The Intersection Magazine Podcast
We are the podcast version of Intersection Magazine. The magazine that talks about technology related solutions to everyday challenges. The magazine is split into three parts the first is what we call On The Scale where we compare two issue, personalities, products, the second is what we call Under The Scope where we take a deep dive into one subject and the third is called Search For Direction which has evolved into an interview with prominent personalities in the space.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 23 minutes
- Episodes
- 109
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
March 2025 Audio Summary of Intersection Magazine
In this first month there are a few ideas that we are pursuing for this year and that we believe might drive the agenda for the year.
The first is an article published in WIRED magazine and written b…
February 2025 Audio Summary of Intersection Magazine Podcast
In this month of February here are some areas of interest. First we share the second installment of the piece we shared from a wired article written back in 1997 by John Carlin. The article explores …
Hostile Takeovers
When Media Influences Elections and Usurps Democracy
Online Fraud and Scams-An East African’s Perspective
Fredrick Kyomya of Kyomya Group and Ploy.ai Making Hiring Simpler
After quite a while of not hearing from Mr. Kyomya, we made contact and i had to have him on the pod. About 6 years ago we were both exhibitors at an ICT Expo. I was a little less prepared but felt t…
Conversation with Gerald Sebunya of KAWU a school payments platform
A few months ago I attended an event held by an important local ecosystem player. He event stood out for in because of the manner in which we were able to interact with founders as well as founders o…
Determining Investment Worthiness-Lessons from the Billions Series
Why the interest? A few months ago, I was approached by a popular VC fund seeking individuals who would help identify startups that would be suitable for investment. I identified two some of which ha…
Exploring The Issue of Identity in S2E8 of Billions
There are quite a number of studies or shows about say the difference between Traditional Schools and the School of Hard Knocks. Street smarts and Book Smarts. In this episode I wish to touch on the …
Charles Batambuze on Copyright Law in Uganda and the work of URRO
This is perhaps the most extensive and useful conversation we have had regarding the Subject Of Intellectual Property Rights and Protections in Uganda. Charles Batambuze has worked wholeheartedly on …
Ivan Karugaba of Microfuse Technologies on building a Hardware Focused Startup
We came across Ivan Karugaba’s work after seeing him on a TV show talking about his work in the technology space in Uganda with a focus on hardware. He was talking about the challenges we face as a c…
Audio Summary of January Magazine
For the month of January we believe it is important to talk about the US election. The piece we share is really a combination of two things. Personal thoughts about ideas that dominated debate and af…
Audio Summary of December Magazine
In the month of December, we continue the piece we found on the NFX site by Omri Drory on How to Set Up your own VC Fund. He tackles important questions such as size of fund, focus area of fund, impa…
Audio Summary of November Magazine
In the month of November intersection magazine covered about three major areas. The first installments of a piece written by Omri Drory of NFX about how to set up your own VC fund was shared to help …
Reviewing a S 2 E 10 of Succession in light of Leadership and Transition Challenges
I see why creators of content place so much value in season finales. Season 2 Episode 10 is a masterclass in creativity with its exploration of change, leadership and transition. We make use of all s…
Gofaone Modise-Podcasting, Brand Strategy, Innovation and Social Media Marketing
In this Episode we feature Gofaone Modise host of Conversation with Gofaone. I was introduced to her work by Dr. McLean Sibanda whose books I had reviewed. Nuts and bolts covers his work in the Gaute…
DevFest 2024-Artificial Intelligence
On the 14th of December 2024 DevFest took place at Motiv Kampala. We attended the event and present a summary of what took place from key note to sponsors to other speeches as well as breakout sessio…
Perspectives and Possibilities in the Fintech Space
Here I share bits and pieces about my journey interacting with various Fintech products in Uganda and the region. From some basic instruction in the Forex Space back in 2019 to tools like Eversend an…
Conversation with Doris Odit Acheng of Frontier Partners
We have a conversation with Doris Odit Acheng on several issues including her life’s journey and previous roles in an NGO doing development work as well as her pivotal role at East African Private Ve…