In this (private) open-sourced "Lunch & Learn" podcast episode, Founders Factory Africa's (FFA) Content Manager, Adam Wakefield, leads a conversation with Abderrahmane Chaoui, Chief Exploration Officer at Sendemo, on network building and reporting on the African tech ecosystem.

What to look forward to in this episode:

• Where did your interest in the startup ecosystem begin? [06:55]
• How do you form relationships within the startup ecosystem and players in countries where you don't have established personal relationships? [13:09]
• How receptive are the ecosystem participants in speaking to you? [19:41]
• What are the most important skills you leverage to engage with ecosystem players in your networking activities? [23:56]
• How many ecosystems have you explored, and how many African countries have you traveled to to profile the African startup landscape? [28:20]
•  What challenges does a writer face when writing to shape a reader's view? [29:28]
• Which start-ups do you think we should keep our eyes on over the next five years, considering the developments taking place within the African ecosystem? [33:45]

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