[kictanet] Standing on the shoulders of giants

[robert yawe]

Hi,

I believe we are missing a critical point and since the PS said "we need to be 
honest to one another", our so called great developers want the fame 
of Zuckerberg without the sweat and I request you all watch the movie Social 
Network to better appreciate what it took to create facebook.

To make any major breakthrough you first and foremost need the heart and 
enthusiasm for what you are doing and not just the vision of the expected 
financial gain.  When Ronaldinho was horning his soccer skills on the streets 
of Porto Alegre he was not thinking of the billions he will earn when he becomes 
a star he played for the passion of the sport.

Safaricom is not a charitable organisation and if you actual develop, not 
imagine, a radically industry shifting product like MPesa or facebook then not 
only Safaricom but the other players in the industry will beat a path to your 
doorstep but so long as you put the money before the product then we might as 
well forget about development.

I have a live example of 2 law students who spent countless hours with no return 
to develop what is now the leading electronic version of the laws of Kenya. 
 When they came to me what they needed was computers, office space and web 
access, they already had the passion and energy which is something that money 
can not buy.  

For the icing on the cake, there is another developer who currently runs the 
site www.live.mystocks.co.ke which is the leading stock market information 
portal developed the initial site www.mystocks.co.ke from the challenge from me 
that there where no good developers just programmers in Kenya.  Well he proved 
me wrong without hin raising the issues of money, partnership, legal 
environment, government support or standing on giants shoulders. With the way 
this product is going any serious service provider will soon be blazing a bath 
to the door.

Let us live up to our peculiar ways and stop textbook approaches to a never 
before experienced problem, so before you stand on the shoulders of the giant 
make sure that are aware of your presence there cause one wrong move by the 
giant and all will be over.

Regards
 Robert Yawe
KAY System Technologies Ltd
Phoenix House, 6th Floor
P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200
Kenya


Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696




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Subject: Re: [kictanet] {Disarmed} Re:  Standing on the shoulders of giants

The problem is not having a framework.  Watch Social Network, how Zuckerberg 
created facebook.  On his own, he could not have gone far.  We need to work in 
teams providing different capabilities and simply be honest to one another.  We 
cannot succeed if our consideration for capabilities is where you come from.  We 
mus subordinate our individual interest and pride for the greater benefits that 
change society.

Ndemo.

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