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In this episode I share some cool back stories about how I fell in-love with engineering from my childhood to inspire the next generation of builders, including myself. --- In the tech news I share my thoughts on AI regulation in 2026 --- random I bruised my knuckles boxing in the gym

In this episode I get into Google's project WAXAL: A New Open Dataset for African Speech Technology, What does this mean for companies that have been building local speech LLM's ? Read more about it from google's blog - https://blog.google/intl/en-africa/company-news/outreach-and-initiatives/introducing-waxal-a-new-open-dataset-for-african-speech-technology/

2026 is doubling down on agentic AI, I explore the most hype one right now. I asked the https://ronmediagroup.studio team, (me 👀), to find out more, here's what we found. There are two perspectives

If you've ever read the line, "Weak men create bad times, Bad times create Strong men and Strong men create Good times". This shift is happening right now as you're reading this. The western world has been living through good times while Africa has seen the adversity end of those good times. However equally important is the Strong men who have emerged from this shift. Let's d...

I invite my sister as a guest on the sideproject podcast for the second time and we speak on - Building our relationship as adults - Growthmindset and moving from survival to thriving - Being nomads before we even got digital - Deep profound wisdom - Unc Ron wants kids ? It's a packed episode full of insightful deep conversation, it got so long that we had to put it in two episodes, also becau...

Let's speak about the new wave of money in Africa, The IShowSpeed stream revealed new never before seen African terrain, at least for those who hadn't seen it. Either way, the opportunities are limitless. The game is forever changing and open to new players. Which camp do you sit in, the doom scroller's graveyard or are you ready to embrace this brave new Africa. Tune in, Lock in.

I reflect on 2025 from one of my audio logs. Simply, adversity does not last forever, only the built ones do. From an audio log back in June of 2025 during some of the most rough parts of building fima AI. I look back on migrating to another country, childhood adversity and how it has shaped me to walk through life with unshakable faith and confidence.

This is a RAW conversation with African Founders Interested in building Africa for what it can become. I speak through Data-Ground, an ambitious project that I am building to streamline how African startups get their ideas from thought to reality while paving the landscape for the next wave of creators.

This episode dives into the exciting ways AI, tech, and culture are lighting up Africa. We’re exploring the Global Village, where tech connects communities like never before. New Money, where fintech and crypto are making wallets smile; and Culture and AI, where African creativity pops off with next-level art, music, and stories.

In this episode we dive into bandwidth and barriers in building tech for Africa in Africa 🌍 ----

In this episode we have a in-depth tech discussion in the moment about 1) New products launching in the African Tech Ecosystem (Paystack Zap) 2) We discuss valuations and funding paths (The BIG Pitch ZA) by SCZA 3) What does a modern day AI company look like. --- Paystack Zap: https://paystack.com/zap -- The Big Pitch 2025:https://startupclubza.com/big-pitch --- Ideas flow , and cameras die , enjo...

AI might be revolutionizing productivity and powering high-function industries—but 🎤 there's a quiet shift unfolding in Africa. From social value to property markets to career trajectories, untapped potential is hiding in plain sight. This episode uncovers the gap in the market—and what it means for the next wave of builders and locals.

This episode discusses the concept of "seniority" in the workplace its misconceptions. Ron, the producer of sideproject, explores how the traditional hierarchy can stunt creativity and growth. By comparing the tech industry's evolution with the realities of starting from scratch, challenges listeners to rethink what being "senior" truly means both in life and in business.

This episode tries to demystify "Wall Street Business" for builders, creators and makers in Africa. Aims to bridge the knowledge gap by making comparisons to "Ghetto Economics" a term coined by Ron, the producer of sideproject, In order to draw relatable parallels.