#69 African design, Netflix taking chances on culture
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Sunday Reads
'Black-ish' creator won't be censored
It’s an American TV show based around the upper-middle-class African-American family.
They had an episode that was to include news footage about the NFL kneeling protests (Kaepernick).
Long story short, basically they tried to censor him and he’s not having it. co-signs that Netflix it taking more chances than anyone else does by letting creators like him talk about real experiences.
I personally can’t wait to see the episode that caused so much wahala
Adinqra Digital: Changing African perceptions Through Design
Annette Abena plugs this culture and design agency and how it helps tell the stories of African focused businesses and change the perception of African brands.
The Internet & Africa: Will African states take the Chinese stance on censorship?
Interesting analysis by Stephen Chap
A great insight into why companies still go to US to get access to funding
The tradeoff, is if you’re not a US company, then you will likely have a diverse perspective and many investors focus on the team and problem for early stage companies.
How VCs See Your KPIs
Preparing to pitch to VC’s.
Helpful Tool(s)
FREE Book on Kanban
This book provides a distillation of Kanban: the “essence” of what it is and how it can be used.
Basically, if you’re curious about another approach other then Agile, this is a good read for your commute