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May Business Angels Spread Their Wings Over Kenya?

Transformify

Despite Kenya has been named as the fasted growing payments market in Africa, there is still a lot to be done to develop the local business angel community. The capital of Kenya, Nairobi, is a vibrant city offering various resources for young start – ups, including accelerator 88MPH and incubator i-Hub.

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Skills Development in Africa: How Wide is the Skills Gap?

Transformify

At the same time, 75% of all university graduates in Kenya and Nigeria are likely to be unemployed for up to 5 years after graduation. Reaching out to new markets and opportunities requires skills, experience, and networks that are usually developed by those who have studied abroad.

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10+ Trends: Recap of 2011 and What’s Next…

thebarefootvc

Powered by cell phones and social networking platforms, we saw revolutions taking place, businesses being transformed and our daily lives made more convenient (if we could tear ourselves away from our Facebook and Twitter updates). eCommerce/Social Commerce: New models continue to evolve as ecommerce rebounded this past year.

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Google’s challenge–it comes down to trust

The Equity Kicker

Fast forward to 2012 and Google is asking for much more trust so they can deliver a more personalised service but has undermined our trust by not being straight with us on a number of occasions. ." It placed Google+ profiles above those that are obviously more relevant on other social networks.

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Mobile Payments: The Trillion Dollar Industry That's Never - AgileVC

Agile VC

June 12, 2012. But in 2012 it turns out I still pay for all my offline and online purchases with a credit card or cash, and not my infinitely smarter mobile phone. M-Pesa created by mobile carrier Safaricom in Kenya is the best known example of this. How To Think About The Future. AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups.

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37 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

When I sold the company in 2012 to HelloWorld, I spent a lot of time writing thank you notes. Tapping into my knowledge of and experience in automotive marketing, I identified a need to monetize social networks for businesses. Karibu Markets began after a trip I took to Kenya in early 2014. 4) Used to Reconnect.