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

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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-nigeria

Regards
Gideon Rop

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