Boss.<br><br>This is good progress ..<br><br>Congrats<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jan 24, 2012 at 1:59 PM, Sam Gichuru <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:gichuru@gmail.com">gichuru@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div>Hi,</div><div><br></div>Its been 256 days since we did our soft launch at the Nailab, in the next 30 days we will graduate our first batch of start-ups (5) , this companies come to the nailab with idea/s and today they are generating revenue from their products, received seed funding and are creating job opportunities, we could not have done this without your support.<div>
<br></div><div>This are 3 of the 7 companies incubated currently at the Nailab. <br><div><div><p><b>Ghafla</b> (<a href="http://www.ghafla.co.ke/news" target="_blank">http://www.ghafla.co.ke/news</a>) - Formally Kenyan Lyrics is an entertainment portal, Mr Majani is a very convincing founder and he had promises to make that he has kept since he received incubation from nailab, in the last 6 months he has struggled with branding, business model, co-founder challenges but has come out fighting and today Ghafla has employed 3 people in the last 5 months and secured a couple of millions in seed funding.</p>
<p><b>My Order </b>(<a href="http://wezatele.com/" target="_blank">http://wezatele.com/</a>)- A simple concept turn into a distribution system by Hilda and Kitonyi, Myorder was the funky sexy product that we used at the Nailab to Order for beverages from Petes Coffee, very simple and work liked magic, today MyOrder has Angel Funding enabling the team to work full time on the product, My-order has secured contracts and is in negotiations with 2 Major local companies and 2 Multinationals for an enterprise distribution platforms.</p>
<p><b>Vive Visuals </b>(<a href="http://vivevisuals.com/" target="_blank">http://vivevisuals.com/</a>) - When they first come in, they wanted to start a 3D animation training studio, we convinced them they could do what we today call "motion graphics" and might make a living out of it, if you attended the launch you will remember the video recorded at the nailab balcony was their first attempt - today they have contracts worth over $35000, and they still do 3D animation training on Saturdays at the nailab - see their videos here <a href="http://vimeo.com/user8730246/videos" target="_blank">http://vimeo.com/user8730246/videos</a></p>
<p>As the first accelerator (Incubator) in Kenya, Nailab is also a start-up and is very grateful to all the mentors and friends who provide advice, guidance and moral support, thank you once again and looking forward to a greater 2012.</p>
<p><br></p><p>Warm Regards,<br>------------------------<br>Sam Gichuru</p><div><div>twitter: | <a href="http://twitter.com/samgichuru" target="_blank">@samgichuru</a></div><div><div>Blog: | <a href="http://www.samgichuru.com/" target="_blank">www.samgichuru.com</a></div>
<div>Facebook: | <a href="http://sam.g/" target="_blank">Sam.g</a><a href="http://www.facebook.com/sam.gichuru" target="_blank">ichuru</a></div><div><br></div><div>Co-founder/ Director /Nailab Incubation</div></div></div>
<div><br></div><p></p></div><div>--------------------</div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, May 9, 2011 at 5:53 PM, Samuel Gichuru <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:gichuru@gmail.com" target="_blank">gichuru@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><br></div><div>Hi,</div><div><br></div><div>If you are a startup or wanted to start one with a strong component in ICT, then you need to visit the Nailab on Thursday this week, at 5:30 - The Nailab is having its soft launch that is only a sneak preview. The NaiLab program is designed to be a fertile soil for aspiring entrepreneurs we intend to provide the physical and knowledge space where business minded teams grow intelligent companies. You get a chance to create, co-create, learn, experiment and grow and hence support your freedom to do what you are destined to do.</div>
<div><br></div><div>NaiLab is the incubator , where ICT meets the rest of the economy and society.</div><div><br></div><div>You are welcome, only limited tickets 80, so you need to grab one on here - <a href="http://bit.ly/l6CONu" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/l6CONu</a> - follow us on twitter @thenailab to get updates, we will live-stream the event for those not available or if you miss a ticket and provide a harshtag on the given day.</div>
<div><br></div><div>For more information Contact:</div><div><br></div><div>Sam Gichuru</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Warm Regards,<br>------------------------<br>Samuel Gichuru<div><br></div><div>twitter: | <a href="http://twitter.com/samgichuru" target="_blank">@samgichuru</a><div>
Blog: | <a href="http://www.samgichuru.com" target="_blank">www.samgichuru.com</a></div><div>Facebook: | <a href="http://Sam.g" target="_blank">Sam.g</a><a href="http://www.facebook.com/sam.gichuru" target="_blank">ichuru</a></div>
<div>Skype: Sam.gichuru</div><div>Cellphone: | 0722-730565 </div><div><br></div><div>020 2696530/0724 366993</div><div>Website: <a href="http://www.nailab.co.ke" target="_blank">www.nailab.co.ke</a></div><div><br></div><div>
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</blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br>Warm Regards,<br>------------------------<br>Sam Gichuru<div><br><div><br></div><div>twitter: | <a href="http://twitter.com/samgichuru" target="_blank">@samgichuru</a><div>
Blog: | <a href="http://www.samgichuru.com" target="_blank">www.samgichuru.com</a></div><div>Facebook: | <a href="http://Sam.g" target="_blank">Sam.g</a><a href="http://www.facebook.com/sam.gichuru" target="_blank">ichuru</a></div>
<div>Skype: Sam.gichuru</div><div>Cellphone: | <a href="tel:%2B254-722-730565" value="+254722730565" target="_blank">+254-722-730565</a> </div><div><div><br></div><div>Co-founder/ Director /Nailab Incubation</div></div></div>
</div><div>Location: | Nairobi </div><div>Website: | <a href="http://www.nailab.co.ke" target="_blank">www.nailab.co.ke</a></div>
<div>twitter: | @thenailab </div><br>
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