Well written article (I usually don't say that). I haven't been to Nigeria yet but here are the main advantages Kenya has: 1. Security - apparently it's even worse in Lagos than Nairobi 2. Officiousness - Visas are really hard to get 3. Electricity - Major money goes into diesel since the electricity grid is so bad However, the big takeaway is that in Nairobi, it's not like evaluations on any of those 3 dimensions are high - it's just that the competition is so weak. Nairobi might be the center of African technology in 2020 or it might not - but it's Nairobi's to lose. -Adam -- Kili - Cloud for Africa: kili.io Musings: twitter.com/varud <https://twitter.com/varud> More Musings: varud.com About Adam: www.linkedin.com/in/adamcnelson On Tue, Mar 11, 2014 at 3:42 PM, Gideon <gideonrop@gmail.com> wrote:
Interesting read here,
Start-up Attention Shifting from Kenya to Nigeria?
http://www.africa-assets.com/news/guest-post-start-attention-shifting-kenya-...
Regards Gideon Rop
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