Archive for June, 2008
Revisting Buzzfuse with thoughts of an additional business model
The initial review of buzzfuse was by far the most negative i have done, and i hate to do that since the goal of this site is to actually promote local companies, however i feel what is much more important is being honest about your opinions. Do not get me wrong, i do think [...]
Stop being a Wannabepreneur!
Dharmesh Shah from on Startups the guy behind hubspot has an extremely relevant post on taking that leap to become an entrepreneur. I believe there are two kinds of people, those who talk about doing things and watch other people do it and those that actually take action. Wannabeprenuers are those people who always wanted [...]
Appfrica 2008, Uganda, A tech conference for Africa
APPFRICA is a series of international tech conferences and think-tanks aimed at bringing together researchers, industry leaders, businesses, educators, governmental and non-governmental organizations to discuss novel uses of web technology for innovation and education in the developing world.
Appfrica is a place where leaders in the tech industry from around the globe will use their collective [...]
Kickstart, Young entrepreneurs can get up to 2.6 million in grants
The Kickstart awards is a programme aimed at 18-35 year old entrepreneurs in South Africa. The programme aims to stimulate entrepreneurship in people from previously disadvantaged communities. Winning entreprenuers can get grants of up to R 2.6 million, as well as mentorship and training which last between 6 months to a year.
Biz community [...]
Barcamp 08, Kenya, Nairobi
Barcamp is a user generated conference for anyone interested in technology,blogging,coding & web startups, with the content that is often provided by the attendees. It has no set agenda and facilitates knowledge sharing with discussions, presentations and demos. On the 21st of June, Usahdi will be sponsoring Barcamp Nairobi that will be held at Jacaranda [...]
Bongoza, a search engine for Tanzania
Bongoza is Tanzanian search engine that was launched in 2005, completely bootstrapped and funded by founder Ali Damji. Bongoza currently only indexes Tanzanian webpages but there are plans to expand into other markets in East Africa like Kenya, though they have to go up against Google since as Google already has localized version.
Bongoza also features [...]
Insights on startups, (David Lawee, Google)
David Lawee, VP of Corporate Development at Google, shares his insight on setting up a company.
Key Takeaways & Notes
Top 3 Lessons
Be Passionate
Partnerships are amazing but hard
Speed is everything
Things to think about for partnerships
Do you want flip? Grow? IPO?
Fianancing, How much and from where? (Angels, VC, Equity, Friends)
People
Culture
The ability to move quickly is your best competitive [...]
Afrigator, raises the game for other social media aggregators
Afrigator, the social media aggregator for Africa has raised the game when it comes to web 2.0. They have added a feature that allows you to automatically import your blogroll as friends.
MobileActive Summit 2008, South Africa
MobileActive, an organization that which aims to use mobile phones for social impact will be hosting a summit in Johannesburg, South Africa from the 13th to 15th of October. The event which is sponsored by Sangonet is a global gathering which brings together practitioners, researchers, technologists, and donors interested in the use and application [...]
