Working at a startup comes with its fair share of unique challenges — ranging from the hiring process to mentorship. Choosing to work for a startup can be a rewarding work path, but only for those with the right predisposition.

The average entrepreneur from Africa may not know what a PC is, but that doesn’t stop them from delivering world-class technological solutions.

That’s right. Africa’s people are so talented that they don’t even need to saturate technology in the linear fashion that the rest of the world has.

They’re skipping some tech trends completely and still smashing business goals.

But how?

The average entrepreneur from Africa may not know what a PC is, but that doesn’t stop them from delivering world-class technological solutions.

That’s right. Africa’s people are so talented that they don’t even need to saturate technology in the linear fashion that the rest of the world has.

They’re skipping some tech trends completely and still smashing business goals.

But how?

Software developers are a rare commodity. 

So, when an app needs to be built in a developer’s absence, it requires a low code or no code solution. 

However, low code/no code is not always the answer. 

What should be done, then?

When your career trajectory has been defined by global financial crises… when you battle cancer as a 30-year-old newlywed… when your handcrafted procedure manual spreadsheet gets leaked by Buzzfeed…

You choose to spend time doing work you enjoy.

In this episode, we interview Ryan Meiring, Founder at Big Inja Farming, about the intersection between agriculture and technology. (No surprise: software should start with opportunity on the ground and grow from there.)