Category: Expats & Startups
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Africa Spotlight: Global Entrepreneurship Congress Report from Rio, Brazil
Last week over 1,500 delegates from 100+ countries involved in entrepreneurship ecosystem building descended on the lovely city of Rio De…
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10 Deadly Mistakes and Pitfalls African Startups should avoid in 2013
We are about to hit 2013, last year I wrote an optimistic post about the 12 trends to watch in…
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Rocket Internet may be just what is needed to Turbo-charge African E-commerce
It might be an entrepreneur’s worst nightmare. Take co-founder of red hot Silicon Valley payment startup Stripe Patrick Collison’s recent…
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5 Tech Ecosystem Cultural Differences: East Africa vs Silicon Valley
I have now been back in East Africa working in the Tech scene for 3 months after 7 years working…
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Startup Funding in Africa- Let’s take a step back & talk Market Efficiency
Over the last few days… Actually it seems like forever- The web has been full of articles about how Africa…
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Are you a “Growth Masai”?… Key skill gap in Africa Technology Startups
One of the opportunities and challenges of the tech industry is how rapidly it continues to advance and in its…
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7 steps to raising Seed Investment for Africa focused Tech Startups
I have observed quite a few entrepreneurs trying to raise seed investments for tech startups in Africa over the last…
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Which African country is best to do a tech startup? A Decision Framework
In recent conversation that have spanned the last 6 months, I’ve been getting the same style of questions from foreigners…