<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">When you study the history of most tech scenes including Sillicon valley, you would quickly come to the conclusion that what is happening in Africa now is not new, the only difference is context so in a recent interview @ <a href="http://afrinnovator.com/blog/2013/04/15/rethinking-startup-finance-in-africa/">http://afrinnovator.com/blog/2013/04/15/rethinking-startup-finance-in-africa/</a> I tried to provide some answers to the challenges Michelle and others have raised. </span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">This is a visionary process which needs diligence but thrives on the hype of total world takeover (no matter where you coming from) with some "luck" -- Bill Gates and his colleagues at Microsoft would always tell you there were companies that worked harder and better than us, we just won the lottery....</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Eric here <br></span><br><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Sent from my iPhone</span></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; "><br>On Apr 30, 2013, at 11:26, Gideon <<a href="mailto:gideonrop@gmail.com">gideonrop@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; "><div><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(51,0,153)"><p>Here is an interesting article by Michelle Atagana <br></p><p><a href="http://edition.cnn.com/2013/04/30/opinion/africa-innovation-tech-atagana/index.html">http://edition.cnn.com/2013/04/30/opinion/africa-innovation-tech-atagana/index.html</a><br>
</p><p><strong>(CNN)</strong> -- In today's world of catchy buzzwords, a
current favorite is "Africa is rising." Africa's tech scene is a soaring
firebird and all the techies on the continent will tell you something
game-changing is coming and Africans will build it.</p>
<p class="">In case you haven't
heard, apparently the next Facebook, Google or Microsoft will come from
Africa. That's what the young mavericks are working towards.</p>
<p class=""><strong>In Africa, we worship at the altar of innovation</strong></p>
<p class="">Innovation is the
fountain from which most African entrepreneurs drink -- their raison
d'etre. This is hardly surprising on a continent that leapfrogged the
tech scene, producing insanely useful mobile solutions. It seems it is
only logical that the continent will build the next big thing.</p>
<div class=""><div class="">
<img src="http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/121022035701-michelle-atagana-portrait-gadget-left-tease.jpg" alt="Michelle Atagana " class="" border="0" height="122" width="214">
<div>Michelle Atagana </div>
</div></div>
<p class="">But innovation has become
quite formulaic for the quick-talking 20-somethings just itching to
change the world. Just like any formula, it has strict rules: find a
problem, build an app to solve it, develop for smartphone and add social
integration.</p><p class=""><br></p><p class="">Gideon Rop<br></p></div></div>
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