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Bonus: Building global products with African design, a discussion
Built in Africa
34 minutes 26 seconds
4 years ago
Bonus: Building global products with African design, a discussion
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Narrator: Intro
The speakers on the panel, in the order that you hear them are:
Panel moderator, Christine Edith Dikongué. She is the co-founder of AfricaHacks, a digital startup mentorship platform.Wiza Jalakasi, Head of Global BD & Research, Hover Developer Services and;Oluwatobi Otokiti, founder, ProductDive & Senior Growth Product Manager at Flutterwave
Panel session
01:36 – What does building products with African design mean to you (panelist)?
06:29 – What roles do languages and currency play in building products for Africans?
10:22 – Other specific considerations to keep in mind when building for different African regions
16:00 – Post-COVID, do product teams really need to be on the ground to build products that solve real problems for Africans?
17:37 – What are some frameworks, tools and platforms that African product designers can use to reach more people like them?
19:04 – Oluwatobi on whether product teams need to be on ground
21:52 – Building digital solutions that solve actual problems
28:55 – Audience question: Recommendations for first-time founders on getting their product into the market.
Narrator: Outro
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Built in Africa
Built in Africa is a podcast that puts the spotlight on African startups, innovators and everything that makes them tick.
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