Growthink Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2010

back up the board where it is lagging in the World Bank ease of doing business rankings - #17 in starting a business (behind countries including Belarus, Rwanda, and Saudi Arabia!), #62 in paying taxes, and #20 in international trade. From a regulation standpoint, let’s get the U.S.

Saudi Arabia 89

Saudi Arabia Belarus Rwanda .Net 89

YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

For the last two years the company has been measuring and scoring the social capital of entrepreneurs in Kigali, Rwanda. This observation leads to the question, “could social capital be measured and scored in a consistent enough way that we could use that score to attract financial capital?” The team at kountable believes it can.

Rwanda 100

Rwanda San Francisco Cloud Finance 100

Up and Running

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

And there certainly have been wins: Rwanda, a country so recently torn apart by war and genocide, is now stable and comprised of a parliament in which 63.8% Natalie MacNeil of She Takes on the World Inc told me that she feels it’s important for women entrepreneurs to celebrate themselves. of its members are female.

Iceland 138

Iceland Burundi San Diego Rwanda 138

ReadWriteStart

JULY 20, 2012

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. So Mbwana Alliy is creating the Savannah Fund fund to help them.

Africa 78

Africa Tanzania San Francisco Silicon Valley 78

thebarefootvc

SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

While in Rwanda, I went on long drives, for it’s the only way to see this beautiful country. On my next trip to Rwanda I hope to see only smiling faces waving and none with outstretched hands. And with that thought, I bid this wonderful country adieu and look forward to returning someday…

Rwanda 45

Rwanda Developer Tanzania Green 45

ReadWriteStart

JULY 20, 2012

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. So Mbwana Alliy is creating the Savannah Fund fund to help them.

Africa 60

Africa Tanzania San Francisco Silicon Valley 60

thebarefootvc

JUNE 13, 2010

Large Flapping Ears: Last year when I was in Rwanda I wrote a post on the importance of listening. Thus if you are a tech entrepreneur it is imperative that you understand the world around you, the (sometimes fickle) consumers/businesses and their psyche, and how they are evolving so that you can evolve with them.

Rwanda 79

Rwanda Entrepreneur Advisory Board New Jersey 79

thebarefootvc

APRIL 18, 2010

On my trip to Rwanda last year I wrote a blog post on why I thought diversity in general was important. My twitter stream and email inbox has been full of links to the NY Times article published yesterday — Out of the Loop in Silicon Valley.

Silicon Valley 45

Silicon Valley Rwanda Stealth Venture Capital 45

Campus Entrepreneurship

APRIL 24, 2012

Ned describes his organization’s work as creating new “water economies” in emerging markets like Rwanda and Honduras, and has leveraged the private sector to catalyze his market development efforts. Ned Breslin from Water for People is another example of social entrepreneurship 2.0.

Honduras 39

Honduras Rwanda Afghanistan Dividend 39

thebarefootvc

JULY 11, 2016

The closest experience I’ve had to this is at the Genocide Memorial in Kigali, Rwanda, which interviewed survivors – you hear their voices as you walk through rooms showing pictures of the victims (many of them children). Like many of us living in NYC, I have very personal stories of 9/11.

San Francisco 40

San Francisco Rwanda Boston New Jersey 40

thebarefootvc

SEPTEMBER 11, 2016

The closest experience I’ve had to this is at the Genocide Memorial in Kigali, Rwanda, which interviewed survivors – you hear their voices as you walk through rooms showing pictures of the victims (many of them children). Like many of us living in NYC, I have very personal stories of 9/11.

San Francisco 40

San Francisco Rwanda Boston New Jersey 40

Altgate

JANUARY 1, 2009

.  Below is the complete map of the countries still without a visitor to Altgate…if you know someone there send them a referral!    I'll update you all when I get the list of those without Altgate down to a dozen or so.

Saint Kitts and Nevis 28

Saint Kitts and Nevis Guinea-Bissau Burkina Faso Papua New Guinea 28

thebarefootvc

AUGUST 30, 2009

Yesterday I went mountain gorilla tracking in Volcanoes National Park in the Virungas. Unlike the elusive chimpanzees I tracked a few days ago in Nyungwe Forest, visitors are able to get very close to the animals.

Congo 40

Congo Afghanistan Iraq Matching 40

Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Based in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as well as Rwanda, GoTech is resolved to develop, design and implement solutions to help communities respond to fire. GoTech is based in the DRC and Rwanda. The SXSW Accelerator Pitch Event takes place within the Startup & Tech Sectors track of programming.

Rwanda 48

Rwanda Congo Africa South Africa 48

thebarefootvc

JULY 30, 2015

Including Rwanda, which now has over 60% female representation in its Parliament – instrumental in healing the country from its horrific 1994 genocide. When women and girls are creating technology on a broader scale, we will also see new usage models emerge.

Burma 40

Burma Rwanda United States SMS 40

thebarefootvc

DECEMBER 30, 2015

Including Rwanda, which now has over 60% female representation in its Parliament – instrumental in healing the country from its horrific 1994 genocide. When women and girls are creating technology on a broader scale, we will also see new usage models emerge.

Burma 40

Burma Rwanda United States SMS 40

thebarefootvc

DECEMBER 30, 2015

Including Rwanda, which now has over 60% female representation in its Parliament – instrumental in healing the country from its horrific 1994 genocide. When women and girls are creating technology on a broader scale, we will also see new usage models emerge.

Burma 40

Burma Rwanda United States SMS 40

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

You also have natural AB tests there where, for example, Rwanda, Burundi have been pretty good at also applying a hammer and having very few cases. And so, they can use that to reduce the epidemic in the dance and moving to the dance faster than Western countries can.

South Korea 114

South Korea Silicon Valley Sweden Italy 114