Doing Tech Business in Africa: A Few Lessons from Twitter’s Rise in Africa

by: Will Mutua

Very recently Portland Communications released some data from research carried to find out about the usage of Twitter in Africa. The report was received quite well and received some notable attention across the web. Much of what has been written has looked mostly at just the implications of the research on primarily social media and it’s use and growth in Africa. But I’d like to take a different turn and perhaps use some of the insights from this research to shed light on the subject of tech startups in Africa and what works. Qualitative vs Quantitative Factors According to the report, South...Read More