James Mercer (Founder)

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James Mercer (Founder)

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Born| 1989 (age 35-36)
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* Digital Consultant
* Entrepreneur

## Contents

* 1 James Mercer (Founder)
* 2 Early Life and Education
* 3 Career
* 4 Personal Life
* 5 References
* 6 External links

## James Mercer (Founder)[edit]

James Mercer (b. 1989) is a British-Ghanaian digital consultant and entrepreneur. He’s the founder of the social media platform, tayp.[1][2][3][4][5]

## Early Life and Education[edit]

James Mercer was born in Croydon University Hospital and attended Orchard Park Academy (formerly known as Edenham High School). He also studied at Mfantsipim School in Cape Coast, Ghana and attended Keele University in the UK.[6]

## Career[edit]

Mercer worked for Edelman, Freud Communications and WPP before founding the social media app, tayp. He claimed whilst working as a social media manager, he noticed how cruel people were through using impersonal platforms. Also, he claimed there is a lot of talking and not a lot of listening. He founded tayp, a bitesize voice social media platform to allow people to start listening to each other without interruption.[7][8]

## Personal Life[edit]

Mercer was named after his grandfather, James Mercer II, a Ghanaian diplomat. His grandfather’s twin brother is Thomas Mends Kodwo Mercer, the first black Gold Coast High Commissioner of the United Kingdom. His great-grandfather is James Mercer I and his uncles and aunts consist of Professor Ernest Aryeetey, Andrew Egyapa Mercer, Dr Ekwow Spio-Garbrah, Sally Hayfron and Frances Adu-Mante.[9][10][11]

## References[edit]

1. ↑ "Tayp". tayp.app.
2. ↑ Speer, Andrew (5 December 2022). "A Conversation With James Mercer, tayp Founder". TechRound.
3. ↑ "‎The Sound of Accra Podcast: A Special Conversation with James Mercer, Founder of Tayp ( Social Media Voice Notes Platform ) on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts.
4. ↑ "Millicent Labs named among top 100 startups in the UK". www.millicent.io.
5. ↑ "Growleady TechRound Top 100 - Growleady | B2B lead generation done properly". 24 November 2022.
6. ↑ "James Mercer - The Sound of Accra Podcast". 2020-12-06. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
7. ↑ Development, PodBean. "Ep 6 - Creating a game changing social media app - tayp ft. James Mercer | Black Create Connect Podcast". blackcreateconnect.podbean.com.
8. ↑ "James Mercer and Alix Blankson on founding an app at a young age". YFM Ghana. 13 December 2022.
9. ↑ "James Mercer - The Sound of Accra Podcast". 6 December 2020.
10. ↑ Larnyoh, Magdalene Teiko (1 February 2021). "Absa Bank Ghana Limited appoints Frances Adu-Mante as Board Chair". Business Insider Africa. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
11. ↑ "mobile.twitter.com/oldachimotans/status/1362403639680245767". Twitter. Retrieved 2023-03-29.

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