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

Wed Mar 12 13:19:47 EAT 2014

I like Brian's analogy "Nevertheless - it's a global village - what can
differentiate Kenya is developing products and services for the global
market". Compare and contrast.
Singapore, Population 5.3M, GDP $327B
Nigeria, Population 174.5M, GDP $522B

Source Wikipedia.

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On 12 March 2014 00:35, Brian Munyao Longwe <blongwe at gmail.com> wrote:

> This has been inevitable from the very beginning. Despite the fact that
> Kenyans innovate faster/earlier, it cannot be overlooked that the sheer
> size of the Nigerian market is it's biggest advantage. Several years ago a
> friend told me "In Nigeria, it doesn't matter what kind of business you
> want to start, as long as you can get 10% of the market - you are sorted
> for life".
>
> Problem with giants, is that they move slowly - and Nigeria's legal and
> regulatory frameworks that affect different components of the tech/startup
> scene are in some cases, light years behind Kenya. Nevertheless, the locals
> figure out ways to get things done - and for the lucky ones who can break
> through the initial barriers - the sky is the limit. I have friends in
> Nigeria's infantile mobile money industry who after 6 months of extremely
> limited operations (due to strict central bank regulations) - showed such
> phenomenal growth in their business that investors came running from
> America with baskets of money.
>
> Nevertheless - it's a global village - what can differentiate Kenya is
> developing products and services for the global market.
>
> My two cents,
>
> Best regards,
>
> Mblayo
>
>
> On Wed, Mar 12, 2014 at 12:43 AM, Ali Hussein <ali at hussein.me.ke> wrote:
>
>> +1 James.
>>
>>
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>> "I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world will
>> have a generation of idiots".  ~ Albert Einstein
>>
>> Sent from my iPad
>>
>> On Mar 11, 2014, at 11:59 PM, James Mbugua <jgmbugua at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>  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
>>  ------------------------------
>> From: Phares Kariuki <pkariuki at gmail.com>
>> Sent: 3/11/2014 10:02 PM
>>
>> To: jgmbugua at gmail.com
>> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
>> 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".
>>
>>
>>
>> Sent from my mobile device, excuse brevity
>>
>> 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*
>>
>> +254 0770 906375 / 0713 601113
>>
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>>
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>>
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>>
>> "I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world will
>> have a generation of idiots".  ~ Albert Einstein
>>
>> Sent from my iPad
>>
>> 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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