On this episode of The Spotlight Podcast, we had data expert and Dataphyte CEO Joshua Olufemi with us. 

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We talked about:

• How he went from a secondary school Economics teacher to the CEO of Dataphyte
• How data can drive change and social impact 
• Nigeria’s data problem and the unique challenges of collecting and reporting with data
• The importance of having a focused and reliable team

Breakdown:

00:00:00 Intro

00:02:00 Icebreaker game 

00:03:32 Fun facts about Joshua

00:05:37 From economics teacher to CEO

00:09:39 Being a part of the National Endowment for Democracy Fellowship

00:14:44 Proudest achievements of Dataphyte

00:21:20 The Dataphyte and Goloka teams

00:28:54: Major challenges in collecting accurate data

00:37:37 How can Nigeria be more data-driven?

00:43:55 Joshua's dream for Dataphyte and Goloka

00:45:24 Advice for people building something around data

00:47:42 Final words

00:48:30 Outro

We referenced:

• Dataphyte
• Goloka
• National Endowment for Democracy

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