[kictanet] Start-up Attention Shifting from Kenya to Nigeria?

Tue Mar 11 23:59:53 EAT 2014

True true.

Like it is said, Feedback is a gift. We do need to listen to such views and ask ourselves if they are true.

At the same time, we need to look at technology as more than mobile apps.

There is precious little discussed here about energy, automotive, engineering, materials science, biotechnology and so on.

We need to expand our discussion beyond internet policies and mobile apps. That is what will make us a tech hub.

J

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From: "Phares Kariuki" <pkariuki at gmail.com>
Sent: ‎3/‎11/‎2014 10:02 PM
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Subject: Re: [kictanet] Start-up Attention Shifting from Kenya to Nigeria?

Hype shouldn't matter. Germany is huge in manufacturing, even if a lot of the focus is on China. 

Hype only matters if Kenya exists purely to be validated by third parties. If we have good product, hype regardless, our sector will thrive. 

There's an old adage, "good marketing makes a bad product fall faster". 

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On 11 Mar 2014, at 21:40, Ali Hussein <ali at hussein.me.ke> wrote:

What's missing in that story which I think is important is the story of Demo Africa being hosted in Nigeria this year.

Critical  in that is the open arms that the demo team were received with by the highest levels of the Nigerian government in the ICT Sector. 

http://www.cio.co.ke/news/top-stories/demo-africa-2014-set-for-nigeria-in-september.

We have always been masters of the hype which has its value in the scheme of things. Now we are loosing the hype to Nigeria and Rwanda. Maybe it's not such a bad thing so that we can move beyond the hype and start doing. 

Ali Hussein

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On Mar 11, 2014, at 4:26 PM, Kivuva <Kivuva at transworldafrica.com> wrote:

Not really, we've been there, done that.

And I still maintain, put PR and confidence ahead, everything else to follow

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On 11 March 2014 05:42, Gideon <gideonrop at gmail.com> wrote:

Interesting read here,

Start-up Attention Shifting from Kenya to Nigeria? 

http://www.africa-assets.com/news/guest-post-start-attention-shifting-kenya-nigeria

Regards 

Gideon Rop

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