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How Lean Startup Helped Serve Communities in Kenya

Startup Lessons Learned

First up in our speaker spotlight series is an edited transcript of our Q&A with Rocio Perez-Ochoa , co-founder of Bidhaa Sasa , a non-profit working to distribute beneficial goods to rural communities in Kenya. Fix the distribution bottleneck in rural Kenya. “My The inspiration for Bidhaa Sasa? Why do they even buy from us?”

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Women 2.0 Pitch Night…batter swing!

Sophia Perl of Wisdom

Kenya is the most advanced for mobile payment. Raise more money than you need because your business model may change. The business model for residential solar panel company: contract with customer, local rebates, and tax benefits. Presenter: Jennifer Bonnett (Founder & CEO, Nexpense).

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Women 2.0 Pitch Night…batter swing!

Sophia Perl of Wisdom

Kenya is the most advanced for mobile payment. Raise more money than you need because your business model may change. The business model for residential solar panel company: contract with customer, local rebates, and tax benefits. Presenter: Jennifer Bonnett (Founder & CEO, Nexpense).

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Traveling the world, meeting startups: What We learned

The Next Web

Our winner in Rwanda Zilencio Creativo is a Kickstarter clone; When asked why the founders built a clone they told us they were unable to put a project on Kickstarter as the legalities state it’s for USA users only. In Rio we stayed with the founders of Resolveai, an Uber clone. But startups are also solving local problems.

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SXSW Pitch Finalist: Hemafuse

Austin Startup

A demonstration of Hemafuse at the launch event with Amref Health Africa in Kenya. Carolyn Yarina , Co-Founder and CEO of Sisu Global Health. Yarina, Co-Founder and CEO of Sisu Global, was recently named to the Forbes 30 under 30 list for Healthcare, one of many awards the company has received for its work.

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Bplans Briefcase: Business Stories to Keep You in the Know

Up and Running

Here are interesting news stories about innovative small businesses, surprising PR choices, and a business competition opportunity in the Middle East. Penda improves health care in Kenya. Koczela is enthusiastic about the entrepreneurial spirit in Kenya: “You are working from seven a.m. to nine p.m.

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Beware The Consultant

infochachkie.com

There is an inherent conflict in a consultant’s business model and the needs of a startup. John is currently a partner at Rincon Venture Partners , a venture capital firm investing in early stage web-based businesses, and is a Co-Founder of RevUpNet , a performance-based online marketing agency. from the Wharton School.

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