Micro-investing in African Business & The Continent's Role in The Future of Work with Weh'yee Barkon (TRL 187)

That Remote Life | Interviews with Digital Nomads and Location Independent Entrepreneurs

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?

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🎒 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/