The Next Web

OCTOBER 15, 2012

Silicon Valley is made up of solely one industry: technology, whereas countries in emerging markets have existing industries, around which entrepreneurs are innovating. With Safari Yetu, you pay online or via mobile, receive an SMS reservation or ticket and go to the bus station once; the day you are traveling.

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thebarefootvc

DECEMBER 30, 2015

I didn’t take out my phone – still a feature phone, this was the year the iPhone was released – as I was told I may be followed and arrested if the government thought I was a journalist. I hitchhiked around the country (the safest I’ve encountered) given the lack of public transport.

Burma 40

Burma Rwanda United States SMS 40

thebarefootvc

DECEMBER 30, 2015

I didn’t take out my phone – still a feature phone, this was the year the iPhone was released – as I was told I may be followed and arrested if the government thought I was a journalist. I hitchhiked around the country (the safest I’ve encountered) given the lack of public transport.

Burma 40

Burma Rwanda United States SMS 40

thebarefootvc

JULY 30, 2015

I didn’t take out my phone – still a feature phone, this was the year the iPhone was released – as I was told I may be followed and arrested if the government thought I was a journalist. I hitchhiked around the country (the safest I’ve encountered) given the lack of public transport.

Burma 40

Burma Rwanda United States SMS 40