PinnedUntold ZW, Year One Update — Growing painsSo it’s been exactly a year since I hit publish on the first Story Untold ZW video. One phrase to sum up the last year? Growing pains. It’s been a rollercoaster ride and I figured I should map out some of the things I’ve seen both positive and negative in…The Story Untold Zw5 min readThe Story Untold Zw5 min read
May 2, 2022I’m not pitching my startup again, unless it’s a life changing opportunityI recently participated in a pitching competition for content creators and early-stage media startups and as is always the case — I have some thoughts. Important context: The Story Untold ZW is a Zimbabwean media startup exploring the journey of local entrepreneurs/creatives/athletes. …Entrepreneurship5 min readEntrepreneurship5 min read
Apr 30, 2022CEO/Founder or Head of Content?It’s been a minute since my last post concerning The Story Untold ZW — my media “startup”. …Entrepreneurship3 min readEntrepreneurship3 min read
Aug 3, 2021Why YouTubers are always nagging you to subscribe to their channelIf you know someone who creates content, chances are they are always trying to hawk their content on you. “Listen to my new song”, “watch my video” or “subscribe to my YouTube channel”, one of many phrases you’ve probably heard before. …YouTube3 min readYouTube3 min read
Aug 2, 2021Van Choga understands the internet more than your favourite artistsValentine Choga (more commonly known as Van Choga) has been described as many things. Mad man. Eccentric. Clown. What I haven’t seen is many people describe him as smart or brave — which I genuinely believe he is. …Van Choga4 min readVan Choga4 min read
Jul 17, 2021What I learnt from the African Drone Professional, Tawanda ChihambakweI recently had a fantastic conversation with Tawanda Chihambakwe.Tawanda is the cofounder of Precision Aerial (a local drone services and consultancy startup) and Director of Zimbabwe Flying Labs. We talked about how Tawanda…Entrepreneurship5 min readEntrepreneurship5 min read
Jul 8, 2021The power of storytelling & content…Stories are incredibly powerful…The power of a single story goes far beyond simply relaying facts and data. Stories emotionalize information. They give colour and depth to otherwise bland material and they allow people to connect with the message in a deeper, more meaningful way. Because I believe in the power…The Story Untold Zw4 min readThe Story Untold Zw4 min read
Jul 5, 2021The pain of trying to distribute content through SasaiWritten on the 26th of June, 2021 It’s been a while since I last wrote on this blog. One of the reasons for that is because I just haven’t been journaling as much as I want to but another is because I’ve been incredibly busy… One of the things that…Sasai4 min readSasai4 min read
Jul 2, 2021What I learnt from this Zimbabwean Animator’s journey…I recently had a great conversation with Pious Nyenyewa. Yes, the Zimbabwean animator who was recently announced as one of the directors of Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire (a Disney Plus Original anthology of animated films).Entrepreneurship5 min readEntrepreneurship5 min read
Mar 9, 2021This video game taught me more about parenting than I expected…Where to even start? Whilst I haven’t played the other games in the God of War series, I largely expected the game to be centred around combat. Senseless violent combat. You…Parenting6 min readParenting6 min read