Government Rwanda Technology 
Transformify
SEPTEMBER 12, 2017
Most young people can’t afford to study abroad without government subsidies or scholarships. Facing a high unemployment rate among graduates, Kenya encourages entrepreneurship in an effort to create more jobs in the technology sector. Technology is changing how Nigerians live and do business, quite often in a remarkable way.
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. Governments supportive of technology. We wanted to share some other trends we observed; Countries have startups that play to their strengths.
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thebarefootvc
APRIL 18, 2010
It is great to see that a conversation is finally evolving on the importance of gender diversity in the technology and venture capital sectors. On my trip to Rwanda last year I wrote a blog post on why I thought diversity in general was important. Studies have found that teams with both women and men are more profitable and innovative.
thebarefootvc
DECEMBER 30, 2015
When speaking about the blockchain to many people in the United States, I get a puzzled look on why the technology matters. 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.
thebarefootvc
DECEMBER 30, 2015
When speaking about the blockchain to many people in the United States, I get a puzzled look on why the technology matters. 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.
thebarefootvc
JULY 30, 2015
When speaking about the blockchain to many people in the United States, I get a puzzled look on why the technology matters. 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.
Startup Lessons Learned
SEPTEMBER 2, 2020
It turned him instantly from an education technology expert--his day job is as VP of Growth at Course Hero--into a leading voice for how to move forward. And then, once that curve is low enough, governments can dance, testing and tracking cases until the virus is eradicated or we develop a working vaccine. What did China do?
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