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As a pioneer in impact investing, Nancy has demonstrated the potential of venture capital to drive social change and environmental improvements. She is an active voice in the field, frequently writing and speaking on impact investing topics. Nancy serves on the boards of several companies, including Zola Electric, Bellwether Coffee, and Farmers Business Network, and has previously worked with Tesla Motors, SolarCity, and Pandora before their public offerings. Before founding DBL, she was a Managing Director in Venture Capital at JPMorgan and began her investment career at Hambrecht & Quist in 1984. Her diverse experience also includes roles at Intel Corporation, the State of California, Stanford University, and the Sierra Club. In 2024, Nancy received the Impact Leadership Award from Impact Capital Managers and was recognized in 2023 by Forbes and the San Francisco Business Times as one of the Bay Area's most influential business leaders. Her accolades include the 2022 Financial Woman of the Year and appearances on Fast Company's 2016 Most Creative People in Business list. A frequent lecturer at prestigious institutions such as Harvard and Stanford, she has held numerous leadership roles in organizations focused on clean energy and social impact. DBL Partners was formed with a “Double Bottom Line” investment strategy to invest in companies that can deliver top-tier venture capital returns (First Bottom Line), while working with our companies to enable social, environmental and economic improvement in the regions in which they operate (Second Bottom Line). DBL Partners uses venture capital to accelerate innovation in a way that positively affects an organization's social impact, as well as its financial success. We strongly believe these two drivers –positive social change and a healthy financial performance– are inherently connected. DBL invests in and helps nurture outstanding entrepreneurs and companies in Cleantech, Information Technology, Sustainable Products and Services, and Healthcare. Show Notes: [2:47] - Nancy shares a bit about her incredible career, and what she would title a book about her journey. [4:40] - Blending impact with finance can enhance both outcomes. [7:02] - Before founding DBL, Nancy was a Managing Director at JPMorgan. She shares the experience of breaking off with DBL during a time of uncertainty. [11:10] - Nancy describes her experience with Tesla and how the investment in strong talent benefits an entire organization. [13:12] - Start-ups are all about resilience and perseverance, especially during times of economic challenges. [14:32] - In this environment, it is difficult to stay positive and survive in the short term. [16:35] - A first-time fund investor is slightly different because of the risk involved. [18:01] - Nancy describes and explains venture capital and impact investing. [22:52] - Sustainability is a key interest of Nancy's and her colleagues. [26:29] - Nancy describes some of the challenges faced at Tesla in the beginning of her work there. [30:08] - Whatever the block is, you can make a difference. [31:57] - Initially, the car industry was not designed to support the development of electric vehicles. [34:42] - What is the difference between Founder mode and CEO mode? [38:07] - There are habits, including drinking coffee, that are “carbon habits”. [39:39] - The good news is that the list of talented and visionary entrepreneurs is getting longer, increasing impact. [42:18] - What are the soft skills that are valued at DBL and the VC world? [44:09] - At the founder level, there has to be an insatiable drive to change the world. [46:19] - Create several scenarios in your analysis and do some stress testing. [51:53] - There is a lot of uncertainty right now, especially when it comes to policies. [54:24] - Even with uncertainty, there are many things to like and be positive about with policy transitions. Links and Resources: DBL Partners

Xavier Helgesen is the co-founder of Enduring Ventures, a long-term holding company. He also co-founded Better World Books and was the founding CEO of Zola Electric. We talk about holding companies, the publishing industry, capital allocation, focus, reinventing ourselves, building things that last, parenting, and more. — (02:43) Why run 20+ businesses instead of 1? (04:38) Everyone is a capital allocator whether or not they know it (07:13) Impact of VC on startup growth trajectories & sustainability (16:18) What's misunderstood about building holding companies (19:29) Long term thinking (23:40) Focus is the founder master skill (27:56) Work in the medium, not the abstraction (31:14) The fear of reinventing ourselves (36:02) Build organizations that last (38:03) Legacy publishing & acquiring Scribe Media (46:22) Building an audience (52:29) Should books evolve? (56:06) Why Africa is the future (01:00:41) Children reintroduce parents to play (01:03:00) How can you be more human? — Xavier's Twitter: https://twitter.com/XavierHelgesen Enduring Ventures: https://www.enduring.ventures/ Spencer's Twitter: https://twitter.com/SP1NS1R Spencer's Blog: https://spencerkier.substack.com

Overview: Today, we're going to talk about M-Kopa, the African asset financing platform. We'll explore the M-Kopa story across 5 areas: African electrical power context M-Kopa's early history Product & monetization strategy Competitive positioning & exit options Then we'll end with our views on its overall outlook. This episode was recorded on Jan 15, 2023 Companies discussed: M-Kopa, Safaricom (M-Pesa), d.light, Zola Electric, Transsion, Samsung, Nokia (HMD global), Airtel, MTN, Mobisol, Carbon & Fairmoney Business concepts discussed: Rural electrification, Payment infrastructure, Pay-as-you-go Solar, Off-grid energy, asset financing, credit scoring, risk assessment & renewable energy Conversation highlights: (05:45) - Africa electricity access context (09:45) - Kenya electricity access context (14:55) - M-Kopa early history (16:55 ) - Founders' background (25:07) - Other ideas before M-Kopa and M-Kopa launch (28:44) - Launch strategy - partnerships, sales and distribution (32:05) - Fundraising, Growth, Geo Expansion, Team (54:01) - Product strategy and how the product works (1:06:04) - Monetization strategy (1:14:16) - Competition and options for exit (01:29:50) - Olumide's overall thoughts and outlook (1:38:06) - Bankole's overall thoughts and outlook (1:48:08) - Recommendations and small wins Olumide's recommendations & small wins: Interested in investing in Africa Tech with Olumide: Read about Adamantium fund & contact me at olumide@afrobility.com Founders looking for funding: If you're a B2B founder working on Education, Health, Finance or food, please contact me for funding at olumide@afrobility.com Recommendation 1: Descript: We use it for afrobility and even though I didn't initially think we needed it, it's grown on me. Especially now that I'm using it more aggressively for my personal finance book (myfiredom.com) editing Recommendation 2: Dances with wolves movie. So so good! Small win 1: Hung out with mum during thanksgiving break. It was cool! Small win 2: New years day with friends in London. It was nice! Bankole's recommendations & small wins: Recommendation: Building an AI Chatbot off Podcast Transcripts Small win: Happy to be back home after months of travelling in Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa Other content: M-Kopa Solar Is Making a Profit on Poor Africans Listeners: We'd love to hear from you. Email info@afrobility.com with feedback! Founders & Operators: We'd love to hear about what you're working on, email us at info@afrobility.com Investors: It would be great to link up with you. Contact us at info@afrobility.com Join our insider mailing list where we get feedback on new episodes & find all episodes on Afrobility.com

Are you ready to buy the business that will finance your future? Today we share the secret to generating wealth through acquisitions, explain why you need to invest for the long term, and teach the art of the deal. Hosts Sahil Bloom and Greg Isenberg are joined by the founders of Enduring Ventures, Xavier Helgesen and Sieva Kozinsky, who are building the modern Berkshire Hathaway. Xavier and Sieva share the origin stories that shaped them into blue-collar entrepreneurs and explain why QSBS creates limitless economic opportunities in America. Finally, Sahil and Greg share what they believe to be the best businesses in the world and ask for your help to break down their unit economics. ►► Want more community? Learn more here: http://trwih.com THIS EPISODE Sieva Kozinsky: https://twitter.com/SievaKozinsky Xavier Helgesen: https://twitter.com/xavierhelgesen Enduring Ventures: https://www.enduring.ventures/ Better World Books: https://www.betterworldbooks.com/ ZOLA Electric: https://zolaelectric.com/ Sahil Bloom: https://twitter.com/SahilBloom Greg Isenberg: https://twitter.com/gregisenberg Production & Marketing Team: https://penname.co/ FIND US ON SOCIAL Twitter: https://twitter.com/_trwih Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_trwih TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@_trwih Web: https://trwih.com Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6aB0v6amo3a8hgTCjlTlvh Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/where-it-happens/id1593424985 SHOW NOTES 00:21 Xavier's Origin Story 06:01 Xavier's 2nd Company 07:58 Better World Books & Zola Electric 12:12 Sieva's Immigrant Origin Story 15:20 What is Enduring Ventures? 23:44 A Search Fund on Steroids 30:20 Patience is Key 33:58 Where Buffet is Right & Wrong 39:24 Great Companies = Great Narratives 43:21 Buying Businesses that Power America 45:40 Financing the Deal 51:40 QSBS Matters 54:25 Xavier's Advise 59:30 Sieva's Scaffolding Story 1:03:06 The Best Business's in the World 1:06:04 Where to Find Xavier & Sieva

Xavier Helgesen has spent 20 years as a serial entrepreneur focused on improving the standard of living around the world. He is a cofounder of ZOLA Electric, Better World Books, and EcoSafi. In this conversation Xavier and JP explore Xaviers Entrepreneurial journey, what he looks for in acquiring companies, and how to tackle the worlds biggest problems through Entrepreneurship.  Follow Xavier on Twitter at @XavierHelgesen Subscribe to the Podcast at Investing On Purpose Podcast

In this episode, we talk to Monica about her role driving impact at G2 Venture Partners and dig into her interest in climate tech and sustainability through her roles at Zola Electric and Tesla. We also touch on the evolution of climate tech over the years and the exciting new opportunities and conclude with how to achieve parity for women in both Tech and VC. Side note: apologies for my flu voice. 

In today's episode we talk with none other than serial entrepreneur Xavier Helgesen! Xavier Founded Better World Books, bootstrapped to $70m+, ZOLA Electric (brought solar power to over 1 million people in Africa), and Enduring Ventures (perpetual holding company, a self-proclaimed mini-Berkshire, nearing $100m in revenue). We dive deep on creating businesses with impact and the biggest differences in entrepreneurship vs acquiring. Hit play to learn more about the true business polymath and his advise to young entrepreneurs. Connect With Xavier: Twitter Want to hear about new episodes? Subscribe via email and check us out on Twitter: @TheNextGenPod

In episode 10 of the WattPod we speak to Bill Lenihan, CEO of Zola Electric about how their technology is improving the lives of millions. Energy access remains one of the world's great problems and is being addressed front-on by some amazing and innovative companies such as ZOLA. Bill reminds us that energy access is not an off-grid issue that affects only the underprivileged people in rural Africa. Unreliable and unaffordable energy impacts the lives of over 2 Billion people globally who lack a primary power source - be they rich or poor, on-grid or off. He also highlights the social impact of ZOLA's work. ZOLA Electric has its roots in providing clean energy access to Africa and emerging markets and today is a leading technology company delivering energy access in 10 countries across 3 continents. I like to think of ZOLA as the Tesla of off-grid solutions. They are a leading technology developer working with amazing partners such as Tesla, EDF, Total, ADP, DBL Ventures, Vulcan Ventures, FMO and USAid who are supporting ZOLA's unique purpose, market position, and customer proposition to deliver energy solutions to millions globally. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/watt-pod/message

Today's guest is Nancy Pfund, Founder and Managing Partner at DBL Partners.DBL Partners is a venture capital firm whose goal is to combine top-tier financial returns with meaningful social, economic, and environmental returns in the regions and sectors in which it invests. The firm focuses on cleantech, information technology, sustainability products and services, and healthcare.Nancy is the Founder and Managing Partner at DBL Partners. Before founding DBL, Nancy was a Managing Director in Venture Capital at JPMorgan. She started her investment career at Hambrecht & Quist in 1984. Nancy has also worked at Intel Corporation, the State of California, Stanford University, and the Sierra Club. She sponsors or sits on the board of directors of several companies, including Farmers Business Network, Andela, The Muse, Zola Electric, Bellwether Coffee, Spatial, and, before their public offerings, Tesla and Pandora. In September 2020, Nancy was named to the FORBES 2020 Impact 50 List of the most notable impact investors, was featured in the 2014 FORTUNE Inaugural World's Top 25 Eco-Innovators, and appeared on Fast Company's 2016 List of Most Creative People in Business. I was looking forward to sitting down with Nancy. She explains DBL Partners, why the "double bottom line" is vital to the firm's success, and what led her to focus on climate change. Nancy also shares what she learned from cleantech 1.0, how climate investing has evolved over the past two decades, and the sectors DBL focuses on. In addition, we have a lively discussion on carbon removal, nuclear energy, and the role fossil fuels play in the clean future. Nancy is a fantastic guest.Enjoy the show!You can find me on twitter @jjacobs22 or @mcjpod and email at info@myclimatejourney.co, where I encourage you to share your feedback on episodes and suggestions for future topics or guests.Episode recorded October 20th, 2021For more information about DBL Partners, visit: https://www.dbl.vc/For more information about this episode, visit: https://myclimatejourney.co/episodes/nancy-pfund

We speak with Cameron Smith, Product Management Lead at ZOLA Electric, on the process and challenges of developing energy solutions for emerging markets.We discuss:The types of products ZOLA Electric has developedChallenges of product management for energy solutions Differences in customer needs and demands across various geographies.Contact us at podcast@distributingsolar.comVisit us at www.distributingsolar.comFollow us on Twitter and LinkedInShow notes: (0:30) Introduction to ZOLA Electric (3:00) Understanding the customer from off-grid to on-grid customer. Primary energy solutions: ZOLA Flex - core product, DC infrastructure with solar and battery, with DC appliancesZOLA Infinity - can be a off-grid/on-grid solution, for a customer with some access to grid electricity, able to work with an AC system; modular energy systemFlex Power - a new product to serve both AC and DC customers, that can work also within a distributed grid (7:40) The product development and management process: collecting demographic data, user needs, comparing with existing market offering. Higher end markets with a greater focus on product differentiation to existing solutions. (10:30) Expectations management: how to set / meet customers' expectations with regards to electricity availability; limitations with regards to product lifespan, availability of electricity; shifting customers from a power focused mindset to an energy focused (taking into account storage also). (13:00) Challenges of working with older appliances with higher energy consumption. The 'benefits' of working with newer DC systems where you can also control the energy demand(14:40) Challenges of developing products that can meet the variability of grid power quality; variable wiring or electrical systems(16:00) How to manage the power challenges for product development - both operational and technical solutions(17:00) How to think about hardware, software, firmware developments(19:00) ZOLA'S geographical coverage, moving towards a distributor model and its ability to help ZOLA expand globally(20:50) Difference between customer demands by geography - e.g. greater need for air conditioning solutions for East Africa; differing penetration of smart phones(21:40) Customers benchmarking against a Tesla Powerwall solution(34:00) Challenges of working in West Africa, greater awareness of fraud, preference of financing solutions to ensure the product is working as expected; differing willingness to provide personal information to banks(36:00) East Africa: more trusting environment, greater focus on building education and awareness of solar products and solutions(37:00) Cameron's background and previous interest in global development; challenges of providing energy solutions that can meet customer needs (42:00) The shifting focus towards peri-urban solutions, more people interested in global systems(44:30) Customer facing brand changing to "ZOLA" Electric - that resonates across Africa, not just in East Africa and Swahili(46:20) Future focus of ZOLA: greater focus on Infinity product, greater focus on microgrid systems and distributed grid solution - Infinite Grid product(50:00) Recommended books: 'Territories of Differences' by A. Escobar for greater awareness of cultural differences(52:20) Advice: make sure you have a good understanding of the end user(53:00) Predictions: Greater focus on microgrids, more focus on peri-urban customers

In this episode: Emily's conversation with Xavier Helgesen, the co-founder and former CEO of Zola Electric. Zola is a provider of solar and storage systems in Africa. Since its founding in 2012 as Off-Grid Electric, the company has served over a million people with clean power in five countries.Over the years, Zola has evolved from a small, scrappy startup that offered basic energy packages into a hardware software company that installs sleek, scalable power systems that rival the grid in performance. This conversation was recorded in 2019 in front of a live audience at Powerhouse's headquarters in Oakland, CAThis podcast is brought to you by DLA Piper, a full-service global law firm that works with leading technology companies and their investors to meet all their legal needs. It's also brought to you by AES, a fortune-500 company helping organizations transition to new, smarter and cleaner solutions. AES is working toward a world that is 100% carbon-free.Powerhouse partners with leading corporations and investors to help them lead the next century of clean technology innovation. Our fund, Powerhouse Ventures, invests in founding teams building innovative software to rapidly transform our global energy and mobility systems. You can learn more about Powerhouse at https://www.powerhouse.fund/

We kick off this season with a deeper look at the meaning of our phrase “changing how the economy functions,” specifically examining what you may have heard of as “social entrepreneurship,” which is the idea that entrepreneurial ventures should measure themselves not just by revenue but also by metrics that capture their broader impact on the social and natural environment.Impact investing takes many forms. It can be venture firms seeking out so called “double bottom line“ or even “triple bottom line” returns, meaning financial & social returns or financial & social & environmental. In fact, there is a venture firm called DBL Partners - double bottom line - one of whose portfolio companies we’ve had on the show- Zola Electric. DBL invested in another company you may have heard of - Tesla - which is probably the most high profile, but not the only proof point that impact investing is not charitable giving. Impact investing can also refer to the idea of investors screening for or against certain types of activities. The institutional approach is the idea of ESG investing. ESG stands for environmental, social, governance. ESG investors are typically mutual funds or financial companies with specific funds that invest in companies that are promoting those aims or perhaps which are improving their own internal practices. How big is ESG? According to Morningstar, there are about 275 ESG open-end mutual funds and ETFs available in the U.S.. And according to Deloitte, 75% of investors applied ESG principles to at least a quarter of their portfolios in 2019. Another sign of how far this idea has come is that the incoming director of the National Economic Council, Brian Deese, most recently led BlackRock’s ESG investing, in other words, one of the most prominent economist positions in the country is about to be inhabited by an ESG guy.Some of the more well known impact VCs include DBL, and Revolution’s Rise of the Rest, whom we’ve also featured on M4Edge. There are many other examples, all with ambitious aims, including the HEED fund, The Impact Engine, SustainVC, Village Capital, Better Ventures and many more.We’ve decided to delve into a few of these areas, with the help of three guests. First, we’re joined by Sonal Shah, the Executive Director of the Beeck Center at Georgetown. Sonal is so steeped in the world of impact that we asked her to cohost this episode. Sonal interviews Lisa Green Hall, the Impact Chair at Apollo Global Management, but has held many roles in this space, as is really one of the pioneers of the field. But we’re technophiles here at M4Edge, so we also interview Steve Tanner, the founder and CTO of EcoRobotix, a Swiss ag-tech company whose mission is to “develop, produce and sell innovative farming machines that require low energy and that reduce the negative ecological impact of modern agriculture, while keeping costs competitive.”

He's not on a mission to make money, quite the opposite. Xavier Helgesen is a mission driven founder, who uses money to do more good in the world. His first company, Better World Books sells 10 million used books a year that's collected by leftover books at libraries - in and shares revenues with literacy partners (Over $25M given to non-profits). This business lead him to Africa, where he noticed 20,000 people in a village had no electricity - so he decided to change that. He created Zola Electric, the largest solar power company in Africa, providing 1 million people with electricity per day. He talks to us about how he turned his college side hustle into a $70M biz, moving next to his customers in Tanzania, selling electricity to people who never used electricity and how ‘Mutual Improvement Societies’ could help you 10x your life. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Could you do us a favor? Take our listener survey so we can give you more relevant content: bit.ly/gtmpodcastThis week on Watt It Takes: how a computer nerd who loved assembling electronics became obsessed with designing a solar-storage system to light up Africa.In this episode, Powerhouse CEO Emily Kirsch sits down with Xavier Helgesen, the co-founder and chief technology officer at ZOLA Electric.Zola is a provider of solar and storage systems in Africa. Since its founding in 2012, the company has served over a million people with clean power in five countries.Over the years, Zola has evolved from a small, scrappy startup that offered very basic energy packages into a hardware company that installs sleek, scalable power systems that function better than the grid. “[Our goal] was not to be worse than the grid, but available anywhere — but to just be better than the grid. For solar and batteries to fundamentally be cheaper and more reliable than the grid. And if we succeed in that in the developing world, then the market is almost limitless,” says Helgesen.In this interview, Helgesen talks about how he first got interested in energy access, the complexities of setting up a company as an outsider in Tanzania, and how Zola shifted into designing its own hybrid system.This conversation was recorded live at Powerhouse’s headquarters. To learn more about future speakers and attending a live event, go to Powerhouse.fund and click on the events tab. Support for this podcast is brought to you by Sungrow. With the world’s most powerful 250-kilowatt, 1,500-volt string inverter, Sungrow is providing disruptive technology for utility-scale projects.Subscribe to GTM podcasts via Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher or wherever you find your audio content.

The World Bank was gracious enough to host us for our 2nd live audience show. Along with the World Bank Global lead for Energy Access, Dana Rysankova, and Jon Exel, the Global Lead for Mini-grids, we interviewed Bill Lenihan, the CEO of Zola Electric.We discuss the challenge of electrification: close to 900 million people still have no access to electricity at all, and over 2 billion don't have reliable power. Bill explains how Zola has brought power to 1 million people (and counting) in 5 countries. We discuss the trade-offs of extending the grid versus providing off-grid solutions, we discuss the difficulties of scaling business models in developing countries, and we discus the Bank's experience in multiple countries. Lots of really meaty discussion, both on building the business and on the policy and economic problems involved. Enjoy, share the episode!Additional links to follow:World Bank stats on Electricity AccessEnergy Data Info, including link to new tool mentioned by Dana during the showWorld Bank research papers

In this episode of our CleanTech Talk podcast interview series, Zach Shahan sits down with Nancy Pfund, founder and Managing Partner of DBL Partners. They discuss Nancy’s journey from policy and politics to business and impact investing, especially her work in the clean technology sector with companies like Tesla, SolarCity, and ZOLA Electric.

In this episode of our CleanTech Talk podcast interview series, Zach Shahan sits down with Nancy Pfund, founder and Managing Partner of DBL Partners. They discuss Nancy’s journey from policy and politics to business and impact investing, especially her work in the clean technology sector with companies like Tesla, SolarCity, and ZOLA Electric.

Storytime With Managers is a collection of twenty minute conversations where Jennifer Tu finds answers to questions of interest for both established and budding leaders in technology fields. Today's episode covers building trust across differences with Annyce Davis (@brwngrldev on Twitter or annycedavis on LinkedIn). Annyce is a software developer and leader focused on Android and mobile development. She shares her mobile expertise through videos, blogs, and conference talks (ask her to present at yours!). Annyce is an engineering manager who leads the software team at Zola Electric, which provides clean energy to households that suffer from unreliable energy grids. We talk about building trust in a business setting, how different people may value different ways to build trust, and how to learn and do this in your own team. Tell us what you think of our podcast! We're on Twitter as @wecohere. --- Episode references: The culture map by Erin Meyer: https://www.erinmeyer.com/book/ (or fnd it at your library) Talk to Me Right! by Annyce Davis: http://adavis.info/2019/02/talk-to-me-right.html (or watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8a49CilmEU&list=PLlMnG4OZ1S7mvmBs4sXvfIgW3uHLrtxjb) ---- Our theme music is by Kevin MacLeod (CC-BY): www.orangefreesounds.com/electronic-ambient-easy-listening-music/ Editing by Bryant from Zinc (https://www.zincma.de/) - thanks for making us sound so good, Bryant! Tell us what you think of Storytime With Managers! Twitter: @wecohere

Parent Driven Development Episode 030: Moving and Traveling Internationally 00:11 Welcome, Annyce Davis! Annyce spends her day-to-day working as a Software Developer and Leader. She has specifically been focused on Android applications for the past several years. She's also an Android Google Developer Expert (https://developers.google.com/programs/experts/). This means that she spends a lot of time developing videos, blog posts, and conference talks for the Developer Community. Annyce is currently the Software Group Lead at a social impact startup called Zola Electric (http://zolaelectric.com/). They provide clean, transformative energy to households that suffer from expensive, unreliable grids or have no grid access at all. She gets to help impact the lives of people across Africa by developing a high-quality Android application that’s used by their entire sales force. 01:25 Moving from the U.S. to Amsterdam Fell in love with Europe about 4-5 years ago. 2 years ago, had an opportunity to move for a job opportunity. 02:55 Kids' Reactions to the Prospect of Moving / Transitioning After Moving Were worried about their grandparents and what the food would be like. Curiousity around schooling. Now attend an International School and take Dutch language lessions twice a week. Adjusting and acceptance of differences between life in the U.S. vs Amsterdam. 09:35 Logistics of Relocation to Another Country A cleaning process for your life and letting things go. If it wasn't sentimental, it went. Renting a furnished home. Take what you need to get through a few months. Shipping containers take a loooong time to be delivered. 15:20 Giving Kids Worldly Experience at a Young Age Exposure to diverse cultures. Status/prestige differences. Blissful ignorance to certain things. 19:26 Networks of Support & Feeling American While Not in America Having family send U.S. essentials!! Stock up while visiting. Visiting at least once a year. 25:39 Travel Tips Bring snacks. Have laundry soap. Wear compression socks on the plane. Figure out the money situation in advance. 31:43 Traveling Without Your Kids: Maintaining Relationships Having a transparent schedule. Talk every day. Bring souveniers. Being a parent and pursuing your career: People ask me for career advice all of the time. Here's a cheer:Self-deprecate, self-deprecateJust smile and congratulateWork twice as hard for half the payPlay with your kids every other day GOOOOOOOOO CAREER!!! #happytuesday #morningthoughts pic.twitter.com/sEH2xkl4y0— Annyce Davis (@brwngrldev) April 23, 2019 Set limits. Make it count when you're home. When you're away, the kids will be okay. And half the time, they don't even care! (They'll just make you feel guilty leading up to the trip.) What Do Teenagers Want? Potted Plant Parents (https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/14/well/family/what-do-teenagers-want-potted-plant-parents.html) 45:37 Genius / Fail Moments KWu found convenient vegetables! (#Genius) Annyce messed up the train schedule, so they walked and tired the kids out! (#Genius/Fail) Mandy didn't pay attention to where her daughter way playing. Heeeeyyyyy, poison ivy! (#Fail) Follow & Support Please follow us @parentdrivendev (https://twitter.com/parentdrivendev) on Twitter or email us at panel@parentdrivendevelopment.com (mailto:panel@parentdrivendevelopment.com). Our website is at ParentDrivenDevelopment.com (https://parentdrivendevelopment.com). Support us via Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/parentdrivendev) and get access to our our Slack Community. Panel KWu (https://twitter.com/kwugirl) Mandy Moore (https://twitter.com/therubyrep) Special Guest: Annyce Davis.

Moyin is an Android developer at Zola Electric (formerly Offgrid electric) and a GDG Lagos co-organizer. In this episode, Moyin tells us how she became an Android Developer. We also talk about what it takes to work remotely from Lagos and whether our educational systems adequately prepare us for modern software engineering. Some articles and talks from Moyin: No Internet? No Problem! Droidcon 2017 Moyinoluwa Adeyemi: Mobile Vision API on Android Dialogs Battery Life: Mobile Development for ‘The Next Billion’

There's a lot of A's in this episode — Amsterdam, Android, and Annyce Davis! As the software team lead for ZOLA Electric, Annyce has helped the company become the leading renewable energy brand in Africa. Apart from this, Annyce is an international conference speaker and author, and shares her knowledge with developers all over the world. Our conversation started off with a look at a typical day at ZOLA Electric, and Annyce talked about what drew her to the Android ecosystem (and to the world of software development in general). She also shared what it's like to live in Amsterdam, spoke about how public speaking has helped her career, and gave some great advice for anyone looking to work abroad. Annyce is proof that being visible and being an advocate for yourself really pays off! Like this episode? Then subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, SoundCloud, Spotify, or wherever you find your favorite podcasts. Subscribe and leave us a 5-star rating and a review! Thanks so much to all of you who have already rated and reviewed us! Revision Path is brought to you by Glitch and sponsored by Facebook Design, Google Design, and Mailchimp. Powered by Simplecast. Sign up today for a 14-day free trial! You can also follow Revision Path on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Come chat with us! And thanks for listening!