African Digerati: Adii Pienaar of Woothemes
Adii Pienaar (aka Adii Rockstar) is the 7th in the African Digerati series of interviews. At only 24 he’s the youngest one on the list – he’s here because he represents the success that can be...
View ArticleiHub: Nairobi’s Tech Innovation Hub is Here!
iHub – Nairobi’s Innovation Hub for the technology community – is here! It’s an open space for the technologists, investors, tech companies and hackers in the area. This space is a tech community...
View ArticleMxit is Imported into Kenya
Mxit is a massive mobile social network that was started in South Africa a couple years ago. Today, Safaricom announced a partnership with them, using their marketing muscle (7 pages of ads in today’s...
View ArticleThe developer to tech entrepreneur gap
Being able to make something doesn’t mean you’re an entrepreneur, being able to make a business out of it does. Â I’ve met many great developers across Africa, some who would be considered “top of...
View ArticlePivot 25: East Africa’s Mobile Competition & Conference
I’m excited to announce Pivot 25, which will happen on June 14-15 in Nairobi. If you’re an app developer or entrepreneur, submit your idea here! Applications are due midnight (East Africa Time) March...
View ArticleQuick Hits Across African Tech
What Africa’s Entrepreneurs Can Teach the World Ghanaian friend and TED Fellow Bright Simons does a piece for Harvard Business Review on African entrepreneurs, excess diversification and...
View ArticleSkoll: Entrepreneurs in a Time of Flux
“To improve is to change. To be perfect is to change often.” – Winston Churchill The theme of the 2012 Skoll World Forum is “Flux: seizing momentum, driving change”, which I think is a fantastic one....
View ArticleSavannah Fund Accelerator: Call for 2nd Round
The Savannah Fund has been in operation about 8 months now, and has done 5 investments. One at $200k+, one at $75k and three at the accelerator level of $25k each. We’re accepting applications through...
View ArticleAn Inspiring Article with Great Advice for Entrepreneurs
“When you take risks, odds are you’re going to fail. Successful people don’t like to fail. So the challenge with innovating as you scale is that you have to get people in the mindset that failure is...
View ArticleThe Cross Section of a Tech Ecosystem
I end up talking a lot about our tech community here in Kenya and I’ve had a front seat to what it looks like from the iHub. In my mind, I think about it like the cable conduit below, where you have...
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