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0:00AAs a developer, I have a lot of things to achieve, but one is providing solutions using what I know, the knowledge, especially the Web3 knowledge, the blockchain knowledge, to solve problems, trying to like transform some of the Web2 apps into Web3 because Web3 blockchain is providing scalability, security, and transparency.
0:21BHello everyone.
0:31CMy name is Ayodeji Awosika. I’m the founder at Web3 Bridge. For the last 5 and a half years, we have been training amazing developers in Nigeria and in Africa. Trust me, 412 was amazing. We had 74 guys into the course, 89 guys graduated from the course. They are intense. But then 413 is going to be bigger than this 12 course because here we’ve had guys apply from Cameroon, from Togo, from Kenya, from Zimbabwe, from Uganda. And yes, Nigeria is not left out. Trust me, you don’t want to miss the experience. Today I’m chilling with Matthew and his team at WeBe Media. Yeah, speaking with the guys that just finished from the court. Make sure you watch that. As we say here at With the Media, in 3, 2, 1, who we are!
1:11BWhat’s up? How far now, bro?
1:12AI’m good.
1:14BUh-huh, look at you. Okay, do you want to introduce yourself? Tell us your name, where you’re from here in Nigeria, and your tribe.
1:19AOkay, I’m Ebuka Moses Okoye. I’m from Anambra State and Imbu by tribe.
1:26BAnd, uh, can you tell us a little about your background and how you got to Update Bridge?
1:30AOkay, um, I got into tech when I was in the university, and that was towards my final year. I met a friend and a brother, Kaswini Ojuku. So he taught me the Web2 basics before I left for NYSC. So after that, we kept in touch, discussing, talking, and when he came here, he was part of the Course 7, I think. So after that, he kept telling me about blockchain. Web3. So he said I should look into it. So, um, early this year, late last year, I have to like give it a shot. I applied and I passed the test and I was invited to come over. When I told him, he was very, very happy and he said I should go, that it’s a good shot. So when I came here, um, I wouldn’t say that, um, what I saw here wasn’t what I was expecting, you understand? Because I saw a lot of things. I saw the union, the togetherness, the unity, the brotherhood, and the teaching, like taking me from where I’m -- where I am to where I’m supposed to be, right? It was a lot of good experience being here.
2:41BHow would you say you experienced the mentorship being here? You speak about the brotherhood, about the camaraderie. Yeah, like how do the mentors fit into your experience in this community?
2:49AOkay, I would say that my cohort is very blessed because when we came, we met the senior guys, the alumni, some of the alumni that are here for Masterclass ZK. So if we encountered any problem, we used to run to them. The way they like take their time to break it down, to make sure that we understand what the problem we are facing is and how to tackle it, they will guide you through and they will ensure that you get it done. So, and even the owner of Poetry Bridge, like when you go to him for any problem, he will also calm down. He’ll be talking to you like your own senior brother. So you see that there’s a unity. So even with the staff and everybody and your team members, everybody, when they come here, the unity and the togetherness is wow. Yeah.
3:38BOh yeah. And I’m curious, what did you hope to achieve coming here? Like what are the goals for you?
3:42AYeah, as a developer, I have a lot of things to achieve, but one is providing solutions, like, to any problem, existing problem, like using what I know, the knowledge, especially the Web3 knowledge, the blockchain knowledge, to solve problems or trying to, like, transform some of the Web2 apps into Web3 because Web3 blockchain is providing scalability, security, and transparency. So this is not where you like rush to the bank saying that you made a transaction and it failed. Everything is on-chain. You see your transaction, if it failed or went through, you see everything there.
4:18BAnd I’m curious, do you feel like blockchain is important for Africa at large?
4:23AVery, very important. Very, very important because, um, I, I won’t say, but we need transparency in Africa.
4:31BYeah, no, I understand. I understand. Yeah, that’s beautiful. And you all have been just completing this cohort now. You’re all working on projects. I’m curious, what have you been working on? What solutions have you been designing?
4:40AYeah, we -- me and my team have been working on projects. So we have it -- we have 2 projects, but we are working on one now. The other one, work on it after we left here -- after we leave here, rather. Then the one we are working on now is more like, um, is a platform where you can gift someone. It does like a gifting platform, but we don’t want to call call it a gifting platform. So where you can generate something like a gift card, you can give it out to someone, or you can also give it out to like an employee, like an incentive or maybe an encouragement to like, or appreciation. And you can also give it out as a merch, a program, tech conference. So that is what we are building on.
5:23BAnd what would your advice be to someone who is a Web2 developer and not really sure whether or not Web3 is for them?
5:29AOkay, um, I won’t advise the person anything, but I’ll just tell the person it’s either Web3 Bridge or Web3 Bridge.
5:36BHmm, booyah. Um, okay, well, thank you. And to kind of wrap up, we like to say booyah here at We Them Media, and I’m curious, how do you think we spell booyah?
5:47AOkay, booyah, capital B, double zero, Y-A-H.
5:52BOkay, okay, you say so. You wanna count us down and we can say it?
5:56A1, 2, 3, booyah!
