Episode Summary

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 US How Weh’yee got interested in startups? Why did Weh’yee move from the US to Senegal? Developing and fine-tuning your idea as an entrepreneur How did Weh’yee make the transition to being a consultant? Weh’yee’s tips for kickstarting your consultant career What made Weh’yee decide to stay in Africa long-term? What makes Senegal a great spot for remote workers? The cost of living in Senegal Hotspots for digital nomads and remote workers in Africa The development and rising popularity of Zanzibar Cape Verde as a digital nomad spot What is micro-investing? How did Weh’yee get into micro-investing? Finding micro-investment opportunities What micro-investments is Weh’yee currently focused on? Weh’yee’s approach to spotting investments opportunities Understanding when people are trying to take advantage of you Starting a transportation company in Senegal Raising money from the US to invest in Senegal The growing talent pool in Africa and the opportunity remote work provides to the continent How did Weh’yee come up with Internally? What is the goal Internally? How did companies react Internally? Leave a Review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️📬 Subscribe to Remote Insider👾 Join the TRL Slack Channel🎒 Resources: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wehyeeba/ https://internally.co/ https://twitter.com/wehyeeba https://www.instagram.com/wehyeeba/?hl=en https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYHkkKpj-JUXy4IZoRSxliA https://www.teachforamerica.org/ https://www.amazon.com/Smart-People-Should-Build-Things/dp/0062292048 https://www.cnbc.com/2022/08/06/this-digital-nomad-left-the-us-for-bangkok-and-lives-on-8000-per-month.html https://share.transistor.fm/s/98b8c08c https://www.nomadx.com/community/cabo-verde https://www.heygo.com/
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