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I built Remote Talent Labs as a side project, to help startups, especially those in the 'West' to hire, pay, and manage African tech talent.
You'll find the resources you need to tap into the amazing designers and software engineers on the African continent.
Remote Talent Labs
Help startups hire, manage, and pay African tech talent
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Hello community.
Woke up one day thinking about the many software engineers, UI/UX designers, copywriters, sales experts, DevOps engineers, cloud architects, and the tech talent on the African continent.
And while there are many platforms out there helping startups to tap into the continent's booming tech communities, I still wanted to build something simple on the side to help anyone...
Remote Talent Labs
Help startups hire, manage, and pay African tech talent
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Launching: Remote Talent Labs (Africa tech talent focused) & Modern Workplace Africa Conference.
I write the Remote Talent in Africa Newsletter on LinkedIn. Here's what's inside this week:
I'm launching a platform where i'll gather resources, blogs, and ebooks to help any startup or entrepreneur looking to tap into Africa's tech talent - UI/UX designers, product managers, data analysts, and software engineers.
https://www.producthunt.com/products/remote-talent-labs
I also feature...
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I'm planning to launch soon. Anyone interested in remote tech talent, especially in Africa, should check it out. Thank you for the support.
What day of the week do you think are the best to launch?
Merlin Yang
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I'm having about 3 now.
But I'll love to just sell one or two and focus on what's left.
1. Remote Talent Labs (focused on helping startups hire and work with tech talent in Africa). Launching on PH and would appreciate your support: https://www.producthunt.com/prod...
2. Worqstrap - a remote work and future of work blog and review site
3. Dramacaps - Korean drama review platform (my...
Do you also have side hustles or concentrate on one project only?
Business Marketing with Nika
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As someone who regularly reviews HR tools, I would say it's pretty good going through the site, on my first impressions. And I can see you already have a few tools integrated. And making the basic plan a free-forever for small teams is also thoughtful. Congrats on the launch.
FirstHR
All-in-one HR platform for founders with dreams and teams
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Africa's Tech Talent: Opportunity, Brain Drain, or Both? 🌍
Africa's tech talent is increasingly migrating abroad, seeking better opportunities in Europe, the US, and beyond.
Despite their skills being in demand on the continent, the allure of better working conditions overseas is driving this trend. While this has positive effects, such as raising Africa's tech profile and remittances, it also leads to brain drain and hinders local startups'...
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Indie Makers & founders: What are some of the reasons you sold your project or why would you sell?
With platforms like Acquire and Tiny Acquisitions, I see that lots of indie makers and side hustlers are selling their projects easily.
As someone running a side project myself, I"m thinking, what ultimately pushes you to sell it:
1). Was your idea to create and sell right from the beginning of the project?
2). Is the project getting bigger beyond your capacity as an individual? So you think...
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Weekend Read: African Talent Networks and Bootcamps Closing the Gender Gap in Tech
If you are looking to hire tech talent in Africa, among the many talent communities that I have talked about in previous newsletters, I would also recommend considering talent communities that are tailored to women.
By hiring from these bootcamps and talent networks, you can help to create a more inclusive and equitable tech industry in Africa. You can also help to empower women and girls to...
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Sub-Saharan Africa Leads in YoY Growth of Professional Certificate Enrollment, Coursera Report
Story 1:
Join the A2SV Hackathon: Pushing Boundaries with Generative AI in Africa. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/sub-saharan-africa-leads-year-on-year-growth-certificate-saibu-baba
Story 2:
Exciting news from the tech talent ecosystem in Africa. A recent report by Coursera has unveiled a remarkable growth in professional certificate enrollments across Sub-Saharan Africa, which is a...
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Sub-Saharan Africa Leads in YoY Growth of Professional Certificate Enrollments. A2SV Hackathon
Hi all, this week, we're looking at 3 stories in the African tech talent ecosystem.
1. The 2023 Coursera Global Skills Report has highlighted Africa's growth in talent enrolling in Professional Certificates on the platform. According to the 2023 Global Skills Report, Sub-Saharan Africa has outpaced other regions such as Asia Pacific and North America in this rapid growth.
2. The Africa to...
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For anyone that wants to follow future of work, remote work, digital nomad product launches, please follow me. I do a recap every week
https://www.producthunt.com/disc...
What great product did you discover this week?
Business Marketing with Nika
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Weekend Read: The #100kInterns Initiative: Join The Challenge To Hire Africa's Best Tech Talent
I want to introduce you to the #100kInterns Initiative – an opportunity to connect with enthusiastic tech talents in Africa.
Whether you're a large company looking to expand operations in Africa or a startup wanting to hire tech talent on the continent, this newsletter provides you with the resources and motivation to start, NOW.
Access and Affordability: Do You Pay To Access Interns?
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Nice Remote work, future of work, digital nomad launches of last week (24th - 30th July, 2023).
I saw a few great launches last week in this category. Please add yours in the comments section.
1. workstreams.ai
An intuitive workflow management app
https://www.producthunt.com/posts/workstreams-ai-2
2. UnitCollab
Simple way to collaborate on any type of work
https://www.producthunt.com/posts/unitcollab
3. Meeting Cost Calculator
Uncover the true costs of...
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Weekend Read: Why Hiring Remote Tech Talent In Africa is The New Global Strategy
1. Youthful, energetic population, that is teachable
Africa is a continent with a young and dynamic population ready to work. By hiring tech talent from the continent, startups in the West can tap into a vast pool of this exceptional youth.
2. Cost-effective talent – world-class talent without breaking the bank
Data from Tunga shows that averagely, software engineers on the continent can...
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I think reddit does magic for me
Which social media channel is best for your product/startup to find clients?
Antoni Kozelski
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I would recommend we all celebrate the smallest wins, and also celebrate indiehackers and bootstrapers more
By the way, if you're interested in a hiring tech talent in Africa or want to make sense of the landscape, here's a LinkedIn newsletter to start: https://www.linkedin.com/build-r...
If you could change one thing about the current startup ecosystem, what would it be?
Vlad Zivkovic
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Last Week's Future of work, remote work, and digital nomad tools launched on Product Hunt
The Week of 17th - 23rd July, 2023.
1. Talkzy
Faster and more efficient daily meetings
https://www.producthunt.com/posts/talkzy
2. Sidenote AI
AI copilot for meeting follow-up
https://www.producthunt.com/posts/sidenote-ai
3. Roast My Job Application
Submit your cover letter and get demolished by Coda AI
https://www.producthunt.com/posts/roast-my-job-application
4. Sune
The next gen...
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They are all good.
With a few differences I've noticed.
1. One area that I think BARD does better is when it comes to things that require "rigourous internet search", let me put it that way for lack of a better term.
So for instance, I've had situations where I put a prompt into GPT and it gives me "I'm an AI model, so I can't do this bla bla bla....."
Then I take the same prompt and put it...
How do GPT-3 and BARD compare in terms of conversational capabilities?
Pietro Saccomani
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Founders: Reviewing the tools to hire, manage, and pay exceptional tech talent in Africa, remotely.
Africa is a tech talent goldmine.
A huge youthful population, growing startup scene, a vibrant tech talent ecosystem, and a rise in remote work.
It's also cost-effective to hire and work with talent from this part of the world.
But where do you start?
That's where this newsletter comes in.
We'll be bringing you the talent networks, bootcamps, global hiring platforms, tools for payment...