YoungUpstarts

JULY 24, 2019

He grew up on his parents’ smallholding farm in rural Nigeria. Millions of people have no bank account or access to loans; internet and mobile telecoms access is patchy, corruption on a local level can see entrepreneurs bribed, and political instability can mean that basic services and utilities are constantly interrupted.

South Africa 113

South Africa Africa Ghana Entrepreneur 113

thebarefootvc

DECEMBER 16, 2011

What’s different this time around (as opposed to the tech bubble of the late 1990s) is the widespread use of technology, “digital natives” (millennials who grew up with the Internet and mobile phones) coming of age, and a cultural shift towards self-employment and risk taking (again, powered by stark economic realities).

Technical Review 110

Technical Review India Mobile Hockey Stick 110

Up and Running

APRIL 27, 2012

These students are typically attracted to Internet and technology start-ups, given that these share favourable industry characteristics such as significant addressable markets, low barriers to entry, modest initial capital requirements and relatively low costs of customer acquisition. If they build it, they will come. But they don’t.

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Metrics Nigeria Ratchet Churn Rate 68

Up and Running

NOVEMBER 28, 2014

Between our long life expectancies , medical breakthroughs , and the everyday miracles of things like the internet, digital photography, and air travel, we are living lives that would have seemed like a dream to people growing up just a few generations ago. Europe and Africa, and the consumers.

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Saudi Arabia Africa San Francisco Cleveland 88

Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Don’t believe everything you read on the internet. So if you find a resource you want to return to, bookmark it. If you’re not sure how to do that, Google “how to bookmark a website.”. How to decide if a website is a quality resource. It’s always a good idea to verify that the information you find on the web is up to date and accurate.

Global 62

Global South Africa United Arab Emirates United Kingdom 62

Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

When I returned to Nigeria from Germany looking to create a dedicated (online) hotel booking agency for Nigerians, I wanted my company to communicate in the simplest terms possible what our value proposition was. We are committed to delivering affordable and convenient bookings to our customers anywhere in Nigeria.

Naming 48

Naming Entrepreneur Haiti Nigeria 48

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 3, 2013

Object Communications (now often called “the Internet of Things”). It is the oil pipeline explosion in Nigeria that is Tweeted before people even know a disruption may happen. I started announcing my Twitter thesis back in 2011 (still serves as a useful read today). I stated that Twitter provided. Predictive Data.

Iran 358

Iran API San Francisco Nigeria 358

crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 12, 2014

At present it changes all the time, it’s just things that I see or come across, either in magazines, in the street or on the internet. 12 Questions: Meet Tayo Adetola (Nigeria).' But I remember that was a big influence in my designs at the time. For quite some time now, I’ve been ‘into’ the handcrafted trend.

Netherlands 107

Netherlands Nigeria Design Community 107

Up and Running

MAY 28, 2015

I’m on there as a mentor, and I’m mentoring a guy in Nigeria, who’s starting a business. People more and more now with the internet, now having been around for how many years now? How long has the internet been around? Then you pick what are the types of areas you want help in. Then I’m also mentoring a woman in the Bay Area.

Small Business 60

Small Business Email Startup Aggregator 60

Transformify

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

Personally, I have transformed a lot connecting with people and resources on the internet, from networking with potential investors to reading about women and girls, healthcare in Africa, politics, poverty, etc. It’s mind blowing the number of opportunities available on the internet today. who writes from Nigeria.

Africa 76

Africa Technology Nigeria Software Developers 76

Transformify

AUGUST 6, 2015

May Mark Zuckerberg’s free Internet project help more on the long run than the one –off donations? " Zero rating means that accessing some websites and apps doesn't eat into an internet subscriber's data allotment. Source: Aljazeera). Women represent two-thirds of all illiterate adults globally.

Asia 40

Asia Internet Nepal Congo 40

thebarefootvc

OCTOBER 25, 2015

Over 30% have used mobile banking in the past month, a mode of banking that is currently more efficient in Nigeria than it is in the United States. employ 60K people in 11 countries. According to a study by Viacom Media, 71% of millenials said they would rather visit the dentist than hear what banks have to say.

Disintermediation 58

Disintermediation United States Nigeria Kenya 58

ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 22, 2019

In many places, mobile data and hardwired internet were still billed based upon usage. Today, even developing countries have fast wired internet. The spread of high-speed internet has uncoupled location from opportunity. You can attend Stanford from Nigeria or Oxford from El Salvador.

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Distribution San Francisco Silicon Valley El Salvador 117

thebarefootvc

OCTOBER 25, 2015

Over 30% have used mobile banking in the past month, a mode of banking that is currently more efficient in Nigeria than it is in the United States. employ 60K people in 11 countries. According to a study by Viacom Media, 71% of millenials said they would rather visit the dentist than hear what banks have to say.

Disintermediation 40

Disintermediation United States Nigeria Kenya 40