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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=781380917-13062011><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>Hey,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=781380917-13062011><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=781380917-13062011><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>Just thinking aloud, that perhaps the first most important
step, is to dream, dream really BIG.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=781380917-13062011><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>Then the import of it will not just be to have a passion for
an idea hijacked from elsewhere, but </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=781380917-13062011><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>to </FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=781380917-13062011><FONT
color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial>birth </FONT></SPAN><SPAN
class=781380917-13062011><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial>and own, and
passionately run with it. And the rest, as they say, will be in the
annals of</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=781380917-13062011><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>history...</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=781380917-13062011><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=781380917-13062011><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>Harry</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><B>From:</B>
kictanet-bounces+harry=comtelsys.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke
[mailto:kictanet-bounces+harry=comtelsys.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] <B>On
Behalf Of </B>robert yawe<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, June 13, 2011 12:27
PM<BR><B>To:</B> harry@comtelsys.co.ke<BR><B>Cc:</B> KICTAnet ICT Policy
Discussions<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [kictanet] Kenya's "Silicon Savannah" to
challenge India on IT<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Hi</DIV>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><BR></DIV>
<DIV
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">The
first step is to have a passion for what you want to do, then identify a problem
that needs solving and solve it all for the fun and passion of it not the
money.</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT class=Apple-style-span size=3
face="'times new roman', 'new york', times,
serif">Mariga, Ronaldo and
the rest of the ilk first played soccer for the fun and passion of the game the
scouts, </FONT><FONT class=Apple-style-span
face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif">enforcements</FONT><FONT
class=Apple-style-span size=3
face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif"> and money then
followed.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT class=Apple-style-span size=3
face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif"><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT class=Apple-style-span size=3
face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif">Regards</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT class=Apple-style-span size=3
face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif"><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT class=Apple-style-span size=3
face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif">PS. I was recently
reminded that once you have rent to pay your ability to do anything
new diminishes exponentially and once the kids come along forget about
coming up with any radical, industry changing application or business concept.
If the idea was not incubated when you where in high school or campus then
join the large band of IT vendors as the other train has left.</FONT></DIV>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> </DIV><FONT
class=Apple-style-span size=3
face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif">Robert Yawe</FONT><BR><FONT
class=Apple-style-span size=3
face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif">KAY System Technologies
Ltd</FONT><BR><FONT class=Apple-style-span size=3
face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif">Phoenix House, 6th
Floor</FONT><BR><FONT class=Apple-style-span size=3
face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif">P O Box 55806 Nairobi,
00200</FONT><BR><FONT class=Apple-style-span size=3
face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif">Kenya</FONT><BR><BR>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Tel:
+254722511225, +254202010696
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<B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B> Phares Kariuki
<pkariuki@gmail.com><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B>
robert yawe <robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk><BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Cc:</SPAN></B> KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions
<kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke><BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Mon, 13 June, 2011
9:01:18<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Re: [kictanet]
Kenya's "Silicon Savannah" to challenge India on IT<BR></FONT><BR><FONT
color=#000066><FONT size=2><FONT
face=tahoma,sans-serif><BR></FONT></FONT></FONT><BR>
<DIV class=gmail_quote>On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 8:29 AM, robert yawe <SPAN
dir=ltr><<A href="mailto:robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk" rel=nofollow target=_blank
ymailto="mailto:robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk">robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk</A>></SPAN>
wrote:<BR>
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<DIV>This will give you an insight into how we can go from being a talk shop
and baby cries and get down to doing some serious productive work.</DIV>
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<DIV>Without fear I will repeat what I commented previously "money follows
great ideas; period". I also like a comment from a Google employee, in one of
the documentaries, "Google is an extension of
college"</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR><FONT class=Apple-style-span color=#000066
face="georgia, serif">What's the first step?<BR clear=all><BR>--
<BR></FONT><FONT color=#000066><FONT class=Apple-style-span
face="georgia, serif">With Regards,<BR><BR>Phares Kariuki</FONT><BR><BR><FONT
class=Apple-style-span face="tahoma, sans-serif">| T: +254 720 406 093 | E:
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