NEW: Building Tech for Africa’s Audio Future [Sema Nasi Podcast Ep. #10]
Episode 9 features Jamit's Ike Orizu, audio entrepreneur who founded Africa's first music streaming app
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Sema Nasi is a podcast from Africa Podfest that informs, connects, and helps you take action in joining the Africa podcast movement.
“I’m very careful not to be too early to the game, and if we are going to be too early, it’s that we are creating our own market at that point. Once we create our market, no one owns it because we created it and we own it” –Ike Orizu in “Sema Nasi”
Ike Orizu is a visionary entrepreneur who puts African stories first. He founded Africa's first music streaming platform and is now building technology for African podcasters. He shares life lessons from his entrepreneurial experiences and his views on building a game-changing business that stands the test of time. Join us for part 1 of the interview.
Insights from this Episode
How Ike founded Jamit
Ike’s efforts to bring African music to a global audience
Ike’s experience after his first startup failed
Ike’s journey from TruSpot to podcasting
Lessons Ike learned from the failure of his start-up
Insights in being early adopters and navigating the scene
Building a service that is offering a service for free
Ike’s openness and generosity to freely sharing information