This is the second part of the series āWhat it takes to get better dealsāĀ Read part 1 here Once upon a past life, when launching a tech based product,…
Read MoreThis is the second part of the series āWhat it takes to get better dealsāĀ Read part 1 here Once upon a past life, when launching a tech based product,…
Read MoreThe challenges of getting Funding on the Tech Scene in Kenya has been discussed at length and we are still doing series on the whole process. The likes of 88mph,…
Read MoreThe spotlight over Dimension Dataās acquisition of AccessKenya at Kshs 3 billion has demonstrated that contrary to the myth shared of tech in Kenya, there is monetary reward in our…
Read MoreThe African Innovation Foundation (AIF) announced the call for entries for the 2014 Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA) . TheĀ Prize, presented annually since 2012, aims at encouraging innovations that…
Read MoreThis week, there has been high profile discussion led by Ory Okolloh (@kenyanpundit) about the local Africans not able to secure the Funding for their tech business as compared to…
Read MoreInfoDev and Afrilabs will this Friday launch East Africa Virtual Incubation pilot program. TheĀ event will be held at the iHub from 5-7 pm on January 25th . This project…
Read MoreI am starting to love this, the year of partnerships for the start-ups in Kenya.Ā We talked aboutĀ Pesapal partnering with Orange Kenya the other day and now it is…
Read MoreSinceĀ I wrote the post about 88mph, there has been a lively debate with some people criticizing my article and others agreeing with it .Ā Ā Some termed the article poorly…
Read MoreKenyan tech space is a study in contradiction. There are those who believe that it is hyped and people should take a chill pill while there are those who believe…
Read MoreThere is still space for you to submit your project for next year Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA)Ā Awards. TheĀ IPA prize honours and encourages innovative achievements that contribute toward developing…
Read MoreIroko Partners, Nigeria based Ā online distributor of Noliwood movies and music startup Ā has raised Ā $2 million. This is coming just three months after it Ā raised $8 million round of funding…
Read MoreGrowthAfrica entered into a partnership with Village Capital to run a program dubbed Village Capital Nairobi program @ The GrowthHub. The Program will run for 20 weeks from August āNovember…
Read MoreSamsung Electronics, has reiterated its corporate plans to support local Mobile Web Application developers to access the global market. Samsung will provide support to local developers deploying their applications on…
Read MoreBrace yourself for the super inflation on the prices of the consumer goods and services..But before that help me understand the work of ERC?Ā The fuel prices were increased byĀ …
Read More33 year old Gatumia Gatumia,Ā who runs a digital animation company called Recon Digital emerged the overall winner in the 2011 business plan competition. He walked away with Kshs. 500,000…
Read MoreThe Best 100 finalists in the Chase Bank Enablis ILO Business Plan competition are attending a boot camp at the Inoorero University to enhance their entrepreneurial abilities. This is in…
Read MoreThe Financial Reporting (FiRe) Award Celebrates 10 years of existence in acknowledging and rewarding excellence in financial reporting. This will be at a Gala Dinner on 18thOctober 2011 at KICC,…
Read MoreThe review ofĀ 795 proposals received for the Tandaa Digital Content Grant is still on going. The ICT Board has confirmed that they will announce the shortlist in a week’s time…
Read MoreKenyans tweeting on financial markets live is a bit rare but we have managed to compile a list of kenyans worth following as they tweet live on issues in financial…
Read MoreThe project aims at rewarding ventures using technology for development purposes. The African Social Venture Prize will reward three projects or enterprises addressing needs of the ābottom of pyramidā market…
Read MoreNokia recently launched a new B2B Care Centre. The company states that a great perk of the care centre is that it enables business partners to drop off their phones…
Read MoreTaking their interaction with bloggers and their online marketing further I received an email recently from a British American representative. It outlined that the Capital Markets Authority (āCMAā) has approved…
Read MoreBritish-American Investments Company Limited is a diversified financial services Group that was established in 1965 in Kenya. The company offers a wide range of Insurance and Asset Management services to…
Read More[youtube]71AaRS5WLrA[/youtube] We interviewed John Karanja of Whive and here is what he had to say about Whive and its significance to Kenyan mobile marketing. YouĀ have 5 Social Media Applications that…
Read More“The goal isn’t to get money from a VC, just as the goal isn’t to get into Harvard. Those are stepping stones, filters that some successful people have made their…
Read MoreHere are the facts about Pivot25: The 25 companies are meant to pitch to the investors, Media personalities and Tech Industry big shots. Ā Meaning that the others who are not…
Read MorePivot 25 is the first East African Mobile Developer Challenge. The competition is backed by government and private stakeholders in the industry and is an initiative of mLab. The prize…
Read MoreAfrican youth make a substantial amount of the continent’s population. Despite the numerous challenges that they face, there are many youth who are determined to put their continent on the…
Read MoreHello Folks, here is a short presentation I first did for Small and Medium sized businesses in Nairobi at the Bridging Staff seminar in August 2010. I have updated it…
Read MoreWhen people think of success they look at it mainly from a monetary point of view. While I believe that there is nothing wrong with this, I do feel that…
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