Adewale Yusuf's AltSchool Africa & TalentQL: Africa's top tech talent hub

Adewale Yusuf is a serial entrepreneur with a demonstrated history of building tech businesses in Africa. He is the co-founder of TalentQL, Techpoint Africa and AltSchool Africa.
Techpoint Africa is a digital media company that amplifies the best innovations out of Africa through its publications, data, and events. Techpoint Africa hosts a variety of events, all-day seminars and conferences, including Techpoint Build, which is the largest tech and startup event in West and East Africa.
After stepping down as CEO of Techpoint Africa, Adewale is on to his new ventures - TalentQL & AltSchool Africa. TalentQL is on a mission is to democratise access to opportunities for African tech talents while AltSchool is an educational program designed to arm young Africans with the skills and knowledge required to launch your tech career. In 2021, TalentQL went through the Techstars Toronto Incubator Program.
Learn tech skills with AltSchool: altschoolafric...
Get a tech job with TalentQL: talentql.com/
Follow Adewale on Twitter: / adewaleyusuf
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0:05 Introduction
1:30 What’s the story behind who Adewale is?
9:10 At what point did Techpoint go into Media?
15:30 Before you left Techpoint, what was the biggest win for you?
16:45 By the time you left Techpoint, how many people constitute the team?
17:42 What is your biggest lesson so far from building Techpoint?
21:55 How did TalentQL come about?
29:18 What is Alternative school and what is Talent QL?
33:29 What are the unique challenges you’re facing in Talent QL that Tech point could not have prepared you for?
37:03 What are the valuable lessons you’ve picked up from Techpoint?
44:50 What one city would you like to visit?
46:24 Two things I (Peace) have learnt so far

[@zeelearningannex2699]

Peace Itimi. I really love your programs. I have downloaded several of them. They are just full of inspiration. And I love you as well. You are so intelligent and lovable. Please, keep the flag flying, dear.

[@anuoluwapotenibiaje3845]

Hey Peace...new subbie here🥰 I'm a newbie web developer, so yesterday I attended #devfestlagos2021 where I got to know about semicolon and altschool as options for advanced knowledge, I've been surfing the net to help my decision, I come over to KZbin and this video pops up, it's more interesting hearing from the horse's mouth himself, I guess altschool wins this round. Thanks for this video ✌️

[@SheyiShobayo]

Adewale is an enigman! A great dude whose story is nice to study. Congrats to you and your team on the many wins ...

[@theAviatorcodes]

Altschools 🚀🚀

[@lordsammm]

Awesome and Inspiring.

[@bertyedohoabasi]

Really amazing conversation. 👏

[@prof_x9382]

This was a nice convo, the background music really helped on focus

[@mubarakaminu6862]

Amazing discussion peace, I learn a lot from it

[@PeaceItimiofficial]

I’m glad you did. Thank you for watching

[@avatar_teaunpopularopinion2370]

Maybe one of this days we would have a session on How to get investors for your startup

[@PeaceItimiofficial]

Noted! 💫

[@akikiaovie]

Adewale our altschool oga

[@abdul-soburademoye5626]

Nice seeing you again Peace... Keep doing what you're doing. I'm gaining a lot

[@PeaceItimiofficial]

Thank you for watching

[@abdul-soburademoye5626]

@@PeaceItimiofficial you're welcome

[@abdulmalikibrahim3946]

I like his originality. Nice video again Peace, if you ever have a remote intern position. I'm interested oo

[@obinnagoodluck6751]

Yes is an interesting one from janvinsha

[@walteroliseneku4582]

Great interview. The words were just hitting me(Itimi).

[@PeaceItimiofficial]

😂😂 Thank you for watching!

[@adakue_]

Interesting convo. I Like the quality of the question and how Adewale consciously answers the questions. Ps the song in the background helps to keep you lost in the moment and not worry about how long the video is. Well done

[@PeaceItimiofficial]

Thank you for watching

[@Sdscon]

Someday Peace Itimi would interview me too ☺️

[@avatar_teaunpopularopinion2370]

Amen

[@MrAyendi]

What's the title of the sound pls?

[@MrAyendi]

Sound title please

[@adamurimamsichi1875]

well done

[@PeaceItimiofficial]

Thank you!

[@i_amsully]

We are here, very nice interview, I appreciate every second ☺️

[@PeaceItimiofficial]

Thank you for watching

[@samdoxiso]

🚀

[@simplytimilehin849]

Notification squad 😈💥

[@PeaceItimiofficial]

🌟 ✨✨

[@asondubuisi5807]

If you hang enough at the barbers shop, you’ll get a haircut

[@tobisamuel8940]

Alt school 🎒

[@obinnagoodluck6751]

I want to be part of it

[@chinonsoamadi2361]

Wow an inspiring story Adewale.. Bullish on seeing altschool and talentql succeed. Peace could you bring Bernard parah next?

[@PeaceItimiofficial]

ahaha! Bernard's video will be published by next week. Turn on post notification

[@JandRMediaLimited]

Amazing show. Your channel is adding so much value to anyone in a career or an Enterpreneur. Love your show. 9ja man in UK. Reach out to me if you need any information on this side of the pond.❤

[@dammieoflagos280]

Raised $300k without a pitch deck? Adewale is the GOAT 🔥🔥🚀

[@PeaceItimiofficial]

🚀🚀🚀

[@johnsunday6960]

Swears

[@samuelodey9823]

Peace saying "Peace✌🏾 out" is always exciting for me. Thank you, Peace.

[@janvinsha7778]

I thought I'll just watch 5mins of this video but it was too interesting I ended up watching all😃😃

[@PeaceItimiofficial]

Glad you did 😎

[@emmanuelfrancix3062]

I love Africans doing great things , Tech is the future and we Africans can't afford to be left behind.

[@PeaceItimiofficial]

Yes yes! Thank you Emmanuel

[@PeaceItimiofficial]

Yes yes! Thank you Emmanuel

[@jonpaulopara]

I live in the future

[@maryafolake2830]

Amazing!

[@avatar_teaunpopularopinion2370]

I keep hearing"raise money from investors" and I'm asking, do we have investors in Nigeria/Africa?

[@victoronwe906]

Your comment interest me. But I'd like to ask, do you have a written business model about your startup? What have you sacrificed in your little way towards your startup? What have you started or done about your startup? Have you approached anyone you know that could give you financial support and did you tell them how your startup could help people and also bring a return on their investment. If you have not done all of the above, trust me... You can be sitting right next to your potential investor(s), yet you will be looking for them in planet Mars. Investors are always their. You just have to have a good business model and look in the right direction with the right mindset.

[@avatar_teaunpopularopinion2370]

@@victoronwe906 thanks for the response… I’ve been working on some but not all. Would give sharing my business plan a shot

[@Mariamandmore]

I am so proud of you peace . I am a new subscriber

[@PeaceItimiofficial]

Thank you so mcuh Mariam