+Ndemo, that is perfect I am back to Nairobi the first week of June<div><br></div><div>+Liko, very true, we did some calculations with Paul on what a guy with a good idea would need to get it ready in 3-6 months and I was surprised at the fact that we have resources to do this.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Still allot of work to be done, thank you for being supportive.</div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, May 20, 2011 at 10:23 PM, Agosta Liko <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:agostal@gmail.com">agostal@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">Sam<br>
<br>
This is commendable, Paul Graham and the Y Combinator model can be<br>
very effective for Kenya.<br>
<br>
My thought has always been that for young guys to develop anything,<br>
someone has to jump in early, provide a place to work, food and even<br>
accommodation as they hack away for 3-6 months<br>
<br>
Once that is done, they have a product that works end to end, a few<br>
clients and they can move from these. I think the country has focus<br>
too much on VC's as opposed to developing a good angel network for<br>
enterpreneurs to tap for early stage money.<br>
<br>
The y combinator model protects entrepreneurs from being in a<br>
perpetual bootstrap mode... Where you have to keep running after<br>
development and website to earn your keep.<br>
<br>
Looking forward to seeing the tech community grow... Especially the<br>
"guy with and idea"<br>
<br>
Again, good stuff chief<br>
<br>
Liko<br>
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On 5/21/11, Samuel Gichuru <<a href="mailto:gichuru@gmail.com">gichuru@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> Listers,<br>
><br>
> I am glad to say that after meeting Paul Graham at Y Combinator I got<br>
> introductions to everybody else I would have loved to meet including Reid<br>
> Hoffman of linkedIn.<br>
><br>
> I can now confidently say that in the future Nailab might have a chance to<br>
> present smart innovative ideas to VC and Angle Investors together with the<br>
> likes of dropbox , airbnb and others in Silicon Valley.<br>
><br>
> PS Ndemo, I am disappointed that government bodies like KICTB keep sending<br>
> people all over the world and cannot facilitate a simple meeting or<br>
> connection despite the enormousness opportunity such networkings present to<br>
> the average Nailab entrepreneur or tech seating at the Ihub.<br>
><br>
> Sam Gichuru<br>
> Nailab<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> On Mon, May 16, 2011 at 7:41 PM, Samuel Gichuru <<a href="mailto:gichuru@gmail.com">gichuru@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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>> Hi..<br>
>><br>
>> I am visiting San Francisco and would have loved to visit Facebook, I<br>
>> understand Kenya ICT Board had a team that did a visit a while back and<br>
>> was<br>
>> wondering if anyone on this list was part of that team, I have tried<br>
>> reaching Paul Kokubo to no avail, some kidogo networking here will not<br>
>> hurt<br>
>> .. thank you<br>
>><br>
>> NB: I already have visited, Sales Force and is Scheduled to Visit Google,<br>
>> Y<br>
>> Combinator and a host of other companies, - Two office I cant find<br>
>> networking contacts are Facebook and Apple, your help will be much<br>
>> appreciated.<br>
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