Thank you Muraya, <div><br></div><div>I am documenting the serious and fun bits of my travel here - <a href="http://www.samgichuru.com/">http://www.samgichuru.com/</a> feel free to share with others, I don't edit my writings much and post as I go...</div>
<div><br></div><div>I will definitely be on the lookout for that, but one thing I love about this valley is even the failed start-ups consider themselves a success, they learned how not to do something and they keep changing until eventually manage to get it right... </div>
<div><br></div><div>Thank you for taking an interest Muraya, hope the government pays attention to some sound advice.</div><div><br></div><div><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, May 20, 2011 at 11:21 PM, Muraya Kamau <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:martin@itech2020.com">martin@itech2020.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">Way to go Samuel,<br><br>I am looking forward to your report. This is a first in Kenya and I would advice that we can get as much information as possible. <br>
<br>Secondly, the Y Combinator model, the Portland Seed Fund and other seed funding models have success stories and failures. Getting information on startups that failed is equally important.<br>
<br>Third, the government disburses funds to the likes of 'Kazi Kwa Vijana' and other Youth Empowering initiatives. I would like to ask if with proper channels and frameworks, this can be extended to offer support to young entrepreneurs (read start-ups) in the technology sector bearing in mind the various challenges they go through. <br>
<br>I say again keep up the good work Samuel.<br><br><br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div></div><div class="h5">On Sat, May 21, 2011 at 8:44 AM, Samuel Gichuru <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:gichuru@gmail.com" target="_blank">gichuru@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
</div></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);padding-left:1ex"><div><div></div><div class="h5">+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><div><div></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" target="_blank">agostal@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);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" target="_blank">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" target="_blank">gichuru@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
>><br>
>> 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>
>><br>
>> --<br>
>> Warm Regards,<br>
>> ------------------------<br>
>> Samuel Gichuru<br>
>> Nailab Director<br>
>><br>
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