoint Africa Podcast, Emmanuel and Timi Olagunju, Tech Lawyer and Policy Consultant discuss this, including the implications, if this is politically motivated, who should control social media, among other things.
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Timestamps
00:00 - Intro
02:42 - We meet Timi
03:29 - First thoughts on the lawsuit
10:00 - Is it legal to discuss the lawsuit?
10:45 - Should ads be vetted?
15:31 - Why is the focus on Meta?
20:21 - Should we take this seriously?
21:48 - Is this politically motivated?
27:14 - Who should control social media?
34:33 - Can a balance between government and businesses' needs be achievable?
38:22 - How to entice big tech companies
41:42 - Isn't the government being protective of its citizens?
43:35 - How to prevent things like this
Useful links- Cambridge Analytica Nigeria: The story so far
- 271,000 Nigerians were affected by the Cambridge Analytica data breach
- Nigerian advertisers can no longer use foreign models and voice-over artists, and there’s more to come
This episode was produced by Ogheneruemu Oneyibo and Bolu Abiodun
Email us your feedback at [email protected]. Visit www.techpoint.africa for more stories.
Music - Beach by MBB - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEnQ8dHwDSk50 min - Nigerian government sues Meta
Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, we discuss the hot topics in the African tech space.
The stories:- Nigeria's central bank debits banks
- Google to launch its first African Cloud region in South Africa
- Increased Uber fares in Lagos
- Nigerian government sues Meta
- Nigeria's re-election to the International Telecommunications Union (ITU)
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Timestamps
01:09 - Nigeria's central bank debits banks
09:38 - Google to launch its first African Cloud region in South Africa
19:30 - Uber fares to increase in Lagos
23:40 - Nigerian government sues Meta
29:28 - Nigeria re-elected to the International Telecommunications Union (ITU)
Useful links- Why is Nigeria’s central bank debiting commercial banks?
- Google to launch its first African Cloud region in South Africa
- Uber fares in Lagos are about to increase by 18%
- FG sues Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta over adverts, demands N30bn
- If you want a free and open Internet, pay attention to Nigeria’s role with this relatively unknown UN agency
- 11 critical questions on the leaked NITDA bill; a tussle for more power?
- Everything you need to know about Nigeria’s Social Media Bill and what you can do about it
- Nigeria plans to regulate online platforms
- Nigerian broadcasting agency seeks to regulate exclusive/original local content on Netflix, iROKOtv, PayTV
This episode was produced by Ogheneruemu Oneyibo and Michael Madumere
Email us your feedback at [email protected]. Visit www.techpoint.africa for more stories.
Music - Beach by MBB38 min - Why you should stop insulting customer service representatives
Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, our Managing Editor, Emmanuel sits down with Emmanuel Gbolade, Co-founder and CEO of communication startup, Termii to discuss customer service in today's digital world, especially in the fintech space.
They discuss the role of third parties in service delivery, customer communication, the need for a strong and implementable support system, and some of Termii's plans for consumers.
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Timestamps
00:00 - Intro
01:53 - We meet Termii and Emmanuel
06:59 - Termii, but for the everyday person
09:57 - How to retain and communicate better with customers
17:50 - Behind the scenes of a communication downtime
24:21 - How do you handle customer support training
26:34 - Dealing with a large customer base
32:05 - Lessons from building in silence
35:40 - Who Termii works with
39:39 - What you're doing wrong in customer support
Useful links- From Lagos to San Francisco: Emmanuel Gbolade’s journey building Termii
- Termii Elevate 1.0 Conference — Scaling with stellar communication technologies
This episode was produced by Ogheneruemu Oneyibo and Gracious Sede
Email us your feedback at [email protected]. Visit www.techpoint.africa for more stories.
Music - Beach by MBB - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEnQ8dHwDSk45 min - Lagos tech hubs are "unsafe"?
Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, we look at some of the trending stories in the African tech space this week.
The stories:- Over 2000 Nigerian investors petitioned Kenyan High Court
- Lagos State Safety Commission scraping plans for co-working spaces and tech hubs safety audit
- Ghana could generate $4.8 billion from lithium mining in 12 years
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Timestamps
00:00 - Intro
01:51 - Nigerian investors petition Kenyan courts
13:02 - Lagos co-working space safety audit
23:25 - Atlantic Lithuim's mining licence in Ghana
Useful links- Over 2,000 Nigerian investors petitioned Kenyan courts to release $11.8 million
- Lagos co-working spaces and tech hubs to pay ₦150,000 for safety audit
- Atlantic Lithium obtains exploration licence for Ghana project
This episode was produced by Ogheneruemu Oneyibo and Gracious Sede
Email us your feedback at [email protected]. Visit www.techpoint.africa for more stories.
Music - Beach by MBB38 min - Can experiential ads solve the "what I ordered vs what I got problem"?
Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, Ogheneruemu steps out from behind the camera and sits down with ShopEx's Country Manager, Olajumoke Kujero and Head of Marketing, Oyindamola Olaniyan.
The three discuss Nigeria's — and possibly West Africa's — first teleshopping company, ShopEx. They share their wins, challenges, effects of their target audience on their approach, and plans for the future.
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Explore the fintech in everything at The Fintech Summit 2022Timestamps
00:00 - Introduction
02:25 - We meet Ola and Oyin
03:38 - What is teleshopping?
08:42 - Shooting 3-minute infomercials
12:20 - Why teleshopping?
17:06 - Infusing buy now, pay later in teleshopping
26:38 - Is eCommerce dead?
30:39 - How the Russia-Ukraine conflict is affecting ShopEx
33:46 - Life since a $635,000 raise
37:53 - Shooting 15-minute infomercials
43:04 - Why change infomercial strategy and how will it affect ShopEx?
47:09 - Why not just have a dedicated channel?
49:14 - Overcoming challenges
55:38 - Regulating the eCommerce space in Nigeria
58:21 - Dealing with competition
59:56 - The future of ShopEx
01:04:09 - Would live-streaming social commerce solve trust issues?
Useful links- Nigeria’s ShopEX raises $635,000 to build the QVC of Africa
- Nigerian advertisers can no longer use foreign models and voice-over artists, and there’s more to come
- Jumia and Zipline may succeed with drone deliveries where Amazon and DHL failed
This episode was produced by Bolu Abiodun and Gracious Sede
Email us your feedback at [email protected]. Visit www.techpoint.africa for more stories.1 hr 8 min
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The Techpoint Africa Podcast brings you the most important stories of the week on startups, technology and innovation in Africa.
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