+1 Agosta. Just had a chat with a startup providing value added services platforms to telcos. I hope to interview the CEO of MDSA another young firm in the same space which has become a multi million dollar business in just a couple of years. Hardly any young techies in the usual circuit have heard of these tech startups. They could teach the tech community a thing or two. Muchiri ************************* sent from my mobile device. Semacraft Consulting Partners Nairobi, Kenya. On Oct 1, 2012 10:21 AM, "Agosta Liko" <agostal@gmail.com> wrote:
Njeri Rionge had asked me to speak about the private equity and venture capital industry in Africa – which I write about on www.africa-assets.com– and the nascent ICT industry in Kenya at her Ignite ‘Scaling Your Business Upwards Summit’ last week in Nairobi. I gave the participants a short overview of the private equity sector and looked at some of the issues that particular affect SMEs considering that kind of investment. Making the link to Kenya’s nascent ICT industry, I argued that I expected to see far more traction in those companies who don’t get that much enthusiastic media coverage, and who also don’t run from pitch event and competition to the next.
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