Then check out my motivation page on instagram @1mekawulo

Abadesi and Michael are back again for a milestone episode 10.

This time they discuss Carl Martin's open letter about his entrepreneurial adventures. An interesting study about Reddit's depression subreddit, trusting your companies with your health data, and new startups we like the look of. 

Use the hashtag #techish or email us at techishpod@gmail.com

Further reading: 

https://medium.com/@carlmartin/taking-the-scenic-route-c7ba89e8aae2
https://futurism.com/reddit-depression-mental-illness/
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/apr/22/martin-lewis-sues-facebook-over-fake-ads-with-his-name
https://futurism.com/quit-drinking-alcohol-monitoring-implant/

Episode 10: The struggle of being a founder, Reddit, and the new religion: Dataism

Michael and Abadesi are back for episode 15! They talk...

Drakes new album, and the controversy surrounding his take over of the Spotify homepage.

VC’s being sheep and following the crowd with their investments.

Youtubers acting a fool.

Are digital celebrities the future of the influencer marketing?

Plus are audiences getting too comfortable with community-based entrepreneurs?

And much more!

Further Reading

https://techcrunch.com/2018/07/03/spotify-users-push-back-at-the-over-the-top-drake-promotion/
https://techcrunch.com/2018/07/03/facebook-confirms-bloomsbury-ai-acquisition/
https://medium.com/@rrhoover/request-for-crazy-startups-f3262fd62e24
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaWYKF0_tbc
https://twitter.com/BenedictEvans/status/1005768107200335872

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Episode 15: Drake, VC's being sheep, Digital Celebrities and Overnight Failures.

Abadesi and Michael are back again for a short and sweet episode 16.

They talk:

Kylie Jenner on the cover of Forbes; is it fair to call her self-made.
Women of color being left out of the diversity conversation, specifically looking at the open letter sent to London Mayor Sadiq Khan.
Elon Musk and the Thai rescue mission,
Tesla and Apple suing former employees,
The twitter bot purge,
Diddy calling Black Panther a ‘cruel experiment’.

Plus Cardi B and Serena Williams ...

Further Reading:
https://medium.com/@vsanyauke/open-letter-in-response-to-behindeverygreatcity-silicon-valley-comes-to-the-uk-trade-mission-c4ff6fb31b8a
https://variety.com/2018/film/news/diddy-black-panther-cruel-experiment-1202870736/
https://techcrunch.com/2018/07/10/ex-apple-employee-charged-with-stealing-self-driving-car-secrets/

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Episode 16: Is Kylie Jenner self-made? WOC left out of diversity conversation & twitter bot purge

Hey! We've got a special episode of Techish for you all this week! 

Two weeks ago, Abadesi and Michael got a chance to sit down with the founder of the legendary Product Hunt, Ryan Hoover. We talked about everything from... 

- Investing in crazy startups,
- How Ryan would rebuild his network from scratch in 2018
- Bootstrapping verses raising money,
- Building a community based business,
- What social platforms we are bullish on,
- Which celebrities could play us in our life stories,
- And a hustle tip on why Ryan loves routine.

Plus much more!

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See you next week for our usual round of the latest tech and pop culture news.

Bonus Episode: An interview with Product Hunt founder Ryan Hoover

Michael and Abadesi are back for episode 17! 

They talk...

Blavity raising $6.5 million,
A VC/bootstrap debate between Michael and Abadesi based on an article by Wistia [link below]
Facebook shares tumbling by more than 20%
Napping as a service, 
Serena Williams and her daughters Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr. social media presence.
Plus a hustle tip/debate on how should you support your friend's businesses.

And much more!

Further Reading:
https://wistia.com/learn/culture/taking-on-debt-to-grow-our-own-way
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-44957359
https://www.instagram.com/olympiaohanian/?hl=en

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Episode 17: Blavity getting that coin, VC debate between Aba and Michael, and Serena Williams

A short and sweet episode of Techish.

Michael and Abadesi talk Will Smith raising a Venture fund, Whatsapp limiting forwarding messages, Lyft proposing a Zen Mode, Beyonce’s photo cover and Disneys new African Princess. Plus we look at @kerby's research into the academic background of VC's.

Further Reading: 
https://www.fastcompany.com/90210794/most-vcs-are-still-white-men-and-40-went-to-harvard-or-stanford
https://moguldom.com/152081/will-smith-launches-dreamers-fund-vc-for-startups-plans-to-raise-100m/
https://www.citylab.com/transportation/2018/07/lyft-zen-mode-quiet-car-ridesharing/566291/ http://theshaderoom.com/disney-is-adding-an-african-princess-to-their-royal-family-with-live-action-fairty-tale-sade/ http://theshaderoom.com/beyonce-reportedly-hired-the-first-black-photographer-to-shoot-her-vogue-september-cover/

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Episode 18: Will Smith the VC? Ride-sharing Zen Mode, Beyonce, Harvard & Stanford privilege?

Techish is back after a bit of delay for episode 19.

Aba and Michael break down
- An app that helps citizens report people to the police,
- Twitter not banning Alex Jones,
- Elon taking Tesla private,
- Beyonce's Vogue article,
- In my feelings challenge,
- MOOC’s not living up to their billing

Plus a hustle tip on secrets and an audience question.

Further reading:
https://www.vox.com/2018/8/8/17662774/twitter-alex-jones-jack-dorsey
https://theoutline.com/post/5742/uber-for-snitching?zd=1&zi=c4h3ggsg
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-45105674 

Books:
Shoe Dog
Factfullness

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Episode 19: Uber for snitches? Beyonce's Vogue article, Twitter hijinks with Alex Jones and Elon

Episode 23: 

Abadesi and Michael are back again...

This time talking...

- Kaepernick & Nike, 
- Abadesi attending a political meeting with the London mayors team,
- Lyft going public before Uber, and the new millionaires it will create
- The Jack Dorsey and Sherly Sandberg senate hearings  
- Backstage Capital's new accelerator,
- and how to entice a CTO to join your startup?

Plus much more

Further Reading 
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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-08-31/lyft-is-said-to-hire-adviser-to-prepare-for-targeted-2019-ipo
https://www.vox.com/2018/9/5/17822906/jack-dorsey-sheryl-sandberg-twitter-facebook-capitol-hill
https://backstagecapital.com/accelerator/

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Episode 23: Kaepernick/Nike, Lyft going public, Backstage Capital new accelerator and I need a CTO!

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.com
http://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=93s

Techish Stuff:

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Leaving Google to be a comic, Netflix and fake Jamaican accents w/ Sarah Cooper

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 valuation
Kanye 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/#18941f731a21
https://www.thedailybeast.com/kanye-wests-trip-to-africa-is-even-more-embarrassing-than-melania-trumps
https://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-45731821
https://peopleofcolorintech.com/articles/five-things-ive-learned-in-my-first-year-working-at-product-hunt/


Techish Stuff:
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Episode 27: Bootstrapping to a billion, Kanye meets Trump, RIP Google +, & Black History erasure

Abadesi and Michael are back with brand new Techish...

Instagram as therapy: [0:34]
Black girl magic in the tech game [7:39]
Indie Hackers:  [16:15]
Jay-Z is cancelled?  [18:08]
How to network in 2019? [26:05]

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Further Reading:
https://techcrunch.com/2019/08/23/tastemakers-raises-1-4m-to-sell-africa-experiences-to-the-world/
https://news.crunchbase.com/news/sarah-kunsts-cleo-capital-raises-3-5-million-to-boost-women-decision-makers-in-vc/

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