The Next Web
APRIL 27, 2013
industry in Tanzania. Riding the wave of global awareness for the need to stay competitive, Tanzania has taken some positive steps forwards, including government investments in a fibreoptic backbone as well as strategic initiatives around promoting start-ups.
ReadWriteStart
NOVEMBER 12, 2010
And it was really cool to see a company from Tanzania. Next Taha Jiwaji of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, gave us an interesting snapshot of some opportunities opening up in Africa. More to come from entrepreneurs in Africa I'm sure. Sramana Mitra is a technology entrepreneur and strategy consultant in Silicon Valley.
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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. Jalak means glimpse and is a word in Hindi (it’s not a traditional name) and has provided much entertainment to taxi drivers in Mumbai, camel drivers in the Rajasthani desert and countless others.
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.
ReadWriteStart
JULY 20, 2012
What it doesn’t have is a startup culture where smart young entrepreneurs can grow their ideas into companies. Alliy is managing partner of the Savannah Fund , a $10 million fund that will soon begin investing in technology startups in East Africa, including Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya. A Different Valley Culture.
Feld Thoughts
NOVEMBER 3, 2017
Amy went to Tanzania and Kenya in 2009 with TNC to increase capacity of TNC non-profit partners. For any entrepreneur interested in working on things that improve our planet, there’s now an accelerator for that. We supported an Anchor Point Fellow at TNC’s Berlin office and an internship in Australia through Wellesley College.
ReadWriteStart
JULY 20, 2012
What it doesn’t have is a startup culture where smart young entrepreneurs can grow their ideas into companies. Alliy is managing partner of the Savannah Fund , a $10 million fund that will soon begin investing in technology startups in East Africa, including Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya.
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