Tag: Women
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Woman In Tech For The Week: Mitchelle Chibundu
Mitchelle Chibundu, popularly known as Designer Babe (DB), is a leading Global Product Design expert and multimedia creator. She is also an author helping aspiring designers find their footing in tech.She founded Designer Babe, a booming community with over 60,000 members that helps designers learn, grow, and thrive. Mitchelle’s passion lies in solving complex problems…
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The Legacy of Marie Van Brittan Brown: Pioneering Home Security Systems
Marie Van Brittan Brown is an African American nurse and inventor who invented the first audio-video security system. Born in 1922 in Queens, New York, Brown started as a nurse and lived in a high-crime neighbourhood with her husband. Her late-night work and fear of being alone due to her husband’s job inspired her to…
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Startup Spotlight: Sabi
Sabi is a solutions-oriented company that has significantly impacted the global supply chain services industry. It was founded in 2020 by Anu Adasolum and has helped underserved merchants worldwide in sourcing and distributing physical goods and commodities across different markets. They provide services like Sabi Market, TRACE, and Financial Services. Sabi market assists local distributors…
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Woman In Tech For The Week: Peace Itimi
Peace Itimi is a dedicated storyteller, teacher, and passionate advocate for empowering people and businesses. With over eight years of experience leading marketing teams and consulting on growth for top companies in Africa and emerging markets, she has built a reputation as a global thought leader. Her marketing expertise covers different sectors, such as social…
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Meet Ada Lovelace: The First Computer Programmer
Image by 21kschools Augusta Ada Lovelace, an English mathematician and an associate of Charles Babbage, was born on December 10, 1815, in London, England. She is widely known as the first computer programmer because of her work on Charles Babbage’s Analytical Engine. Ada was the daughter of the famous poet Lord Byron and reformer Anne…
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Startup Spotlight: ProductDive
ProductDive is a vibrant community dedicated to supporting product managers in their careers. They provide networking opportunities, webinars, practical workshops, resources, and mentorship to product managers. Founded by Tobi Otokiti in 2019, the platform trains, elevates skillsets and provides everything product managers need to help them get a new job, get promoted, and connect to…
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Kenya’s Skincare Brand, Uncover Secures $1.4 Million in Seed Funding
Uncover, a Kenya skincare startup founded by three women – Sneha Mehta (CEO), Jade Oyateru (COO), and Catherine Lee (Advisor) – has secured $1.4 million in seed funding. The funding round was led by EQ2 Ventures and IgniteXL Ventures, with participation from Chui Ventures, Samata Capital, and Altree Capital. The funding was raised with the…
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Woman In Tech For The Week: Tosin Oyetade
Tosin Oyetade is a data-driven marketing strategist who deeply understands current trends in the marketing world. She has worked on the marketing team for Access Bank, Gtbank, Kuda, and currently, working in the ULesson group. During her time at Kuda, Tosin played a key role in the success of Kuda’s partnership with Big Brother Nigeria…
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How Do Customer Success Managers and Customer Support Managers Differ in Their Approach to Customer Satisfaction?
The customer service industry, where customer satisfaction is paramount, operates through different roles. Two roles that stand out are the Customer success manager and the Customer support manager. Customer success managers play a proactive role in the industry; their goal is to build strong relationships with customers, focusing on long-term success. On the other hand,…
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Startup Spotlight: Tushop
Founded in 2021 by CEO Cathy Chepkemboi, a former Unilever and Moko executive, Tushop is a social commerce platform that encourages groups in Kenya to buy fast-moving consumer goods. The platform was launched after identifying a need for a social commerce platform that directly sources goods from producers and delivers them to shoppers. Tushop uses…