Welcome to the Mwango Capital Podcast where we discuss topical issues on African capital markets.
In this episode, our host, Soud Hyder, is joined by Phares Kariuki - CEO Pure Infrastructure Limited, Eunice Kariuki - ICT Consultant, Wayne Gakuo - Google Developer Expert for Angular, and Conrad Akunga - Founder Innova, to discuss the scramble for tech talent in light of the arrival of Microsoft, Google, and Visa in Kenya.
We also discuss the role of policy in talent retention, the place of self-taught developers in the tech ecosystem, stock compensation, and the need for collaboration among tech stakeholders.
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Show Notes
00:00:00: Introduction
00:02:23: Tech evolution in Kenya
00:22:29: Tech talent shortage
00:29:53: Role of policy
00:38:48: An SME’s perspective
00:44:00: A developer’s perspective
00:54:28: Self-taught developers
01:06:39: Tech talent in the gig economy
01:08:43: Collaboration among tech stakeholders
01:22:11: Demand for software skills and skills drain
01:24:22: Binding work contracts
01:30:01: Andela effect
01:33:13: Stock compensation and valuations
01:30:03: Expectations for the next administration
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