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This episode is also available to watch on YouTube. Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast we had Romain Poirot-Lellig, Founder and CEO, Kwik Delivery and Kelvin Umechukwu Co-founder and CEO, Bumpa discuss the eCommerce industry and new developments occurring in the industry. We also had insightful discussions about the problems that startups encounter in the industry, possible solutions, and the innovative strides prospective startups, vendors, customers, and enthusiasts can look forward to in the future. To advertise or promote your brand, visit this link or send an email to business@techpoint.africa Timestamps 00:00 - Intro01:30 - Local specifics in e-commerce02:20 - Shift in business control 03:40 - From DMs to storefronts07:10 - Kwik's perspective 08:15 - Trust law for e-commerce in France09:00 - combating obstacles of logistics10:35 - kwik riders' townhall meeting11:08 - Keep your rider happy, they do a better job11:20 - Data problems vis-a-vis rider tracking14:50 - First of its kind innovation17:00 - Challenge with offline vendors18: 20 - Partnership with other apps19:15 - Educating offline vendors22:20 - Seamless integration is the key to customer satisfaction29:30 - Informal marketing into formal market30:30 - Combating "what I ordered vs what I got"33:07 - Kwik's approach Useful links Bumpa’s Instagram integration wants to turn your DMs into a storefront Kwik launches Kwikstore, an easy-to-use e-commerce solution to help African merchants sell online Inside the deep challenges of eCommerce and logistics in Nigeria This episode was produced by Ogheneruemu Oneyibo and edited by Múyìwá Mátùlúkò Email us your feedback at podcast@techpoint.africa. Visit www.techpoint.africa for more stories. ...
If you're a constant listener of the Techpoint Africa Podcast, you've probably heard Chimgozirim talk about a drop in startup funding globally. However, it seems funding in the African startup ecosystem is about to become a daily affair again in Africa. 0:54 - African startups hit all-time funding record 10:03 - Elon Musk recommits to Dogecoin 20:40 - Amazon funding Nollywood Useful links Scaling with stellar communication technologies at the Termii Elevate 1.0 Conference “It’s tough but not undoable.” Ifeoluwa Dare-Johnson on Healthtracka’s $1.5m seed round ‘I Am’ Buying—Elon Musk Reveals Surprise Crypto Bet Amid $2 Trillion Bitcoin, Ethereum, BNB, XRP, Solana, Cardano And Dogecoin Price Crash Amazon Prime Video commissions Nollywood’s Nemsia Films for 3 films ...
