Speaking

Bring the room to your people.

Talks, masterclasses and workshops built on five years of helping Nairobi's founders. In person or online, wherever your team is.

Send your brief →Or book a 20-minute call
Magothe Innocent speaking on stage
Recent rooms
  • Kibesco Leadership Conference 36
  • Phil Director · Episode 126
  • Mctaba Connect & Code
  • Nairobi Startup Week
  • Nairobi Innovation Week
  • Nation FM Drive

Signature topics.

Five talks. Each one is shaped around your audience before I arrive.

Conferences

Start anywhere, grow everywhere.

How ecosystems rise from one room, a kettle and a question.

Accelerators

The founder's reality.

What building a startup is really like day to day, and how teams look after each other through it.

Universities

Fall in love with the problem.

How to test an idea before you build it, from selling on WhatsApp to your first paying customers.

Security teams

Bold and safe, side by side.

What startups and corporates can learn from Africa's cybersecurity community.

Teams

Rooms where builders rise.

How a strong community helps a company grow, and how to start one at work or on campus.

A summit audience at Hackhouse Africa
The promise

Your team already has the talent. Add the belief.

Formats and rates.

Clear prices, so you can plan. Longer sessions cost less per hour. Send the brief and I'll shape the session around your people.

Full-day masterclass$2,9757 hours, virtual or in person. Normally $3,500. Save $525 · 15% offSend your brief →
Half-day masterclass$1,8004 hours, virtual or in person. Normally $2,000. Save $200 · 10% offSend your brief
Virtual series$6753 one-hour virtual sessions. Normally $750. Save $75 · 10% offSend your brief
Speaking · virtual · $250 an hourKeynotes, firesides and panels on Zoom, Meet or Teams. Q&A included.
Speaking · in person, Nairobi · $350 an hourSame energy, in the room. Outside Nairobi, travel and accommodation billed at cost.
Masterclass / workshop · $500 an hourHands-on sessions, virtual or in person. Materials included.
For students and communities

Community first, always.

The rooms I founded are free for founders. If you run a student or community event, write anyway. The rate card is for companies, universities, accelerators and conferences.

Write to me →

What your room gets.

  • A short call first, so the session fits your people and what they need.
  • Examples from real Nairobi rooms: Startinev, Hackhouse, Attic Chapter, AfricaHackon.
  • Slides and materials yours to keep, plus follow-up resources for attendees.
  • Where it helps, introductions into the Hackhouse network afterwards.

How it works.

  1. 01Send the briefOr book a 20-minute call.
  2. 02Shape it togetherWe design the session around your room.
  3. 03Lock the dateA 50% deposit confirms it.
  4. 04Build the room upYour team leaves with clear next steps.

Speaking questions.

Zoom, Meet or Teams, the organiser's choice.

Internal use is included. Public distribution is quoted separately.

All sessions are delivered in English.

In USD or KES at the day's CBK rate. A 50% deposit confirms the date, balance within 7 days of delivery.

Yes. Travel days and accommodation are quoted with the proposal, billed at cost.

Write anyway. The rooms I founded stay free, and student and community events get special consideration.

Let's put you in the room.

Tell me who your people are and what you want them to leave with. I will shape the session around them.

Send your brief →