Pesabase (Using OMG) Podcast With Founder Mhial Majok

The guy you've been seeing on Twitter visiting Omise HQ in Bangkok and holding on to Jun's skateboard @ ECF? That's the founder of Pesabase, Mhial Majok. They have publicly stated they are leveraging on Ethereum and OmiseGO blockchain to build an Africa-centric remittance, payments and exchange business. Why such open-ness you might ask?

He basically bootstrapped Pesabase with his own money (woweeeee amazing instead of ICO free money) and will only ICO when their minimum viable product (MVP) is launched. In the podcast he talks about his background, being born in Sudan, moving around Ethiopia/Kenya/Uganda, and eventually moving to Australia and working in IT (IBM) - and therefore himself experienced the remittance pain point.

At the 28-min mark he talked about how he got to know about OmiseGO (the stars aligned) when he reached out to an acquaintance after starting Pesabase, who at that time happened to be a dev on OmiseGO and thus shared the OMG project with Mhial, and the "partnership" (sensitive word I know lol) was eventually formed. Mhial even invested in OMG :D

In case you didn't know, Vansa and Wendell Davis are both advisor to the project. Seemed like a really down to earth guy. Wishing their project a smashing success!

https://m.soundcloud.com/grey-jabesi/ep78o

"If you are asking other people for money, you should be willing to spend your own money."

• Mhial Majok, Pesabase