How to Use The Power of Multiple Talents and Team work for Start Up Success

A major source of failure for most start ups is the solo mentality, the mindset of owning everything because the idea was “mine”.Alternatively, the best approach is to start thinking about How to Use The Power of Multiple Talents and Team work for Start Up Success.

It is therefore very refreshing to come across a Ghanaian technology startup with five co-founders who are working to ensure the success of their enterprise.

This episode of the Personal Innovation Podcast, is part of a series dubbed Start Up Learning Zone, a special edition of The Personal Innovation Podcast.

In this edition I am featuring Klaks Technologies, a Ghanaian Technology start up on How they Using Talents Five Co-Founders, with a great team spirit to achieve their corporate objectives.

In Africa, access to healthcare consumables such as feotoscopes and prosthetics are often problematic due to the cost involved, however 3D printing can help reduce the cost of such consumables and make them easily accessible especially to deprived communities.

Practical education is also lacking due to unavailability of machinery due to the cost involved; 3D printers can help in producing much needed teaching aids and be a tool to enhance creativity.

Most hardware start-ups and fully fledged companies spend a lot of money making prototypes of their products; 3D printers can help companies especially start-ups to make hardware prototypes at a far cheaper cost creating the much needed opportunities for hardware start-ups to evolve.

I had an interview with Nyankum Isaac, a co-founder and Production manager of KLAKS Technologies.

He holds Certificate 2 in Mechanical Engineering Craft Practice from Takoradi Technical Institute. He is passionate about innovation and creativity and loves making stuffs which fall under categories like Digital fabrication, metal work and fabrication, wood work, in short he is a MAKER.

He was a lab student for 3 years of GHANA FABRICATION LABORATORY and later became the lab assistant for 4years, where he left to join KLAKS, Isaac is a good team player, and handles all production for KLAKS technologies from machine building to testing and all company’s production.

THE KLAKS MANAGEMENT TEAM includes:

• Kobina Abakah-Paintsil (CEO)
• Isaac Nyankum (Production Manager)
• Emmanuel Kweku Mensah (Operations Officer)
• Loic Avegnon (Lead Designer)

MARKET OPPORTUNITY

3D printing is Fairly new technology in Ghana. Klaks 3D there has the strength to offer new alternatives to hardware companies in the case of quick prototyping and also Easily create and manufacture teaching aids and medical consumables at relatively cheaper costs.

SERVICES & PRODUCTS

1. 3D printers
2. 3D printing services
3. 3D printing supplies

Mission/Value Proposition                    

KLAKS Technology’s vision is to make 3D printers ubiquitous in Africa.

with a mission is to make affordable and accessible 3D printers and render 3D printing services to enhance creativity, innovation as well as improve quality of education and healthcare.

“In the end they hope to see their 3D printers spearheading development in all sectors.

Business model

KLAKS Technology aims to forster partnerships with STEM NGO’s, Government to provide 3D printers for schools and hospitals and also offer Direct sales to Individuals, companies, private schools and hospitals through retail shops.

Market segment/customers

1. Education – Schools (public & private)
2. Healthcare – making of teaching aids; prosthetics; providing cheap consumables such as feotoscopes for deprived community clinics
3. Individuals
4. Companies & organisations – research purposes / quick prototyping

LOCATION

Kentinkrono-Nsenie, Kumasi, Ghana

CONTACT

Email: [email protected]

+233240066554

+233260738301

Facebook/Twitter: @klaks3d