The quality of this podcast is on a whole higher level. Benji is also an intelligent guy, from his story you can tell he did a lot of soul-searching. Watching from Kenya, big up the whole of Eastern Africa
Benjamin Fernandes, I don't know you and I didn’t know much about you before, but after watching this podcast, I just want to say I’m so proud of you! As a fellow Tanzanian, it’s inspiring to see how far you’ve come with your entrepreneurship journey and the amazing work you’re doing with NALA. You’re truly a role model, showing us that with hard work and determination, we can achieve great things. Keep making Yourself and Tanzania proud-God bless you!
great pod cast! currently im a tanzanian living in central asia. and ive been following benji since nipo advance level (high school) as he opened me to a whole new level towards building perspectives . hope we will work together some days !!!
BEST PODCAST OF THE YEAR ON STARTUP FOUNDERS, Benj went raw on his journey and what he said on TZ tech ecosystem is very real , not having him in those events its crazy.
I'm proud of your work Benjamin F. You represent the motherland (TANZANIA🇹🇿) very well at the global level. The infrastructure that RAFIKI is building/creating right now is super crucial for the coming generation of techprenuers in Africa. Non-makers can not understand your language right now. Few notes to add on: 1. Just focus on making God proud for serving his people everyday. Don't wait for mass recognition. You have business partners for a reason. 2. Fall in love with the problem and the future impact it will bring. 3. Entreprenuership is about sacrifice. So, take away the emotional part and focus on making. You will rest and enjoy later. You are in a global cold war (competition) and not in a club house party. 4. Pray, Pray, Pray..... Ps: that "egosystem" hit me hard. God bless you! #连杰🇹🇿
I’m from Tanzania, currently living in India. I get inspired by this guy every day. I wish I could talk to him, but I hope one day I will, because we share the same passion.
Met Benji around 2017 at some sort of a congress at the University of Dar es Salaam, at that time I was in High School. It was really difficult to believe his story that he turned downed alot of money from big companies in US just for him to start his company. Fast foward to 8 years now we see how hardwork, resilience and having a strong faith in God has led him to achieve great things.
Hey Benji I was really looking forward to speak towards you and I've tried but after listening this podcast I understand how hard it is for you and Bro you really inspire I'm going to do my best on the mean time to make it while continuing looking forward to speak to you But honestly Bro I'm proud of you and really you inspire me
Watching this from Arusha Tanzania , such a good podcast thanks to jeicy for being a good listener and asks benji most important question we definitely need part two of this maybe on seasons 2 or 3 finale who knows. Highly recommends to watch from the beginning to the ends HERE ARE SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS 1:47-4:00 Introduction, jeicy describes benji based one her experiences in their friendship. 4:00-5:50 Benji talks about how his friends will describes him 5:55-12:00 Benji talks about his journey, scholarships, From average to fortune taking failure as motivation, benji got the second chance and he didn't plays, the importance of disciplines and prayers(faith), graduation and media jobs. 12:00-16:20 benji journey to Stansfield business school, call from Stansfield and call Fromm scholarship, success is not overnight. 16:50-21:50 Benji aspiration to starts NALA , Know you gonna die and how it affect your decisions here on earth, career changes and follow what you love and passionate about, importance of having friends who challenges you, excuses cost us. 21:00-23:40 Benji dreams to lunch a company(NALA), Fund raising from friends, job offering but benji reject them, paycheques makes us comfortable. 23:50-27:00 Challenges of being immigrants, Started from the bottom and benji NALA events, carrying your vision. 27:00- 33:20 Being far from family and missing important occasions, challenges of starting a company, having friends who can relate on what you goes through, family and friends reunions. 33:31:-36:30 NALA goals and future, NALA dreams to solve East African payments problems, give back to community. 35:30-44:50 NALA raising $40USD, having friends that can bet on you, invest the money you comfortable losing, business is all about what people needs not capitals, peoples always don't see behinds the scenes they only see highlights, learns from the entrepreneurs who a ahead of you is the fast learns, importance of having goals and vision boards, atomic habit book, having accountable partner . NOBODY CARES WORK HARDER 44:51-49:50 Decision making, Filtering noises, NALA revenue, making sacrifices. 50:00-55:00 Believe in yourself, how to deals with social medias noises and hates, Focuses one your goals and visions, having the days ones friend. 1:01:30-1:02:16 Kenya tech companies compare to east Africas tech companies, Language and communication barriers. 1:02:30 - 1:07:31 NALA enabling the migrants to send money to hometowns, NALA future to NASDAQ, Generational wealth, growth of migrants markets. 1:07:47-1:17:10 Benji advises to innovators, being C.E.O is not easy job, hard works disciplines and persistence, Therapy, pressure when the business get bigger. 1:17:27-1:22:33 Marriage, date lifestyle , legacy and inspiration. conclusions
Stanford Business School, California. He raised not $40. Instead, he raised $40M. Tanzania never support its only citizens but Kenya do. Thank you Kenyans for support NALA. This is the best interview ever.
Benji's educational journey before the 3 months of probation is the funniest in the world. Try getting at least a D😅😅. But look at what he has become. Met him first when he got back to TZ and he said I am going to start a digital bank. Kudos indeed!
Whats sad about all this is only less than 5% of the country population benefit from this app. Tanzania is one of the poorest countries facing massive debts from IMF, world banks and other aids with increasing living costs. You visit there and travel to other parts of the country then you will realise most of the population is actually below middle class. Bad government services like clean water, electricity, hospitals etc
The quality of this podcast is on a whole higher level. Benji is also an intelligent guy, from his story you can tell he did a lot of soul-searching. Watching from Kenya, big up the whole of Eastern Africa
Great and informative podcast.
I have several friends who are Nala ambassadors in the USA. I see the reason why the vision behind it is great.
Benjamin Fernandes, I don't know you and I didn’t know much about you before, but after watching this podcast, I just want to say I’m so proud of you! As a fellow Tanzanian, it’s inspiring to see how far you’ve come with your entrepreneurship journey and the amazing work you’re doing with NALA. You’re truly a role model, showing us that with hard work and determination, we can achieve great things. Keep making Yourself and Tanzania proud-God bless you!
great pod cast! currently im a tanzanian living in central asia. and ive been following benji since nipo advance level (high school) as he opened me to a whole new level towards building perspectives . hope we will work together some days !!!
BEST PODCAST OF THE YEAR ON STARTUP FOUNDERS, Benj went raw on his journey and what he said on TZ tech ecosystem is very real , not having him in those events its crazy.
I'm proud of your work Benjamin F.
You represent the motherland (TANZANIA🇹🇿) very well at the global level.
The infrastructure that RAFIKI is building/creating right now is super crucial for the coming generation of techprenuers in Africa.
Non-makers can not understand your language right now.
Few notes to add on:
1. Just focus on making God proud for serving his people everyday. Don't wait for mass recognition. You have business partners for a reason.
2. Fall in love with the problem and the future impact it will bring.
3. Entreprenuership is about sacrifice. So, take away the emotional part and focus on making. You will rest and enjoy later. You are in a global cold war (competition) and not in a club house party.
4. Pray, Pray, Pray.....
Ps: that "egosystem" hit me hard.
God bless you! #连杰🇹🇿
I’m from Tanzania, currently living in India. I get inspired by this guy every day. I wish I could talk to him, but I hope one day I will, because we share the same passion.
🇹🇿
This was great, I'd like to see more African founders visiting this podcast
This was deep. Thank you for your vulnerability Benji. God be with you.
We are proud of you Benji!!!
Met Benji around 2017 at some sort of a congress at the University of Dar es Salaam, at that time I was in High School. It was really difficult to believe his story that he turned downed alot of money from big companies in US just for him to start his company. Fast foward to 8 years now we see how hardwork, resilience and having a strong faith in God has led him to achieve great things.
Benjamin I am personally greatly inspired by your story as a fellow Tanzanian and I hope we get to meet one day and may the Lord bless you.
Hey Benji
I was really looking forward to speak towards you and I've tried but after listening this podcast I understand how hard it is for you and Bro you really inspire I'm going to do my best on the mean time to make it while continuing looking forward to speak to you
But honestly Bro I'm proud of you and really you inspire me
Watching this from Arusha Tanzania , such a good podcast thanks to jeicy for being a good listener and asks benji most important question we definitely need part two of this maybe on seasons 2 or 3 finale who knows. Highly recommends to watch from the beginning to the ends
HERE ARE SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS
1:47-4:00 Introduction, jeicy describes benji based one her experiences in their friendship.
4:00-5:50 Benji talks about how his friends will describes him
5:55-12:00 Benji talks about his journey, scholarships, From average to fortune taking failure as motivation, benji got the second chance and he didn't plays, the importance of disciplines and prayers(faith), graduation and media jobs.
12:00-16:20 benji journey to Stansfield business school, call from Stansfield and call Fromm scholarship, success is not overnight.
16:50-21:50 Benji aspiration to starts NALA , Know you gonna die and how it affect your decisions here on earth, career changes and follow what you love and passionate about, importance of having friends who challenges you, excuses cost us.
21:00-23:40 Benji dreams to lunch a company(NALA), Fund raising from friends, job offering but benji reject them, paycheques makes us comfortable.
23:50-27:00 Challenges of being immigrants, Started from the bottom and benji NALA events, carrying your vision.
27:00- 33:20 Being far from family and missing important occasions, challenges of starting a company, having friends who can relate on what you goes through, family and friends reunions.
33:31:-36:30 NALA goals and future, NALA dreams to solve East African payments problems, give back to community.
35:30-44:50 NALA raising $40USD, having friends that can bet on you, invest the money you comfortable losing, business is all about what people needs not capitals, peoples always don't see behinds the scenes they only see highlights, learns from the entrepreneurs who a ahead of you is the fast learns, importance of having goals and vision boards, atomic habit book, having accountable partner . NOBODY CARES WORK HARDER
44:51-49:50 Decision making, Filtering noises, NALA revenue, making sacrifices.
50:00-55:00 Believe in yourself, how to deals with social medias noises and hates, Focuses one your goals and visions, having the days ones friend.
1:01:30-1:02:16 Kenya tech companies compare to east Africas tech companies, Language and communication barriers.
1:02:30 - 1:07:31 NALA enabling the migrants to send money to hometowns, NALA future to NASDAQ, Generational wealth, growth of migrants markets.
1:07:47-1:17:10 Benji advises to innovators, being C.E.O is not easy job, hard works disciplines and persistence, Therapy, pressure when the business get bigger.
1:17:27-1:22:33 Marriage, date lifestyle , legacy and inspiration.
conclusions
Wow this is well written and summarised. We appreciate you 🔥
Stanford Business School, California. He raised not $40. Instead, he raised $40M. Tanzania never support its only citizens but Kenya do. Thank you Kenyans for support NALA. This is the best interview ever.
Benji's educational journey before the 3 months of probation is the funniest in the world. Try getting at least a D😅😅. But look at what he has become. Met him first when he got back to TZ and he said I am going to start a digital bank. Kudos indeed!
Nabii hakubaliki nyumbani - Keep pushing Benji , History will write your name
Great Great u make Africa proud
Such an inspiring story.
Keep creating content...
I'm from Tanzania benjamin has always been my inspiration.
Hope your podcast gets more views, wishing you success
the parliament part, nailed it.. 🔥🔥🔥
Thank benji, keep going 💪
Good podcast
I didnt clock Benji's slides untill half way the interview..... maaaahn 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 i was so locked in i didnt notice
I’d love to be featured in this podcast. good job 🎉
Can’t wait to watch this 🔥
Keep going forward Benjamin 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽🇹🇿🇹🇿
This is amazing great job u doing Joyce loved the show looking to connect with u when i visit London and get an interview too
benji i never betrayed this guy..since i knew him from Shujaaz❤
A very powerful conversation
A lot has to change kwenye hii nchi.
Hongera watching this from Buza
😂
😂😂 this dude
😂😂😂
Kwa mpalange 😂😂😂
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Well done 🎉
Interesting content, well done
Great podcast 👍
wanasubiri ufe ndo usifiwe 😢
keep pushing homie
You speak well Benji
very cool, thank you!
Best interview
Glad you enjoyed it 🔥
I wish kila mtu aione hii interview
Words.... ❤❤❤
Brilliant young successful Black Man 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 🇹🇿🇹🇿🇹🇿🇹🇿
Tanzania ni pasua kichwa ila, it's good to see that you haven't totally given up on your country. Keep it up!!
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Will the Nala Card be available in Tanzania??
We have to wait and see
Great Podcast
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You guys would make a good couple and you know it lol
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Whats sad about all this is only less than 5% of the country population benefit from this app. Tanzania is one of the poorest countries facing massive debts from IMF, world banks and other aids with increasing living costs.
You visit there and travel to other parts of the country then you will realise most of the population is actually below middle class. Bad government services like clean water, electricity, hospitals etc
Not true
Get a job
What has this got to do with NALA? are you nuts!!!
Haya yote yanahusiana vipi na NALA?????
whats your i.g name joyce