The Knowledge with David Elikwu
May 7, 2020
16: Luxury fashion and ecommerce in Africa with Ayotunde Rufai
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This week I'm joined by investment-banker turned entrepreneur Ayotunde Rufai, the founder of luxury fashion platform Jendaya and Editor in Chief of ArtValue magazine. We talked about Jendaya's journey, the problems faced by e-commerce innovators in Africa, and the impact of streetwear in the world of luxury fashion.
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๐ค The role of trust in business operations
๐ผ Building a personal holding company
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๐น Watch on Youtube
https://youtu.be/MBVH5Stgxmc
๐Full transcript:
https://www.theknowledge.io/brandonpindulic-2/
๐ค Connect with Brandon:
Twitter: @bpindulic | https://twitter.com/BPindulic
Website: Spacebar Ventures | http://spacebarventures.com/
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Hot hand fallacy | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_hand
Pardon | https://www.pardon.com/
Optimism | https://www.optimism.com/
Hermes Robotics | http://hermes-robotics.com/
Rick Guerin | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richie_Guerin
Warren Buffet | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_Buffett
Charlie Munger | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Munger
The cost of being King | https://www.theknowledge.io/the-cost-of-being-king-why-all-the-tech-bros-are-single/
Jeff Bezos | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Bezos
Elon Musk | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk
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๐จ๐พโ๐ป About David Elikwu:
David Elikwu FRSA is a serial entrepreneur, strategist, and writer. David is the founder of The Knowledge, a platform helping people think deeper and work smarter.
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๐ฌ Joshโs early days in the entertainment industry
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Part 1: ๐Creative Entrepreneurs Playbook with Josh Spector (Episode 41)
๐Full transcript:
https://www.theknowledge.io/joshspector-1/
๐น Watch on Youtube
https://youtu.be/vZcitcFZ6N8
๐ค Connect with Josh:
Twitter: @jspector | https://twitter.com/jspector
Website: http://joshspector.com/
Newsletter: https://fortheinterested.com/subscribe/
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Substack | https://substack.com/
๐จ๐พโ๐ป About David Elikwu:
David Elikwu FRSA is a serial entrepreneur, strategist, and writer. David is the founder of The Knowledge, a platform helping people think deeper and work smarter.
๐ฃ Twitter: @Delikwu / @itstheknowledge
๐ Website: https://www.davidelikwu.com
๐ฝ๏ธ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/davidelikwu
๐ธ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/delikwu/
๐บ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@delikwu
๐๏ธ Podcast: http://plnk.to/theknowledge
๐ EBook: https://delikwu.gumroad.com/l/manual
My Online Course
๐ฅ๏ธ Career Hyperdrive: https://maven.com/theknowledge/career-hyperdrive
Career Hyperdrive is a live, cohort-based course that helps people find their competitive advantage, gain clarity around their goals and build a future-proof set of mental frameworks so they can live an extraordinary life doing work they love.
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๐ฉ Newsletter: https://theknowledge.io
The Knowledge is a weekly newsletter for people who want to get more out of life. It's full of insights from psychology, philosophy, productivity, and business, all designed to help you think deeper and work smarter.
My Favorite Tools
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๐ค How Balaji Srinivasan became a polymath
๐ป The power of technology and truth
๐ Intersection of technology and media
๐ The Westโs media and technology war with China
๐ฐ The challenges of funding innovative ventures
๐ A techno-optimist future
๐ค Different types of truth
This is just one part of a longer conversation, and it's the second part. You can listen to the earlier episode here:
Part 1: Upgrade your thinking with Eric Jorgenson (Episode 73)
๐น Watch on Youtube
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๐Full transcript:
https://www.theknowledge.io/ericjorgenson-2/
๐ค Connect with Eric:
Twitter: @EricJorgenson | https://twitter.com/EricJorgenson
Website: Scribe Media | https://scribemedia.com/
Books: The Anthology of Balaji | https://amzn.to/45UjFqe
The Almanack of Naval Ravikant | https://amzn.to/47g7ncy
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๐จ๐พโ๐ป About David Elikwu:
David Elikwu FRSA is a serial entrepreneur, strategist, and writer. David is the founder of The Knowledge, a platform helping people think deeper and work smarter.
๐ฃ Twitter: @Delikwu / @itstheknowledge
๐ Website: https://www.davidelikwu.com
๐ฝ๏ธ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/davidelikwu
๐ธ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/delikwu/
๐บ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@delikwu
๐๏ธ Podcast: http://plnk.to/theknowledge
๐ EBook: https://delikwu.gumroad.com/l/manual
My Online Course
๐ฅ๏ธ Career Hyperdrive: https://maven.com/theknowledge/career-hyperdrive
Career Hyperdrive is a live, cohort-based course that helps people find their competitive advantage, gain clarity around their goals and build a future-proof set of mental frameworks so they can live an extraordinary life doing work they love.
The Knowledge
๐ฉ Newsletter: https://newsletter.theknowledge.io/
The Knowledge is a weekly newsletter for people who want to get more out of life. It's full of insights from psychology, philosophy, productivity, and business, all designed to help you think deeper and work smarter.
My Favorite Tools
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