BANZA April 2016 Issue | Page 66

Beating Competition ‘’ We pride ourselves as having the best user experience in any learning management system globally, that is the ALU’s platform. We have presented our work in many places, and people have come back to us as said ‘Yes! It is.’ We believe that we should let the product speak for itself, and that makes things easy for us.’’ “Second, we involve real users in our technical roadmap. We prioritize features based on the requests of our customers and that way we cannot lose them. The beauty of what we do is that we build our technology from scratch, making sure that there are no limitations and teachers and students were involved in the design process from day one which is rare in all technology companies. So this is the unique scenario for us.” “As we talk to various clients, we have come to the realization that no other technology can compare to ours. It is the first learning management technology built around the learning model. We have positioned ourselves strategically by allowing our product to speak for itself, so I do not see Clock investing heavily in marketing.” ters a myriad of challenges. “I am struggling with work-life balance. I am just 24 years old, and many people always say I have made it. I seem to disagree because I don’t think success is defined by the amount of money you have in the bank or how fast your company is growing. I define it with the lives I impact with my work and keeping my relationships with people that care about me intact. So I want to work on these things.’’ A Man on a Mission “I want to democratize education. Your geographical location should not be a barrier to high-quality education. This is to say, wherever you are, you should have access to the best education in the world especially because of the current advances in technology. Of course, there are some limitations such as physical infrastructure that are beyond our control, but over time, as these barriers subside, we should be strategical to roll up products to ensure universal access to education. In future, Clock will be the backbone of all forward thinking institutions in Africa.” “Another thing is redefining Struggles of an Entrepreneur As it is with any vocation, he encoun- 66