Here is a media mix combining/comparing ideas from a book written by Jumanne Mtambilike called Diary of an African Hub Manager with an podcast interview featuring the CEO of Kotani Pay Felix Macharia in which he talks about his journey and transition from medical study to Crypto Payments but more importantly, Fund raising. A practical conversation to help guide the founder through the process of raising funds, suggestions from a Hub manager about how development partners can better structure Grants and insights into how to make Hackathons more effective.

In this issue we continue with the Linux Ecosystem Exploration with suggestions about the value of User Groups in your community for skills improvement. We also examine different file systems and structures for three different distributions. Fedora, Suse Linux and Ubuntu. We also make some suggestions for applications for those seeking to migrate from Windows to Linux. We also share important collaborations between Linux and major global players. We also attempt to place the open source movement in bigger global concerns and trends. Founders Freedom also features on the importance of context. ACVA’s 2023 Report is digested and simplified. Mental Health Treatment Models, Developmental Disorders and Misdiagnosis. Finally a Q and A with Benue Capital’s JN Lubwama as shared by Luke Sheehan (a copywriter with global experience).

In this audio summary you will find the Linux section continued where we talk about some useful virtualization software. We share some reasons why we think Linux is experiencing a surge in usage as well as some of my favorite Distros. You will hear about some forecasts in the crypto universe. We also have an interesting piece from Founders Freedom about the important link between responsibility and authority. We share some ideas about other forms of exit for founders and more about how we think tech events can improve. Movie or series suggestion is The Inmate from Netflix while book recommendation is Apostle Moses Mukisa work titled Straight Forward Financial Freedom.

This is a brief summary of the content in the magazine that we covered in the month of January. You will find some ideas about the Linux Ecosystem. You will also hear about discussions we had around Mental Health and wellness. Are you overwhelmed with all the technology events in the region? We share some ideas from both sides about how chose and how to actually host these types of events. We also share some great mindset tips from Founders Freedom.

We have a conversation with Dr. McLean Sibanda covering his book on the subject of Intellectual Property, Trademarks and Patents. He shares his insights into the complexities of managing the interest of different but well meaning government players in policy formulation. He talks about South Africa’s journey and transition from Aparteid to the present day and the laws as they stood. He talks about capacity building and the work that went into creating a space for more African Lawyers and the creation of curriculum for this cause. He also talks about the countries that he visited in order to gain better knowledge for SA. We also cover international treaties and regional agreements and how we can make the most of these.

In this episode we are interested in how to get access to people of certain faiths especially for those who are interested in business. We talk about how religion can help fill the moral gap in society, the rise of cult movements, the role of the Pastor as a life coach, the African and Spirituality, Christianity and giving, sexuality, how history affects people’s perception of the Christian faith and more.

I have had quite a few people ask me about how to get into podcasting. So instead of repeating this information on whatsapp to the different individuals, i have put this together. Even if some podcasts are really more like conversations or two way radio, there are others that actually put together real content. We guide on structure and content at least as far as we see it. We do not go into length around bigger questions about team selection, boards and other ideas. What we do is shed light on the current day and the opportunities that exist with Social Media.

We share some of the stats and highlights from 2023. These are useful in determining what strategies we will employ to tackle the year ahead. We also have 2022 and 2023 reviewed for what we published in the magazine. What can you learn from the data that is available in your platform of choice? How can you be more effective when creating content and how do you achieve the most with what you create?

We explored quite a number of ideas. Faith, Religion and Psychotherapy, Mental Health and Mental Illness, Models for Mental Health Treatment, Temprements, Useful Resources, Psychology of Intelligence, Work Place Challenges, Policy, Research and Governance. The spectrum and the continuum. Bipolar Disorder Defined.

First special thanks to Richard Kasika for the jingle. Here we introduce some additions to our publication-a collaboration with Founders Freedom (the leadership team we hosted a few months ago), Elsie Eyakuze with her broad knowledge about the Tanzanian and Zanzibari psyche and Joseph Ajal who we are trying to get on board to help us with our mental health and wellness section. Then we present a book summary (maybe there will be more of these in audio form) of a book called RatedPG for Personal Growth by Michael Katagaya and Jeremy Byemanzi. The tool I used to turn text into voice is called Elevenlabs and was recommended by a great guy on IG under tech_overwatch. In addition to that I found some amazing ideas about business and self employment by a Kenyan lady under ty_hans. Here are the 13 C’s in this great book. Confession, Company, Courage, Comfort, Culture, Creativity, Calculations, Consistency, Cash, Crisis, Compromise, Coaching and Character.