A Conversation with Eric Annan, Founder of Ayagigs, Africa's Web3 Talent Marketplace

<p>Eric Annan is the founder of <a href='https://ayagigs.com/'>Ayagigs</a>, Africa’s Web3 Marketplace. Ayagigs helps early-stage startups and medium-sized companies find the right fit talents to supercharge their business.<br/><br/>This has been featured in the likes of <a href='https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/aya-holding-inc.-is-changing-how-startups-hire-talents-with-its-launch-of-ayagigs-1031730320'>Business insider</a>, <a href='https://finance.yahoo.com/news/aya-holding-inc-changing-startups-191600130.html'>Yahoo News</a>, <a href='https://techcabal.com/2022/09/05/african-startup-aya-receives-grant-from-coinbase-giving/'>Tech Cabal </a>and a whole host of other big name media outlets.<br/><br/>Aya is also supported by <a href='https://www.coinbase.com/'>Coinbase</a> Giving.<br/><br/><b>Eric&apos;s quote:</b></p><p><em>“Africa is going to be home to MORE than half the world’s population. In the next 6,000 days or less, there is going to be over 1 Billion young Africans aged between 0 and 30”</em></p><p><b>In this conversation we cover things including:<br/></b><br/>In this episode we discuss things like:</p><ul><li> The State of Web3 Talent in Africa</li><li>Aya&apos;s <a href='https://ayagigs.com/fellowship/'>Web3 Fellowship</a></li><li>Why Eric started Ayagigs</li><li>Why he quit his job</li><li>The Web3 Africa Race</li><li>And much more</li></ul><p><br/><b>TIMESTAMPS<br/><br/></b>[0:00] - Intro<br/>[1:39] - Icebreaker with Eric<br/>[4:04] - Interview begins<br/>[36:36] - Outro</p><p><b>CONNECT WITH ABOUT AYA GIGS<br/></b><br/><a href='https://www.ayagigs.com'>Website<br/></a><a href='https://www.instagram.com/ayagigs/'>Instagram</a><a href='https://www.instagram.com/noshameinmynamepod/%5C'> </a><br/><a href='https://www.linkedin.com/company/ayagigs'>Linkedin</a> <br/><a href='https://twitter.com/ayagigs'>Twitter</a><br/><br/>Let us know your thoughts! Join the conversation on our <a href='https://linktr.ee/thesoundofaccrapod'>Social Media</a> handles.</p><p><a href='https://ratethispodcast.