Research Insights with Commentary from Gig Economy Experts — Our recent study on platform livelihoods highlights the experiences of the youth in Kenya as they trade, work, rent, and engage on digital platforms. This research is part of a series of other studies we are conducting with Caribou in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation. The Caribou partnership with Qhala…

Research is formalized curiosity. It is poking and prying with a purpose — Zora Neale Hurston In the last year, I have conducted many research studies on different topics. Through this, I met interesting people, improved my listening and interviewing skills, informed product development, and experimented with several methods of…

The world of work is evolving and the gig economy has a lot to offer. Flexible jobs are one way to earn supplemental income or a fallback plan in case of a job loss. …

Looking to connect with peers, get a break from everyday office work or even sponsor a local community? — Let’s face it, sometimes events can be a great waste of time, well I’ve been to a couple that were. From unprepared speakers, events hosting the same speakers year in year out to having biased panels. At the same time, ignoring events completely can be a big mistake too. …

Similar to a music collabo, it elevates our skills to the next level! — Collaboration is where people work together to achieve a common goal. A preferred creative approach that is applied across different sectors and is common in art/music collabos or business partnerships. It advances your chance of discovery, learning and growth. This publication itself is a collaboration between Tessie Waithira and Mercy…

Tipping is considered a matter of custom and etiquette and in most cases it depends on who you ask. In Kenya especially, there isn’t much formality on how much is a decent tip or what is the ideal tip situation. Late last year, we sent out this survey seeking to…

The meetup for product people, by product people. — We had our very first webinar which covered communication within the product team, especially between product managers and engineers. This talk was packed with gems on best practices product managers can implement in their teams for maximum productivity and happy engineer/PM relations. Date - 12th August,2018 Location - Laptop,Phone,The Internets

The meetup for product people, by product people — In the months of June and July, we covered a series on branding for digital products. The main themes were on naming, branding and storytelling. Here’s a highlight of our four main takeaways from this series. About the speakers: Dan Angima is a marketing and brand manager with a solid understanding of the…

The meetup for product people, by product people — Date — 7th March 2019 Location — BRCK, Bishop Magua Building About ProductTank ProductTank was founded in 2010 in London and today spans over 150 cities .It …