Revisited 001 - How we came to believe in narratives
How did a group of engineers go from thinking “if you build it they will come”, to “a brand is more important than the product”? In light of Ndubuisi’s recent interview with FLO London, we are revisit...
20 Feb 202342min
Ep.012 - What can the FTX scandal tell us about the power of narratives?
Although the primary concern surrounding the FTX scandal must be its team’s mismanagement and alleged fraud, is there also something we can learn from it about the influential power of stories and per...
13 Feb 202357min
Ep.011 - Could Africa's celebrities and startups combine to dominate?
Africa’s biggest brands today are not companies, but rather individuals in the areas of music, film, sports and entertainment, who have built large audiences and influence both inside and outside of t...
6 Feb 202358min
Ep.010 - Are young & successful founders the real unicorns?
Most successful founders are older than we think. The average age of those who founded the world's fastest growing tech companies is 45, and statistics show us that the likelihood of a founder’s succe...
30 Jan 202352min
Ep.009 - ChatGPT and the philosophy of work and general AI
Andrew and Ndubuisi discuss the presently popular application and talking point: Open AI's Chat GPT. They explore their thoughts on Chat GPT the application, the philosophy of artificial intelligence,...
23 Jan 20231h 3min
Ep.008 - Adam Neumann: the power of storytellers; lines between blagging and belief
Andrew and Ndubuisi discuss A16z’s $350m investment in Adam Neumann’s Flow venture in August 2022, and the uproar it caused in the media landscape. The two explore reasons why Adam was able to raise a...
16 Jan 202355min
Ep.007 - Could an African brand be both 'genuine' & global?
Andrew and Ndubuisi discuss the seemingly sensitive topic of trying to put African brands into the global mainstream. Could such a brand exist and at the same time still be legitimately "African", or ...
13 Jul 202246min
Ep.006 - What's behind our name & Africa focus?
Ndubuisi and Andrew sit down in this episode to discuss the passion and faith that initially led them to entrepreneurship in the Africa space, and continues to drive them in difficult times. A good an...
6 Jul 20221h 4min
