Retrospectively, I can connect the dots that formed the path to the man I am today.
Our 100-Day Road to 4X Revenue Growth
In just over 3 months, our team managed to grow revenue from €1K/month to more than €1K in a single week.
The User Happiness Curve
When matching stages of the design process to user behavioural stages clearly identified, we can draw the journey to user happiness.
Designing with Compassion
Compassion is at the heart of the design process because it maintains us in pursuit of user happiness.
The Obsession of User Happiness
User Happiness should be more than a goal: it must be an obsession.
Building a relevant network
Building a relevant network takes time, dedication and generosity. And it's worth the effort.
Solve problems that matter to you
If you want to fix something that matters to you, big or small, it is a good problem to solve.
Nobody Cares About Your Idea
We often are afraid of sharing our ideas because we fear someone may steal it. But in reality, others don't care about our ideas.
One Year of UX Bantu: What I learned
A year ago, I wanted to showcase some of the various ways UX is deployed in Africa and started curating an email newsletter, UX Bantu. Here are the 3 things I've learned this first year doing it.
My 2016 Year Review: I Bounced Back
2016 was the year I bounced back. 2017 will be the year I take off again.
Why Digital Data Should Matter In Our Emerging Economies
In our countries where people are adopting digital lifestyles, we have a unique opportunity to design human-centered policies with data.
Raising Love Money as an African Entrepreneur
I tried to raise money for my startup in a world where success only means having a corporate job. For those who have faced or are facing the same situation, Jason Calacanis gives some advice to get your startup running nevertheless.
Understanding the Cameroonian User
I recently gave a 15-mn UX talk during the Silicon Mountain Conference in Buéa, the biggest tech ecosystem in Cameroon. A great opportunity to present a few behaviours startups can leverage to create usable products in the country.
Video Interview: Building Global Tech Companies in Cameroon
I did a 20-mn interview on National TV yesterday, making the case for a progressive digital agenda in Cameroon and French-speaking Africa.
Making Decisions
Decisions are a quintessential part of our daily life, but making them seem to scare most of us. What if we embraced the process as practice to agility, empathy and boldness?
App Stores are not designed for Africa
Many talented developers across Africa are building consumer apps to leverage the so-called mobile gold rush on the continent, only to realise how challenging distribution is in most of our countries... Maybe app stores as we know them were not designed with us in mind?
3 Characteristics of Good Design
Good design has to embody simplicity, usability and accessibility. I briefly explain what these 3 aspects encompass to me.
iOS vs Android for African Startups
Last September, I had the opportunity to ask entrepreneur and angel investors Jason Calacanis how startups can leverage Android smartphone penetration in Emerging Markets, especially with most investors being iOS junkies. His answer was quite on point.
Pretty is good, Functional is better
Since I moved back home, I have been truly amazed by the ingenuity people deploy to solve their problems. Often without proper qualifications, they manage to create exceptional products that work and are answers to real life problems, people's daily problem. It has been a true source of inspiration for me to better understand that design is not about making it pretty, it's about making something that works well for people.
Android Generation, En Avant!
Last week in Yaoundé was a real opportunity to see how we, the Android Generation, can leverage every bit of institutional window we're offered. It was also a pleasant diving into the highs of the power of our beautiful Cameroon.
Left to Right on the ministerial selfie: Carine Guiliyack, Yannick Tameze, Steve Amara, Candace Nkoth Bisseck, Mrs Minette Libom Li Likeng, Nino Njopkou.