Malaysian Entrepreneurship: Market Analysis
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] Facts: GDP – USD$303.5 billion (2012) GDP growth – 5.6% (2012) GDP breakdown – Services: 48.3% / Industry: 40.2% (2012) Inflation rate – 1.7% (2012) Pros: Proactive supportive government/ Highly successful startup history/ Able to take advantage of Singapore’s networks/ Cheap, well-connected regional hub Cons: Lack of global expansion/ Resource-based economy/ Singapore as a competitor/ […]
A guided tour of CC Hub Nigeria in Lagos
As we explored the startup scene of Nigeria in Lagos, we could not miss the prominent role of the Co-Creation Hub, also known as CC Hub Nigeria. Most people we had met the days before at the Mobile West Africa conference referred to it as the central piece of this nascent ecosystem. So after the […]
Startup movies #2: Startup Dhaka (Bangladesh)
It’s week-end time, so let’s watch movies and instruct ourselves on the tech scenes from the emerging markets, with, for today’s edition, Startup Dhaka, a webdocumentary acting as an introduction to Bangladesh’s capital city startup scene. I was recommended this movie by a friend of mine, and took an hour a few days ago to […]
Startup books #2: Brilliant, Crazy, Cocky, by Sarah Lacy
As we prepare our second year of travels to explore the startup ecosystems of the emerging markets, it’s the perfect timing to learn from previous explorers. “Brilliant, Crazy, Cocky – How the top 1% of Entrepreneurs profit from Global Chaos” (Amazon), is one of these post-exploration book which tries to wrap-up in 200-250 pages the […]
Kenya connectors & events of 2014
Connectors: Eric Hersman/ Mbwana Alliy/ Martin Obuya/ Brian Muthiora/ Pelle Braendgaard/ Eran Feinstein/ Njeri Chelimo/ Gainluco Iazzolino Events: IPO 48 Organizations: iHub Hear the words of any wizened real estate agent, ‘Location, Location, Location’. Similarly in today’s world, where you are placed in the giant ecosystem of startups, VCs and accelerators plays a huge role in how valuable […]
How we can build Kenyan entrepreneurship
How can Kenyan entrepreneurship be built? How can Kenya grow its startup ecosystem and its economy? We have envisioned potential endeavors and proposals that can build the future of Kenya with global startups through minimal but efficiently placed resources. Turn the entrepreneurial youth into people able to understand and develop code Sustain grassroots initiatives such as Nairobi Dev School to […]
Starting a Business in Kenya: Market Analysis
Facts (as of 2012): GDP – USD$40 billion GDP growth – 4.6% GDP breakdown – Services: 61% / Industry: 14.8%/ Agriculture: 24.2% Inflation rate – 7.4% (2014) Pros: Highly beneficial geographical position/ Regional financial centre/ Forthcoming monetary union/ Well-educated labor/ Growing government support/ Strong mobile market/ Diversified economy/ Highly social community/ Strong diaspora Cons: Security issues/ High […]
Makers in the space! How Israel's Space IL is hacking its way to the Moon
Only three nations made it to land something or someone on the Moon (US, USSR, China), but there could be a 4th country there soon, as a team of Israelis is getting nearer and nearer the objective. Yariv Bash, founder of Space IL, delivered a very impressive talk during the Maker Faire Shenzhen on how […]
Not your everyday hackathon: how we made a boat in one day with Protei in Hong Kong
To be honest, when I knew about this hackathon, I had mixed feelings. I have attended many hackathons in France and in Singapore this year, and as a non-developer, I just felt my contributions were minimal, it’s hard to gather a team and speak the same language with designers and tech people, and, well, as […]
Shenzhen startup scene: welcome to the world capital of makers
If you were waiting for a sign that China has changed and is an amazing huge thing adapting to the new industrial revolution, there you go. Take what was a fishing village 30 years ago, with 200-300 000 inhabitants. Create a special economic zone to attract migrants from all over the country. Make it […]
