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Heart of Smartness: A Tech Accelerator for Africa

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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. My 3G connection in Tanzania is better than what I get in San Francisco. So Mbwana Alliy is creating the Savannah Fund fund to help them.

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Traveling the world, meeting startups: What We learned

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Many international entrepreneurs are looking at what is working in the USA and cloning them in various countries, our venue partner in Rio De Janeiro, Peixe Urbano (which means “Urban Fish” in Portuguese) is based upon the Groupon model. Many startups are Silicon Valley clones. Governments supportive of technology.

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Startup Strategy Roundtable: African Tech Entrepreneurs Emerging

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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. We discussed marketing, advertising and direct marketing agencies as being the best channel partners for him. Don't spray and pray! Bongo Live!

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Techstars and The Nature Conservancy

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So has my partner Seth and his wife Greeley, who is currently a trustee on the TNC Colorado board. Amy went to Tanzania and Kenya in 2009 with TNC to increase capacity of TNC non-profit partners. Without realizing it, he was describing the domain of things that Techstars has addressed for many of our corporate partners.

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Are You Living An Adventure-Starved Life? 11 Ways To Shake Things Up

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by Vella Mbenna, author of “ Muddy Roads Blue Skies: My Journey to the Foreign Service, From the Rural South to Tanzania and Beyond “ Have you fallen into a routine of drudgery? If your spouse or partner doesn’t want to get out, grab the kids or a girlfriend and just go. Do you feel stuck there?

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Heart of Smartness: A Tech Accelerator for Africa

ReadWriteStart

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. My 3G connection in Tanzania is better than what I get in San Francisco. So Mbwana Alliy is creating the Savannah Fund fund to help them.

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The 5 Types of Employees You’ll Find on Your Startup Journey (and How to Manage Them)

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He was joking, of course—your employees aren’t a bunch of animals struggling for survival at a watering hole in Tanzania—but they sure will act like it sometimes. As I got busy running my businesses, I forgot all about Serengeti Management—for a while. And then, hire her on the spot.

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