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Sometime in Q1 2025, my work colleague Richard Mawuko Duttey told me about Jobberman doing features on people around work, etc. He is a big fan of Jobberman, he pretty much got to work for Kosmos Innovation Center thanks to this African built workforce platform. I joined him one fine day to Jobberman's office, hidden somewhere in the central parts of Accra where their comms team recorded a video. I am honored to have been featured by Jobberman in their Time With The Experts series. I remember Jobberman 's early years. I was following them from the Bay Area when it was founded in August 2009 by Olalekan Olude, Ayodeji Adewunmi and Opeyemi Awoyemi in their dormitory in Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife to help connect people looking for jobs with companies hiring. I was at Stanford at the time and Museke , the startup I co-founded was more than 2 years old. Many years on, Jobberman thrives and has more than 30 employees in Ghana alone. They have done well.  In this inter...

Was January 2025 very long for you? I met a nurse this month, after I gave her a free ride from Adenta to Danfa. She said she could not wait for December 2025 to come. This is because she cannot wait to finish her studies. I believe she is in the minority. I want the days to go slowly because I have so much to do. But if there is a good reason for the days to go fast , it is because you are expecting some money to hit your account, and that day should come faster . If you want more money to hit your account, you have to work to achieve more. This is where I introduce you to Achieve, an app by Petra that I have been using to save and invest money. The  Achieve App  was just named as one of the winners of the World Summit Awards 2024, alongside other Ghanaian apps - Chango and Khaya. Shout outs to Kofi, Chris, Seth, Huzaifa, Daniel , and all those involved in Achieve.  In years past, Ghanaian startups like  Leti Arts ,   Bloom Impact ,   Farmerline , an...