Chowdeck, saving lives since 2021...
...and a sweet recommendation, you might find useful in your next trip and a lovely chat with a product designer.
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Intro
Your first time here? It’s also our first time writing here and let me just let you know that the level of excitement we felt on clicking publish is enough to keep us going (at least for the next few weeks, lol).
In this issue, we reviewed Chowdeck, and we bet you will be rushing down to your App store to get yours after you read our review…then we talk about some tech use-case that can help you live anywhere in the world without worrying about language and a chat with Yomi Abioye, a fine product designer.
Let’s get to it 😎
Heard of Chowdeck?
If you work from home like I do, you will agree that sometimes food is such a high-effort thing that many people avoid…then cornflakes and noodles become the next best thing!
A few weeks ago, a friend complained about how his eating habits had deteriorated since he took on his first tech gig (wahala for person wey wan be tech bro and sis).
So when that Twitter friend tweeted about how efficient Chowdeck was, it felt like 911 - rescue to the “no food at home” life.
But…I didn’t trust them quickly because I had already tried a food delivery service before, which made me vow never to trust bike men with my food again. If your food ever arrives two hours later, very cold and tasteless, I bet you will make the same vow.
So yeah, back to Chowdeck.
On my first peek at their website, I knew Chowdeck intentionally delivered happiness to its users' stomachs.
When I initially signed up for their service via the mobile app, I was met with “Oops, this location doesn’t exist” They were not servicing my area yet.
More recently, I saw that they launched in Ibadan, Nigeria and was sure my area would be on their map now if they had gotten to Ibadan. So I checked this time and realised they had started serving more locations.
Next thing? Place an order and taste this happiness Chowdeck is sharing.
I saw some of my favourite restaurants, chose one and placed my order. Some items for the restaurant I selected were slightly higher than the actual price, but not a noticeable difference. I also think the restaurants can do better with the pictures of the food they use; I legit didn’t buy from one of them because of that. If you are also a picky eater like me, buying from a vendor you are familiar with is better.
For my first order, I bought Jendol bread (don’t ask me why I chose bread of all food). You get N300 off your first order, and the service charge was N95 for an item of N950; that is one of the perks of using Chowdeck. The service charge is ridiculously affordable!
After placing the order, there is a page to track the progress of your transaction. My order came in about 20 minutes later, which delivered the promise Chowdeck made to its customers…food delivered to you in an average time of 24 minutes.
Another exciting feature Chowdeck has is the chowscore, which indicates how active you are on Chowdeck. Once you sign up, you get points for ordering food, rating and reviewing restaurants and riders and referring the app to friends. Those points can be converted to exclusive discounts and free deliveries for your subsequent orders.
See how much this guy made on Twitter (X) from referring people to Chowdeck. Sweet, right?
What do you think? Would you be giving Chowdeck a try? If you do, share your thoughts anywhere on social media and tag us (at least for plugging you into something new 😉).
What if you could speak any language without learning it?
The most important exponential technologies for Africa and the Middle East are AI, IoT, Big Data and Cloud Computing.
Today’s use case 👇
Use Case Title: AI-Powered Language Translation
Brief: Real-time language translation for tourism and business
Country: Tunisia
Technology(ies): AI, Language Translation
Organizations Using Them: Sakhr, Tarjama
Meet a Zumie 🦆
What was your first job and how did you get it?
My first job was a tech internship and I got it through a referral. I was referred to the Business Director by a friend.
What tools do you find the most helpful and you can’t do without as a product designer?
Definitely Figma, it’s my go-to-tool anytime
What practical steps will you give someone interested in being a no-code developer?
Start from one no-code tool. Pick a no-code tool that interests you the most and learn about it. The means of learning could be a paid course or taking youtube courses ( a tool like Webflow has series of lessons they call Webflow University, I personally found this helpful)
Practice creating different ideas on the tool with the knowledge gained till you believe you’re good enough (Practice makes perfect)
You can also check for an internship in this field to hone your skills.
What social media is your favorite channel for making connections?
It’s Linkedin, I’ve met some nice and cool people through this channel
If you could swap jobs with anyone for a day, who would it be and why?
Tayo Aina, as long as he’s on an island in Asia at the time
If your life was a billboard, what would it say?
Keep the faith
What's your go-to way to de-stress after a busy workweek?
It depends. Sometimes it’s hanging out with friends, sometimes it’s staying at home and playing God of War
What's the most exciting thing you’re working on currently?
I’m working on an interesting Fintech Saas product but this is as much information I can share for now😂
Where can people find your work or follow you?
I post my work on Linkedin and Twitter, and also educational content. I’m working on starting a Youtube channel also (It’s going to be a series of fun tech stuff).
Until next week,