Afrinnovator http://afrinnovator.com Technology Innovation & Entrepreneurship in Africa Tue, 21 May 2013 08:46:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Scaling Internet-Based Startups in African Markets http://afrinnovator.com/blog/2013/05/02/scaling-interne-based-services-in-africa/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=scaling-interne-based-services-in-africa http://afrinnovator.com/blog/2013/05/02/scaling-interne-based-services-in-africa/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 19:29:09 +0000 Will Mutua http://afrinnovator.com/?p=7459

We’ve all heard of the idea that entrepreneurs are people who see a ‘gap’ in the market and then create a product or service to address that gap. The implication is that there’s a ready market there that will snap ... Read More

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]]> http://afrinnovator.com/blog/2013/05/02/scaling-interne-based-services-in-africa/feed/ 3 Nigeria Telecommunications, Mobile and Broadband Report http://afrinnovator.com/blog/2013/04/26/nigeria-telecommunications-mobile-and-broadband-report/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nigeria-telecommunications-mobile-and-broadband-report http://afrinnovator.com/blog/2013/04/26/nigeria-telecommunications-mobile-and-broadband-report/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 11:15:07 +0000 Will Mutua http://afrinnovator.com/?p=7440 Nigeria is one of the biggest and fastest growing telecom markets in Africa, attracting huge amounts of foreign investment, and is yet standing at relatively low levels of market penetration.Read More

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]]> http://afrinnovator.com/blog/2013/04/26/nigeria-telecommunications-mobile-and-broadband-report/feed/ 0 Rethinking Startup Finance in Africa http://afrinnovator.com/blog/2013/04/15/rethinking-startup-finance-in-africa/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rethinking-startup-finance-in-africa http://afrinnovator.com/blog/2013/04/15/rethinking-startup-finance-in-africa/#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2013 13:54:01 +0000 Will Mutua http://afrinnovator.com/?p=7420

I had a wonderful opportunity to have a discussion with Eric Osiakwan an African tech luminary from Ghana and director of Ghana’s Cyber City initiative about startup financing in Africa, particularly in the technology sector. Eric has worked and ventured in 32 ... Read More

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]]> http://afrinnovator.com/blog/2013/04/15/rethinking-startup-finance-in-africa/feed/ 2 IISS: Emerging Africa Geo-Economics, Resources and the role of Technology and Innovation http://afrinnovator.com/blog/2013/04/12/iiss-emerging-africa-geo-economics-and-resources-and-the-role-of-technology-and-innovation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=iiss-emerging-africa-geo-economics-and-resources-and-the-role-of-technology-and-innovation http://afrinnovator.com/blog/2013/04/12/iiss-emerging-africa-geo-economics-and-resources-and-the-role-of-technology-and-innovation/#comments Fri, 12 Apr 2013 10:14:27 +0000 Mbwana Alliy http://afrinnovator.com/?p=7399

Earlier this week, a group of African business and political leaders, academics, journalists and researchers met in the Gulf island nation of Bahrain for the first Geo-economics conference focused on Africa organized and hosted by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), “The ... Read More

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]]> http://afrinnovator.com/blog/2013/04/12/iiss-emerging-africa-geo-economics-and-resources-and-the-role-of-technology-and-innovation/feed/ 0 Bitcoin Crypto-currency and the opportunity for a truly Pan-Africa money revolution http://afrinnovator.com/blog/2013/04/01/bitcoin-crypto-currency-and-the-opportunity-for-a-truly-pan-africa-money-revolution/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bitcoin-crypto-currency-and-the-opportunity-for-a-truly-pan-africa-money-revolution http://afrinnovator.com/blog/2013/04/01/bitcoin-crypto-currency-and-the-opportunity-for-a-truly-pan-africa-money-revolution/#comments Mon, 01 Apr 2013 10:45:46 +0000 Mbwana Alliy http://afrinnovator.com/?p=7347

NOT AN APRIL FOOLS JOKE:

Imagine you are a freelance coder in Zimbabwe during the collapse of the financial banking system in the last decade. Your local currency is going through world record inflation meaning anything you earn locally is ... Read More

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Last week over 1,500 delegates from 100+ countries involved in entrepreneurship ecosystem building descended on the lovely city of Rio De Janeiro for the 4th Global Entrepreneurship Congress backed by Kauffman Foundation, supported locally by the city of Rio, Endeavor Brazil and ... Read More

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When we talk about innovation in many cases, the reference is made to creating innovative products. In the interview below, Robinson Esalimba, founder of Afrovumbua, discusses innovation from the perspective of business models, he also shares some insights funding and ... Read More

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Africa-targeted private equity and VC is on the rise, last year (2012) the total worth of PE deals closed in sub-Saharan Africa grew 10% from 2011 to $1.16 billion with funds raised for the region being $1.4 billion up from ... Read More

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The following is a guest post by Rudy De Waele, CEO & Founder of Nyota Media. The article is based on the below embedded slideshow which is a result of his company Nyota Media‘s latest research and in-depth analysis of the African mobile market focusing on ... Read More

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]]> http://afrinnovator.com/blog/2013/02/25/the-most-exciting-mobile-apps-from-africa/feed/ 6 As smartphone wars heat up: Africa Techies beware of the App distraction to your business http://afrinnovator.com/blog/2013/02/09/as-smartphone-wars-heat-up-africa-techies-beware-of-the-app-distraction-to-your-business/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=as-smartphone-wars-heat-up-africa-techies-beware-of-the-app-distraction-to-your-business http://afrinnovator.com/blog/2013/02/09/as-smartphone-wars-heat-up-africa-techies-beware-of-the-app-distraction-to-your-business/#comments Sat, 09 Feb 2013 13:29:47 +0000 Mbwana Alliy http://afrinnovator.com/?p=7162

“Why should I get the intel Yolo vs the Samsung Pocket”- asked a young man at the Safaricom Junction shop.

“This phone is just like a computer, it has the intel chip inside!” replied the Safaricom attendant

“So this WiDi ... Read More

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