[kictanet] The big Kwaheri: reflecting on 10 years on the MJ 10 yr safari and his-tory - day 2

[Eric M.K Osiakwan]

I can only give a "loud applause" to ten years of building an African success story, MJ.

Eric here



On 11 Oct 2010, at 13:53, muriuki mureithi wrote:

> Well stated Joseph! 
> Is there more market to tap or MJ cleared all?
> 
> 
> cheers 
> 
> Muriuki Mureithi 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jwaruingi at advantech.co.ke [mailto:jwaruingi at advantech.co.ke] 
> Sent: 11 October 2010 14:08
> To: muriuki mureithi
> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions
> Subject: Re: [kictanet] The big Kwaheri: reflecting on 10 years on the MJ 10
> yr safari and his-tory - day 2
> 
> Hi Listers,
> 
> My take is that MJ has been a good and astute student of C K Prahlad,  
> he of the 'The fortune at the bottom of the pyramid' concept or what  
> others will call the Bottom Billion (though there are varying thoughts  
> for and against this line of thinking).
> 
> However, by thinking through the needs of those at the lowers levels  
> of Maslow's hierarchy of needs, he has created an enviable machine.
> 
> Companies in the manufacturing sector do manufacture smaller Stock  
> Keeping Units (SKUs) for the 'kadogo economy', but have probably not  
> perfected their supply chain to reach the intended consumers as widely.
> 
> There is definitely something for them to learn how MJ has perfected  
> the supply chain to work as well as it does.
> 
> Best regards
> 
> Quoting muriuki mureithi <mureithi at summitstrategies.co.ke>:
> 
>> Hi Listers
>> 
>> Many thanks for the exciting and very candid contribution - straight from
>> the heart. It came out clearly that there is something in MJ's character
>> that produces the results we see.  Mj was   '---smart enough to take
>> advantage of the situation during his tenure--  '  . Did MJ create the
>> situation  or just took advantage?
>> 
>> Lets reflect on the lessons  of his early years in the ict industry.  The
>> company was small and indeed an underdog  - today this is no more
>> 
>> There were and still are many companies that were in same position. Some
>> have gone under while  others are struggling
>> 
>> What lessons do the MJ actions teach such companies ?
>> 
>> Can  the lessons from MJ replicated  to other industries?
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> cheers
>> 
>> Muriuki Mureithi
>> 
>> 
>> 
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