Transformify

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Facing a high unemployment rate among graduates, Kenya encourages entrepreneurship in an effort to create more jobs in the technology sector. Commenced in July 2017, The Youth Enterprise Development Fund provides start-up loans to help young entrepreneurs fund their businesses at a very early stage. With a population of 11.4

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David Cohen

MAY 16, 2014

Technology is changing lives — even saving lives — in Africa, the world’s second most populous continent. For entrepreneurs, this also presents an opportunity of epic proportions. A production of BloombergTVAfrica , this will be an ongoing series about technology and entrepreneurship across Africa.

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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. Although entrepreneurs need to practice their pitches (and English). Many startups are Silicon Valley clones. Startups are aiming for a global, not local market.

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ReadWriteStart

JULY 20, 2012

Africa has most of the elements required for technology innovation. What it doesn’t have is a startup culture where smart young entrepreneurs can grow their ideas into companies. But he also knows the region has all the ingredients required for technology innovation. It’s a rhetorical question.

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thebarefootvc

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

I often think of all the times I was encouraged to conform when I come across entrepreneurs who are told that their ideas won’t work. He founded eBay to empower individuals through the use of new technology, and has created livelihoods for millions of individuals throughout the world.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

Entrepreneurs hustle. The skill of a great entrepreneur is to create and cultivate this form of capital and then activate it with precision, at just the right moment, to transform that piece of their social capital into intellectual capital, financial capital, or human capital to advance their cause. It’s part of the deal—table stakes.

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ReadWriteStart

JULY 20, 2012

Africa has most of the elements required for technology innovation. What it doesn’t have is a startup culture where smart young entrepreneurs can grow their ideas into companies. But he also knows the region has all the ingredients required for technology innovation. A Different Valley Culture It’s a rhetorical question.

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