Michael K. OcanseyinAgroTalesDigitizing Village Savings for Smallholder FarmersIf you are not familiar with village savings (VSLA) in typical rural farming communities, let me paint a picture for you — a true picture…Aug 22Aug 22
Michael K. OcanseyinAgroTalesThe tricycle revolutionBack in 2016 taxis were still very much used in the rural communities we visited. We spotted on several occasions taxis overloaded with…May 14, 2019May 14, 2019
Michael K. OcanseyinAgroTalesTips on traveling abroad for a startup eventOver the past 18 months we have traveled quite a lot for several startup competitions, boot camps, technology fairs and summits. During…Jun 19, 2018Jun 19, 2018
Michael K. OcanseyinAgroTalesThe Global Seedstars Summit ExperienceWe love to share our experiences especially since they bring great memories to us anytime we do an introspection. Winning the Seedstars…Apr 18, 20181Apr 18, 20181
Michael K. OcanseyinAgroTalesGhanaian Agritech Startup Agrocenta Wins $500,000 Investment In Seedstars World CompetitionAgrocenta, a Ghanaian agritech startup has won a $500,000 investment for coming first globally at the just concluded 2018 Seedstars Global…Apr 18, 2018Apr 18, 2018
Michael K. OcanseyinAgroTalesHow we tested our developer applicantsBack in the day when the World Wide Web wasn’t too worldwide, finding solutions to coding problems was quite a pain. These days it is…Jan 26, 2018Jan 26, 2018
Michael K. OcanseyinAgroTalesHow We Shortlisted Candidates For Our Recent HiresWe recently conducted interviews for marketing and software developer roles. This has been the first hiring round where Francis and myself…Jan 17, 2018Jan 17, 2018
Michael K. OcanseyinAgroTalesAgroCenta: 2017 in retrospectionBeing our first operational year there’s really no other year to review. 2017 has been a great year for us. It had its fair share of tough…Dec 31, 2017Dec 31, 2017
Michael K. OcanseyinAgroTalesAgroCenta of Ghana announced winner of WEDF Young Entrepreneurs CompetitionGhanaian company wins judges over with innovative solution to connect farmers directly to markets.Oct 26, 2017Oct 26, 2017
Michael K. OcanseyinAgroTalesThe Seedstars Accra experienceBeing shortlisted to pitch at a Seedstars event is an honor any startup will kill for but with honor comes responsibility. This year’s…Sep 17, 2017Sep 17, 2017