Stay ConnectedA podcast by two founders and investors who talk about all things tech, pop culture, and life.
It’s equal parts ChatGPT, equal parts Cardi B.
Starring tech founders and investors Abadesi Osunsade and Michael Berhane.
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Brand new #Techish!Abadesi and Michael talk- Failing to build a billion dollar company - Jussie Smollet debacle [8:30]- Working for Equity [13:51]- Jay Z and Beyonce shouting out Megan Markle at the Brits [20:54]- Amazon New York HQ cancelled [26:19]- Shout Out Section: [34:37]Sponsor: Datarightsfinder.orgFurther Reading:https://medium.com/@shl/reflecting-on-my-failure-to-build-a-billion-dollar-company-b0c31d7db0e7https://www.instagram.com/p/BuHvVDPgVdF/https://twitter.com/amyhoy/status/1097674407277936641?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=notion%3A%2F%2Fwww.notion.so%2Fb22b1b80d00b435a9757efcbe8979f51#Techish Stuff:Use the hashtag #TechishSupport Techish at www.patreon.com/techishWant to advertise on Techish: goo.gl/forms/MY0F79gkRG6Jp8dJ2www.twitter.com/michaelberhane_www.twitter.com/abadesiwww.twitter.com/pocintechhttps://twitter.com/joinelphaEmail us at techishpod@gmail.com
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This week's Techish was recorded remotely as Aba is still in San Fran for one more week working on the launch of her new startup! Via the internet, they break down...- Abadesi now being a YC founder and what it means [1:50]- The Grammy Awards and Cardi B [7:30]- Spotify purchasing Gimlet and Anchor [15:00]- CEO of crypto exchange dies with the password to a $190million. [20:06]- Lonely founders [22:40]Further Reading:https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/feb/06/spotify-buys-podcast-firms-gimlet-and-anchor-streaming-profits-musichttps://news.sky.com/story/crypto-trader-boss-dies-with-password-to-clients-110m-11628106#Techish Stuff:Use the hashtag #TechishSupport Techish at www.patreon.com/techishWant to advertise on Techish: goo.gl/forms/MY0F79gkRG6Jp8dJ2www.twitter.com/michaelberhane_www.twitter.com/abadesiwww.twitter.com/pocintechEmail us at techishpod@gmail.com
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Abadesi and Michael are back with something different. This episode isn’t their usual round of up of the week's news, but instead a heart to heart on the struggles of being a founder, and all the stuff they had to learn the hard way over the last 3-4 years. This was recorded a few weeks ago, as Abadesi is currently in SF working on her new startup Elpha! We cover: - What we wish we knew before we started- Keeping yourself mentally okay, [7:40]- Controlling your ego, - Spotting talent [10:37]- The value of patience, [12:00]- Black millennial burnout [16:10]Big Thank You To Our Sponsors:OneTech: weareonetech.org/?utm_source=tech…=techish_podcastBlockstack: blockstack.org/www.techishpod.com/partnersFurther Reading:https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/annehelenpetersen/millennials-burnout-generation-debt-work#Techish Stuff:Use the hashtag #TechishSupport Techish at www.patreon.com/techishWant to advertise on Techish: goo.gl/forms/MY0F79gkRG6Jp8dJ2www.twitter.com/michaelberhane_www.twitter.com/abadesiwww.twitter.com/hustlecrewlivewww.twitter.com/pocintechEmail us at techishpod@gmail.com
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In this week's Techish Aba and Michael go through a whole bunch of serious and non-serious topics - including- Oracle allegedly underpaying Women and POC [1:50]- Black Panther oscar nomination [7:30]- Fyre festival recap [10:00]- The importance of negotiating [12:00]- Spotify muting people [16:00]- Getting a mentor [Hustle Tips] [19:00]- BuzzFeed layoffs [28:00]- Future no longer drinking Lean [30:00]- Alexandria Occasio Cortez + racist algorithms [34:00]- Influencer sponsored post crackdown [37:00]Big Thank You To Our Sponsors!: OneTech: https://weareonetech.org/?utm_source=techish_website&utm_campaign=techish_podcastBlockstack: https://blockstack.org/http://www.techishpod.com/partnersFurther Reading:https://techcrunch.com/2019/01/22/oracle-discrimination-400-million/https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2019/1/23/18194717/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-ai-biashttps://bit.ly/2FSZjVT?cc=4a93e629b8ea27057a63880677493f10&fbclid=IwAR10cJfXOkiKBI4AU48bgMmuaLXm4AGgvg0XsPYhHV3TE99opDIXk0mq-1whttps://theshaderoom.com/spotify-will-give-users-the-option-to-mute-artists-they-dont-want-to-hear/#Techish Stuff:Use the hashtag #TechishSupport Techish at www.patreon.com/techishWant to advertise on Techish: goo.gl/forms/MY0F79gkRG6Jp8dJ2www.twitter.com/michaelberhane_www.twitter.com/abadesiwww.twitter.com/hustlecrewlivewww.twitter.com/pocintechEmail us at techishpod@gmail.com
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Abadesi and Michael are back with episode 31. This episode they talk:- One founder or two? [1:34]- Soulja boy's new games console [9:08]- Fyre Festival documentaries [Recorded before the Netflix documentary was released] [12:06]- Tidal accused of false streaming numbers[24:49]- Jeff Bezo's divorce [27:23]- Gillette/Woke Brands [32:48]- Slack's new Logo [42:58]- Kenyan Excellence [47:47]Big Thank You To Our Sponsors!:OneTech: weareonetech.org/?utm_source=tech…=techish_podcastBlockstack: app.co/miningwww.techishpod.com/partnersFurther Reading:https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jan/10/mackenzie-bezos-jeff-amazon-divorce-worlds-richest-womanhttps://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2019/01/fyre-review-netflix-doomed-festival-hulu-fyre-fraud/580678/https://www.blackenterprise.com/kenyan-engineer-creates-high-tech-gloves-sign-language-into-speech/http://mitsloan.mit.edu/ideas-made-to-matter/2-founders-are-not-always-better-1https://www.wired.co.uk/article/slack-new-logohttps://twitter.com/ksieff/status/1085933954446905351Techish Stuff:Use the hashtag #TechishSupport Techish at www.patreon.com/techishWant to advertise on Techish: goo.gl/forms/MY0F79gkRG6Jp8dJ2www.twitter.com/michaelberhane_www.twitter.com/abadesiwww.twitter.com/hustlecrewlivewww.twitter.com/pocintechEmail us at techishpod@gmail.com
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Abadesi and Michael are back with Season 3 of Techish. With more of your favorite mix of tech and pop culture news [and this time with some awesome sponsors!]!This episode they talk:- Tristan Walker selling Walker&Co to P&G [1:30]- Netflix investing in African content [11:36]- Telling VC’s bye with Aniyia Willams & Zebra United [14:25]- Coming to America 2? [23:14]- Oracle/Palantir hiding diversity stats [28:40]- #SurvivingRKelly [34:12]- Afrocenchix [37:30]Big Thank You To Our Sponsors!: OneTech: https://weareonetech.org/?utm_source=techish_website&utm_campaign=techish_podcastBlockstack: https://app.co/mininghttp://www.techishpod.com/partnersFurther Reading:https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/12/business/tristan-walker-corner-office-procter-gamble.htmlhttps://www.revealnews.org/article/oracle-and-palantir-said-diversity-figures-were-trade-secrets-the-real-secret-embarrassing-numbers/https://qz.com/africa/1482172/netflix-will-commission-original-african-shows/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/11/technology/start-ups-rejecting-venture-capital.htmlhttps://twitter.com/RaeCorson/status/1083278636629733376Techish Stuff:Use the hashtag #TechishSupport Techish at www.patreon.com/techishWant to advertise on Techish: goo.gl/forms/MY0F79gkRG6Jp8dJ2www.twitter.com/michaelberhane_www.twitter.com/abadesiwww.twitter.com/hustlecrewlivewww.twitter.com/pocintechEmail us at techishpod@gmail.com
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Abadesi and Michael are back with a mini-episode full of Hustle-Tips for the final episode for this season of #Techish! And don’t worry we’ll be back for in a month for a whole heap of brand new content for our third season! :DThis episode they talk:- What should tech be working on! [0:15]- Tinder economics and the 80/20 rule [08:15[- Somali Entrepreneurs [14:01]- Breaking into Tech [14:50]Further Reading:https://qz.com/africa/1428066/somalias-e-commerce-start-ups-gullivery-saami-online-thrive/https://medium.com/@worstonlinedater/tinder-experiments-ii-guys-unless-you-are-really-hot-you-are-probably-better-off-not-wasting-your-2ddf370a6e9ahttps://twitter.com/natfriedman/status/1041143830110593024Techish Stuff:Use the hashtag #techishSupport Techish at www.patreon.com/techishWant to advertise on Techish: goo.gl/forms/MY0F79gkRG6Jp8dJ2www.twitter.com/michaelberhane_www.twitter.com/abadesiwww.twitter.com/hustlecrewlivewww.twitter.com/pocintechEmail us at techishpod@gmail.com
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Abadesi and Michael are back for brand new #Techish!Breaking down!Old versus young founders [0.22]Netflix personalising cover art for black viewers [08:32]Facebook adding music to profiles? The ghost of Myspace [13:00]Upgrading your social circle - cutting people off? [19:33]Does Press help your business? [24:41]The new Ethiopia President [29:32]Further Reading:https://hbr.org/2018/07/research-the-average-age-of-a-successful-startup-founder-is-45https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-45976620https://www.forbes.com/sites/nafisabakkar/2018/10/22/these-initiatives-are-responding-to-the-lack-of-inclusion-in-startup-culture/#4a8ecfa04805https://techcrunch.com/2018/10/24/facebook-music-profile/https://www.theguardian.com/media/2018/oct/20/netflix-film-black-viewers-personalised-marketing-targetTechish Stuff:Use the hashtag #techishSupport Techish at www.patreon.com/techishWant to advertise on Techish: goo.gl/forms/MY0F79gkRG6Jp8dJ2www.twitter.com/michaelberhane_www.twitter.com/abadesiwww.twitter.com/hustlecrewlivewww.twitter.com/pocintechEmail us at techishpod@gmail.com
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Abadesi and Michael [with a cold] are back with a brand new episode of Techish!This episode they talk:Mailchimp bootstraps to a billion dollar valuationKanye meets Trump and goes Uganda [09:40]YC top 100 startups: [13:47]Google Plus [21:20]Black History Month Erasure [28:08]Facebook Portal [35:30]Further Reading:https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexkonrad/2018/10/08/the-new-atlanta-billionaires-behind-an-unlikely-tech-unicorn/#18941f731a21https://www.thedailybeast.com/kanye-wests-trip-to-africa-is-even-more-embarrassing-than-melania-trumpshttps://www.ycombinator.com/topcompanies/https://bgr.com/2018/10/16/google-plus-disaster-former-designer-writes-tell-all/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-45731821https://peopleofcolorintech.com/articles/five-things-ive-learned-in-my-first-year-working-at-product-hunt/Techish Stuff:Use the hashtag #techishSupport Techish at www.patreon.com/techishWant to advertise on Techish: goo.gl/forms/MY0F79gkRG6Jp8dJ2www.twitter.com/michaelberhane_www.twitter.com/abadesiwww.twitter.com/hustlecrewlivewww.twitter.com/pocintechEmail us at techishpod@gmail.com
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Michael and Abadesi are back with brand new Techish. Recorded 2 weeks ago in NYC, the Techish team is joined by the amazing Sarah Cooper!Sarah is a dope comedian, writer and former Googler! Check her out:http://sarahcpr.comhttp://sarahcpr.com/books/We talk- Sarah’s new book - [0:47]- Joining Google - [2:18]- Changing the world as a comedian [06:09]- Her first standup performance. [07:43]- Netflix impact on Comedy [13:50]- Diaspora Wars [17:41]- Thoughts on Tech [20:00]- Jamaican accents [26:02]Further Reading:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnBupO_Kjto&t=93sTechish Stuff:Use the hashtag #techishSupport Techish at www.patreon.com/techishWant to advertise on Techish: goo.gl/forms/MY0F79gkRG6Jp8dJ2www.twitter.com/michaelberhane_www.twitter.com/abadesiwww.twitter.com/hustlecrewlivewww.twitter.com/pocintechEmail us at techishpod@gmail.com
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