That Remote Life | Interviews with Digital Nomads and Location Independent Entrepreneurs | Micro-investing in African Business & The Continent's Role in The Future of Work with Weh'yee Barkon (TRL 187)

Today on the podcast, Mitko is joined by Weh’yee Barkon, 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.

Show Notes

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/

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

That Remote Life is a podcast focused on helping you become location independent in order to live life on your terms. Serial entrepreneur and traveler Mitko Karshovski interviews some of the most successful entrepreneurs and digital nomads to help uncover the strategies and skills to help you reach the same success. Follow Mitko's journey in real-time as he builds his own location independent business and shares all the lessons and experiences. If you are someone who wants to get out of a desk job, start your own business, and become a location independent entrepreneur, then this show is for you. Visit the show online at ThatRemoteLife.com/podcast