Our CEO, Ope Onaboye [https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAAYvVi8BX77BkztJcIqyGeTTIoo7Z8xSab4] over the weekend got the chance to speak and interact with other panelists Pius Agor [https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAABufJS4BCuEgc0nXMF8r5sXw18QGVXkE7R0] of Omnibiz Africa [https://www.linkedin.com/company/omnibiz-africa/] and Samuel Esiri [https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAAy3cy4BqERsQBUsyWcE5K01LwjQ-8SWVDI] of Gigmile (Techstars ’22) [https://www.linkedin.com/company/gigmile/] at the just concluded #LagosStartupWeek [https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=lagosstartupweek&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6959871924956999680] on the topic “Crowdsourcing the informal gig economy for scalability”.
Amongst other talking points, he introduced attendees to the solution Renda [https://www.linkedin.com/company/rendaafrica/] is offering e-commerce businesses by providing the #physicalinfrastructure [https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=physicalinfrastructure&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6959871924956999680] (#warehousing [https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=warehousing&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6959871924956999680], inventory management, order processing and last-mile #delivery [https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=delivery&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6959871924956999680]) to fulfill their retail distribution needs.
He also talked about how we are engaging the #gigeconomy [https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=gigeconomy&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6959871924956999680] through job creation for our drivers and warehouse staff across our #fulfillment [https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=fulfillment&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6959871924956999680] #centres [https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=centres&highlightedUpdateUr