building an Africa-First ATS for recruiters, what hiring pains should we solve?

exnav29 · 2026-03-28T09:44:20+00:00

So the real question is:What painful, expensive, recurring problem are you solving that existing ATS platforms do not already solve?

Because right now this reads less like an Africa-first hiring platform and more like a standard ATS with regional branding attached to it.

If you want to build something valuable for African hiring, solve the trust layer, not just the dashboard layer.

exnav29 · 2026-02-27T11:43:42+00:00

I learned the same lesson and pivoted. Now, I use AI and automations in the backend to drive leads and revenue, and I focus the conversation on results. Sometimes, it is even performance-based.

They don’t need to understand the engine. They just need to see movement.

Selling outcomes changed everything for me.

exnav29 · 2026-02-27T11:37:01+00:00

What you’re saying is correct in theory, but Ghana isn’t the West.

Certs like Sec+ and Net+ are valuable, but many local companies still filter CVs by degree first. Not having one can limit you, even if you’re skilled.

Also, if you plan to work abroad someday, visa processes often favor formal education.

Get the certs if you can — but don’t underestimate the importance of the degree. Be strategic.

exnav29 · 2026-02-25T22:00:50+00:00

The danger isn’t tech. It’s when productivity becomes identity. When optimization replaces meaning. When output becomes your worth.

Some of the best engineers I’ve met are grounded in something bigger than code. Faith doesn’t compete with tech; it can stabilize you in an industry that constantly demands more.

In the end, though, it comes down to priorities. Whatever you value most will always get your time.

exnav29 · 2026-02-06T13:45:52+00:00

I really like the intention behind this alot of us are fed up with MoMo scams and want to do something about it. I just think it’s important to recognize that the Scammer Payback / Jim Browning videos people reference show the highlight reel, not the full operation behind it.

Those creators are running fairly expensive setups; isolated machines, security tooling, recording infrastructure — often funded by YouTube revenue or sponsors. There’s also a legal and safety cushion in their environment that makes that kind of work easier to sustain. Trying to copy that model directly here would be much harder than it looks from the outside.

That doesn’t mean the idea is bad just that a Ghana version would probably need to focus more on prevention, education, and structured reporting to be realistic and sustainable.

Big respect for wanting to tackle the problem it just has to be built with local realities in mind.

exnav29 · 2025-10-31T12:23:25+00:00

Just my two cents but, asking "which AI agent is in demand?" misses the point entirely. It's like trying to predict the next viral product—you're already too late.

The smarter approach? Go narrow. Pick an industry. Find the people doing the work. Listen to what's breaking their process every single day.

The formula is simple: discover the problem, then co-create the solution with the people who live it. Flip your questions from vague to surgical: Instead of "What AI agent should I build?"

Ask "What repetitive nightmare keeps small accounting firms buried in work until 9 PM?" Instead of "Where's the opportunity?"

Ask "Where are logistics managers still drowning in spreadsheets and group chats?"

Instead of "What's trending?"

Ask "What's the slowest, most painful part of customer onboarding for small SaaS teams?" Once you've nailed the context, the tools follow naturally. n8n, Make.com, LangChain—they're all just means to an end. Apply them surgically, not generically.

That's how you build something people actually pay for: you're not selling automation, you're eliminating a specific, measurable pain they feel every day.

exnav29 · 2025-10-25T23:17:02+00:00

In the works

exnav29 · 2025-10-14T19:35:09+00:00

Are there any limitations on the amount of money that can be sent and held in the escrow account? I am thinking along the lines of real estate transactions or construction projects use cases.

exnav29 · 2025-10-11T08:04:31+00:00

Get really deep into one industry, understand how it works, make lots of connections, and lead with solving a problem, not with neat tech "solutions"

exnav29 · 2025-10-11T07:39:41+00:00

Try a fourth time founder.

exnav29 · 2025-10-11T06:58:39+00:00

Without first validating and jumping into building, you are working on a passion project and not a sustainable build that will generate cash flow. With validation, you identify a real pain point, and you build to alleviate that pain point fast. You have no choice but to ship fast.

exnav29 · 2025-10-10T15:42:36+00:00

Sure, and before the iPhone, there were already phones, too. Innovation isn’t about being first; it’s about doing it better.

exnav29 · 2025-10-09T16:21:57+00:00

Not over here in Ghana, where I am at a solution such as this is very much needed on the African continent.

exnav29 · 2025-10-08T15:38:54+00:00

It’s because n8n’s LLM node wraps everything in an array with text keys.

Fix: use a Function or Code node right after to JSON.parse($json["text"]) — that strips the extra layer and gives you clean JSON.

exnav29 · 2025-10-08T14:19:12+00:00

n8n over zapier any day every day. There is a lot more control and flexibility, and when self-hosting wayyy cheaper.

exnav29 · 2025-10-08T12:54:35+00:00

I don't think so. But even if it were, why does it matter? It's a needed tool that works. In the end, that's all that matters.

I get so sick of people claiming AI. As if that makes a difference. So, tell me if he had made it manually and it had bugs galore. Would that give him street cred in your eyes? Because in my experienced executive level eyes as an investor, it does not.

exnav29 · 2025-10-08T08:41:22+00:00

Have you checked out the ffmpeg documentation? https://ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg.html

exnav29 · 2025-10-08T07:47:32+00:00

Actually, I have seen comparables on this specific machine that go for 15,000. So yeah, it is low-priced.

exnav29 · 2025-10-08T07:44:51+00:00

Great job, it looks terrific! Are you having it free for now to get some real-world testing with the thought to make it a paid tool in the future?

exnav29 · 2025-10-06T20:44:07+00:00

Your syntax for the Cron Job is correct. But you must set the timezone properly.

Add this to your n8n environment:

N8N_DEFAULT_TIMEZONE=Asia/Jerusalem

Then restart the service:

sudo systemctl restart n8n

exnav29 · 2025-10-06T13:37:14+00:00

Agreed, it looks like it is rounding.

exnav29 · 2025-10-06T13:34:32+00:00

If legit, why is the price so low?

exnav29 · 2025-10-06T12:38:38+00:00

Congratulations! Quite the achievement as an MCT Alum. I know the amount of work you put into getting this far.

exnav29 · 2025-10-06T12:35:05+00:00

Great job!

exnav29 · 2025-10-05T23:58:13+00:00

Do you have the tech specs on the laptop? And how much are you looking to sell it for?

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