Techish
Episodes
Episode 24: New iPhone(s)who dis? Uber redesign, Cardi B & Nicki and Serena facing racism again
18 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Michael and Abadesi are back again breaking down...- The Uber redesign. Yay or Nay?- New iPhone(s). Much ado about nothing?- Atrium raising $65m from ...
Episode 23: Kaepernick/Nike, Lyft going public, Backstage Capital new accelerator and I need a CTO!
11 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 23: Abadesi and Michael are back again...This time talking...- Kaepernick & Nike, - Abadesi attending a political meeting with the London ...
Episode 22: Abolishing Silicon Valley? Crazy startup ideas, Serena Williams catsuit, and MJ's 60th
04 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Michael and Abadesi are back again for episode 22. Joined by our first special guest host Wendy Liu [@dellsystem] This time we talk:- Abolishing Silic...
Episode 21: Too old to start coding or a startup? Growing your personal brand & 2018 networking tips
28 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
#Techish: Episode 21: Hustle Tip editionAbadesi and Michael are again back for a bite-sized episode of #Techish. No ‘winners and losers’ this week...
Episode 20: Azealia Banks and Elon, Bumble launches fund, AfroTech, Idris for Bond and YC in China
20 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Michael and Abadesi are back again for a landmark episode 20.This time we talk: Azealia Banks run-in with Elon Musk [haha],Bumble launching their very...
Episode 19: Uber for snitches? Beyonce's Vogue article, Twitter hijinks with Alex Jones and Elon
14 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Techish is back after a bit of delay for episode 19.Aba and Michael break down- An app that helps citizens report people to the police,- Twitter not b...
Episode 18: Will Smith the VC? Ride-sharing Zen Mode, Beyonce, Harvard & Stanford privilege?
07 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A short and sweet episode of Techish.Michael and Abadesi talk Will Smith raising a Venture fund, Whatsapp limiting forwarding messages, Lyft proposing...
Episode 17: Blavity getting that coin, VC debate between Aba and Michael, and Serena Williams
30 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Michael and Abadesi are back for episode 17! They talk...Blavity raising $6.5 million,A VC/bootstrap debate between Michael and Abadesi based on an ar...
Bonus Episode: An interview with Product Hunt founder Ryan Hoover
23 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Hey! We've got a special episode of Techish for you all this week! Two weeks ago, Abadesi and Michael got a chance to sit down with the founder o...
Episode 16: Is Kylie Jenner self-made? WOC left out of diversity conversation & twitter bot purge
16 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Abadesi and Michael are back again for a short and sweet episode 16.They talk:Kylie Jenner on the cover of Forbes; is it fair to call her self-made.Wo...
Episode 15: Drake, VC's being sheep, Digital Celebrities and Overnight Failures.
08 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Michael and Abadesi are back for episode 15! They talk...Drakes new album, and the controversy surrounding his take over of the Spotify homepage.VC’...
Episode 14: Akon's Crypto Wakanda? Amazon employees, XXXtentacion and Black Netflix
28 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Michael and [a full-voiced] Abadesi are back! This episode they talk:Akon's plan for a crypto city in Senegal, Instagram hitting 1 billion monthl...
Episode 13: Beyonce + Jay Z's new album, Snapchat, Theranos, Digital Wellness, and Getting Rich
20 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Abadesi and Michael are back again for season 2 of Techish after a quick summer break.Eclectic as ever, they cover a whole bunch of topics:Beyonce and...
Bonus Episode: Interview with Arlan Hamilton of Backstage Capital
28 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Suprise! I know we said season one was finished, but we have this super amazing bonus episode, with none other than Arlan Hamilton the founder of Back...
Episode 12: Donald Glover, Spotify banning R Kelly, Facebook's dating product, and Arlan Hamilton
14 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Michael and Abadesi are back again one more time before a month-long summer hiatus. They talk Google assistants new voice call feature. Facebook launc...
Episode 11 - Kanye, Slack's diversity numbers and WhatsApp founder leaving Facebook.
06 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Michael and Abadesi are back once more for episode 11. This time they discuss Kanye West tweets [this was recorded pre TMZ interview], black conservat...
Episode 10: The struggle of being a founder, Reddit, and the new religion: Dataism
29 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Abadesi and Michael are back again for a milestone episode 10.This time they discuss Carl Martin's open letter about his entrepreneurial adventur...
Episode 9: Zuck facing the music, General Assembly's exit, and funding black founders.
22 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Michael and Abadesi are back again for episode 9.They discuss, Zuck facing the music, a 400 million dollar exit for General Assembly, a new app that&a...
Episode 8: Raising a million dollars, doing diversity early, and Telegram getting banned in Russia
15 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Michael and Abadesi are back again for episode 8.This time they discuss the recent shooting tragedy at Youtube HQ, Weebly making inroads regarding gen...
Episode 7: Shyp going out of business, Grindr's data leak, and more drama with Big Tech
08 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Michael and Abadesi are back again for episode 7.They talk Shyp going out of business and its founder's frank op-ed about their demise. More issu...
Episode 6: Does tech need to grow up? Jay Z and Diddy's new app, and corporate beef
01 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Michael and Abadesi are back again for episode 6.This time they talk, Abadesi's birthday, horrible job board postings [does tech need to grow up]...
Episode 5: The Facebook/Cambridge Analytics drama, trouble with Theranos and self-driving cars.
25 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Michael and Abadesi are back again for episode 5, with a super busy news week.They talk Jay Z investing in a startup attempting to reform the criminal...
Episode 4: Apple hitting a trillion, Elon Musk predicting doom again and don't use the M word.
18 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Abadesi and Michael are back again, talking Apple reaching a trillion dollar valuation, Elon Musk and his predictions of doom, and how to go about get...
Episode 3: Black Panther, Spotify going public, detoxify your phone and failed startups
11 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Abadesi finally watches Black Panther, so we can finally talk spoilers. Spotify goes public but bypasses the banks: what are their prospects?We take a...
Episode 2: Tech in Africa, Amazon's world domination, Kylie Jenner tweeting away billions from Snap.
01 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We talk about the burgeoning tech scene in Africa after Michael's visit to Uganda. Amazon's acquisition of Ring, and their never-ending path...
Episode 1: Cars in space? Getting burnt by crypto bubbles. Becoming a VC. Is Facebook listening?
19 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Say hello to the pilot episode of Techish. We discuss everything from Elon Musk throwing cars into space, the recent Crypto mania, being asked to be e...