FT World Tech Founders Podcast
1) ‘When I started, no one knew what a start-up was’
Aktau, on the Caspian Sea, is far from being a tech hub. Yet one entrepreneur from Kazakhstan is changing that
2) ‘Africa should not copy and paste Silicon Valley’
Ghanaian tech entrepreneur Ethel Cofie on the advantages of simple and cheap innovation
3) What is it like running a ride hailing app in war-torn Syria?
A talent pool of women programmers has helped two entrepreneurs solve the tricky problem of finding a taxi to take civilians between Syria and Lebanon
4) 'I was rejected 167 times'
Communist party member and fintech founder Xu Zewei on the ups and downs of riding China’s start-up boom
5) Bulgaria reverses the IT brain drain
Bulgaria was once a centre for production of IT hardware for Soviet bloc countries. Now, as the tech hub of the Balkans, salaries are rising and more developers who moved away to earn better wages are...Show More
6) “Starting a business young is a bonus” says Kenyan tech pioneer
Dorcas Muthoni on the opportunities in Silicon Savannah and how to avoid corruption
7) Ukrainian 3D-printed house takes on US market
Conflict with Russia has not stopped a new crop of entrepreneurs finding funding, including Maxim Gerbut, the creator of the ultimate smart house
8) The woman turning Emiratis into entrepreneurs
Najla Al Midfa is teaching young people in the United Arab Emirates how to start and run their own businesses
9) Paytm challenges Amazon and Flipkart
A shy schoolboy internet entrepreneur, hiding in the college computer centre, Vijay Shekhar Sharma went on to build a mobile payments company with more than 200m users. He says he never wanted to buil...Show More
10) Ukrainian migrants rev up Poland’s tech scene
Poland has seen a surge in Ukrainian immigrant workers since fighting started in Ukraine in 2014. Among them are an increasing number of highly skilled migrants who are entering Poland’s technology in...Show More