Micro-investing in African Business & The Continent's Role in The Future of Work with Weh'yee Barkon (TRL 187)

Today on the podcast, Mitko (@mitkoka) is joined by Weh’yee Barkon (@wehyeeba), a founder and investor, focused on developing the future of work in Africa. Weh’yee has been living in Africa for several years and in that time has used his start-up experience in the US to start multiple businesses, from a strawberry farm to a transportation business all while helping to popularize the African continent as a source of remote work talent and as a destination for digital nomads.

During this episode, Weh’yee shared how he transitioned from working with startups in the US to investing and founding African businesses, how to get started micro-investing, the best African countries and cities for digital nomads, and why Africa will be the next big source of tech talent.

💬  Topics Discussed:

Having weird-sounding names in the USHow Weh’yee got interested in startups?Why did Weh’yee move from the US to Senegal?Developing and fine-tuning your idea as an entrepreneurHow did Weh’yee make the transition to being a consultant?Weh’yee’s tips for kickstarting your consultant careerWhat made Weh’yee decide to stay in Africa long-term?What makes Senegal a great spot for remote workers?The cost of living in SenegalHotspots for digital nomads and remote workers in AfricaThe development and rising popularity of ZanzibarCape Verde as a digital nomad spotWhat is micro-investing?How did Weh’yee get into micro-investing?Finding micro-investment opportunitiesWhat micro-investments is Weh’yee currently focused on?Weh’yee’s approach to spotting investments opportunitiesUnderstanding when people are trying to take advantage of youStarting a transportation company in SenegalRaising money from the US to invest in SenegalThe growing talent pool in Africa and the opportunity remote work provides to the continentHow did Weh’yee come up with Internally?What is the goal Internally?How did companies react Internally?

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/wehyeeba/https://internally.co/https://twitter.com/wehyeebahttps://www.instagram.com/wehyeeba/?hl=enhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYHkkKpj-JUXy4IZoRSxliAhttps://www.teachforamerica.org/https://www.amazon.com/Smart-People-Should-Build-Things/dp/0062292048https://www.cnbc.com/2022/08/06/this-digital-nomad-left-the-us-for-bangkok-and-lives-on-8000-per-month.htmlhttps://share.transistor.fm/s/98b8c08chttps://www.nomadx.com/community/cabo-verdehttps://www.heygo.com/