Business:Investing
EP. 92 - Building Ghana's First Social Media App ft. James Mercer (Tayp)
2023-08-07
Joining us in the booth this week is James Mercer, founder and CEO of Tayp, an audio based social media platform.
This episode includes:
- The realities of creating a social media app
- Why he built he wants to launch Tayp in Ghana first
- Advice for starting a business in Ghana and much more!
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Preview
00:33 - Take Off Into
01:08 - Meet the founder of Tayp: James Mercer
03:43 - Where I grew up was a forgotten place!
06:11 - Croydon has gotten worse!
07:39 - I got sent back to Ghana
10:22 Boomerang got me into marketing!
15:36 - Why I created Tayp: the audio social media platform
18:05 - I thought clubhouse stole my idea!
20:34 - Choosing Ghana to launch Tayp
23:12 - Threads launch isn’t normal!
25:32 - What to expect from Tayp
30:11 - How will companies use Tayp
31:49 - Meta stealing ideas
34:10 - Dark side of social media
35:56 - Going viral on Tayp…
40:31 - Challenges of starting a business in Ghana
43:18 - Advice for starting a business in Ghana
45:00 - Entrepreneurs should focus on this one thing…
46:49 - Final words
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