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The Playhard Podcast

#36. Serendipity, Navigating Resources, and Finding the Right Mentor with Kwaku Farkye (founder of Navi)

Dec 9, 2022
01:11:22

Kwaku Farkye has been a part of multiple startups, an accelerator program, and even helped a company get acquired by a $20B giant.

As CTO, he’s got a wealth of technical and business knowledge. He joins me today to talk about Navi, his latest venture that connects startup coaches and mentors with founders. We talk about challenges faced by developers, finding mentors for your business, and serendipity.

Give it a listen!

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Show Notes:

(15:45) - Problems faced by early-stage developers

(27:30) - What to do when habits get broken due to working harder

(01:03:00) - If you’re feeling lazy, lean into it

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Links:

* Connect with Kwaku Farkye on LinkedIn

* Barking Up the Wrong Tree by Eric Barker

* The Startup Help Desk podcast

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Episode Quotes I Enjoyed

“Jumping into things I knew nothing about and make my way around it.”

“Everything is a startup analogy.”

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Let’s chat: reach me at armand@playhardpodcast.com

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