Welcome to Limitless, the podcast series that asks the questions which matter to Africa.
Are tech start-ups the answer to Africa's unemployment problem? Can we stop fake news from spreading on the continent? How do we raise a generation of football stars?
These are just some of the topics we’ll be tackling.
And we’re not looking for simple answers. Just as Africa’s potential is limitless, so are the possible solutions to any challenges the continent faces.
During each podcast episode, we’ll be asking three very different subject experts to give their take on each question. This will come as no surprise but they don’t always agree.
Made possible with a grant from the U.S. Department of State and the Seenfire Foundation.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Welcome to Limitless, the podcast series that asks the questions which matter to Africa.
Are tech start-ups the answer to Africa's unemployment problem? Can we stop fake news from spreading on the continent? How do we raise a generation of football stars?
These are just some of the topics we’ll be tackling.
And we’re not looking for simple answers. Just as Africa’s potential is limitless, so are the possible solutions to any challenges the continent faces.
During each podcast episode, we’ll be asking three very different subject experts to give their take on each question. This will come as no surprise but they don’t always agree.
Made possible with a grant from the U.S. Department of State and the Seenfire Foundation.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
"You cannot do it in the US. You cannot do it in Europe. It's too saturated, but you can still do it in Africa."
Olivier Madiba is the founder of Kiro'o Games, the first video game studio in Cameroon and the first Africa-based studio to release a game on Xbox. He tells Claude why Africans have different ideas of success and what that means for video games; how low revenue doesn't necessarily translate to low profits; and what Africa can teach the modern world about the pricelessness of imperfection.
Plus: Why being an imperfect human is a superpower.
🌟 IN THIS EPISODE:
1.45 African vision of success VS Western vision of success
3.28 The maturity and immaturity of the African gaming market
5.33 The difficulty "black" games face
8.11 The universal questions good games should ask
9.57 Why low revenue doesn't mean low profits
12.54 What to do when no one wants to invest
15.10 The problems with Cameroonian education
17.39 How the US and YALI gave him a new perspective
21.28 Why industrialization won't save Africa
24.33 The one thing that's overlooked when it comes to unlocking Africa's limitless potential
27.13 What Africa can teach the world
💬 QUOTES TO REMEMBER:
"Where the market is not mature yet, at least from a point of execution, but not from a point of intention, is the monetization."
"Low revenue don't mean low profits."
" I am tired of this world of defining my destiny for me. I will fight and I will create my own road."
"In Africa, success is based on human relationships."
"By combining our imperfection, we can build the perfect thing."
🌍 ABOUT LIMITLESS AFRICA
The podcast that asks how Africans and Americans can work together for shared prosperity
Every Monday: 15-minute episodes that dive into an issue that matters to Africans
Every Thursday: extended interview with someone unlocking Africa's limitless potential
➕ WANT MORE?
How Africa is transforming video gaming - listen to the 15-minute episode https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-africa-is-transforming-video-gaming/id1629452950?i=1000727824935
How to invest in Africa, with VC founder Maya Horgan Famodu https://trueafrica.co/article/limitless/foreign-aid-has-fuelled-corruption-dependence-weak-governance/
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Limitless Africa is sponsored by the US Department of State and the Seenfire Foundation.
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