Successfull Visit to Silicon Valley
Listers, I am glad to say that after meeting Paul Graham at Y Combinator I got introductions to everybody else I would have loved to meet including Reid Hoffman of linkedIn. I can now confidently say that in the future Nailab might have a chance to present smart innovative ideas to VC and Angle Investors together with the likes of dropbox , airbnb and others in Silicon Valley. PS Ndemo, I am disappointed that government bodies like KICTB keep sending people all over the world and cannot facilitate a simple meeting or connection despite the enormousness opportunity such networkings present to the average Nailab entrepreneur or tech seating at the Ihub. Sam Gichuru Nailab On Mon, May 16, 2011 at 7:41 PM, Samuel Gichuru <gichuru@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi..
I am visiting San Francisco and would have loved to visit Facebook, I understand Kenya ICT Board had a team that did a visit a while back and was wondering if anyone on this list was part of that team, I have tried reaching Paul Kokubo to no avail, some kidogo networking here will not hurt .. thank you
NB: I already have visited, Sales Force and is Scheduled to Visit Google, Y Combinator and a host of other companies, - Two office I cant find networking contacts are Facebook and Apple, your help will be much appreciated.
-- Warm Regards, ------------------------ Samuel Gichuru Nailab Director
twitter: | @samgichuru <http://twitter.com/samgichuru> Blog: | www.samgichuru.com Facebook: | Sam.gichuru <http://www.facebook.com/sam.gichuru> Skype: Sam.gichuru Cellphone: | 0722-730565
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Gichuru, I am travelling but please let us have a chat in the first week of june. Ndemo. Sent from my BlackBerry® -----Original Message----- From: Samuel Gichuru <gichuru@gmail.com> Date: Fri, 20 May 2011 19:13:56 To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>; <bitange@jambo.co.ke> Subject: Successfull Visit to Silicon Valley Listers, I am glad to say that after meeting Paul Graham at Y Combinator I got introductions to everybody else I would have loved to meet including Reid Hoffman of linkedIn. I can now confidently say that in the future Nailab might have a chance to present smart innovative ideas to VC and Angle Investors together with the likes of dropbox , airbnb and others in Silicon Valley. PS Ndemo, I am disappointed that government bodies like KICTB keep sending people all over the world and cannot facilitate a simple meeting or connection despite the enormousness opportunity such networkings present to the average Nailab entrepreneur or tech seating at the Ihub. Sam Gichuru Nailab On Mon, May 16, 2011 at 7:41 PM, Samuel Gichuru <gichuru@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi..
I am visiting San Francisco and would have loved to visit Facebook, I understand Kenya ICT Board had a team that did a visit a while back and was wondering if anyone on this list was part of that team, I have tried reaching Paul Kokubo to no avail, some kidogo networking here will not hurt .. thank you
NB: I already have visited, Sales Force and is Scheduled to Visit Google, Y Combinator and a host of other companies, - Two office I cant find networking contacts are Facebook and Apple, your help will be much appreciated.
-- Warm Regards, ------------------------ Samuel Gichuru Nailab Director
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Sam This is commendable, Paul Graham and the Y Combinator model can be very effective for Kenya. My thought has always been that for young guys to develop anything, someone has to jump in early, provide a place to work, food and even accommodation as they hack away for 3-6 months Once that is done, they have a product that works end to end, a few clients and they can move from these. I think the country has focus too much on VC's as opposed to developing a good angel network for enterpreneurs to tap for early stage money. The y combinator model protects entrepreneurs from being in a perpetual bootstrap mode... Where you have to keep running after development and website to earn your keep. Looking forward to seeing the tech community grow... Especially the "guy with and idea" Again, good stuff chief Liko On 5/21/11, Samuel Gichuru <gichuru@gmail.com> wrote:
Listers,
I am glad to say that after meeting Paul Graham at Y Combinator I got introductions to everybody else I would have loved to meet including Reid Hoffman of linkedIn.
I can now confidently say that in the future Nailab might have a chance to present smart innovative ideas to VC and Angle Investors together with the likes of dropbox , airbnb and others in Silicon Valley.
PS Ndemo, I am disappointed that government bodies like KICTB keep sending people all over the world and cannot facilitate a simple meeting or connection despite the enormousness opportunity such networkings present to the average Nailab entrepreneur or tech seating at the Ihub.
Sam Gichuru Nailab
On Mon, May 16, 2011 at 7:41 PM, Samuel Gichuru <gichuru@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi..
I am visiting San Francisco and would have loved to visit Facebook, I understand Kenya ICT Board had a team that did a visit a while back and was wondering if anyone on this list was part of that team, I have tried reaching Paul Kokubo to no avail, some kidogo networking here will not hurt .. thank you
NB: I already have visited, Sales Force and is Scheduled to Visit Google, Y Combinator and a host of other companies, - Two office I cant find networking contacts are Facebook and Apple, your help will be much appreciated.
-- Warm Regards, ------------------------ Samuel Gichuru Nailab Director
twitter: | @samgichuru <http://twitter.com/samgichuru> Blog: | www.samgichuru.com Facebook: | Sam.gichuru <http://www.facebook.com/sam.gichuru> Skype: Sam.gichuru Cellphone: | 0722-730565
-- Warm Regards, ------------------------ Samuel Gichuru
twitter: | @samgichuru <http://twitter.com/samgichuru> Blog: | www.samgichuru.com Facebook: | Sam.gichuru <http://www.facebook.com/sam.gichuru> Skype: Sam.gichuru Cellphone: | 0722-730565
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+Ndemo, that is perfect I am back to Nairobi the first week of June +Liko, very true, we did some calculations with Paul on what a guy with a good idea would need to get it ready in 3-6 months and I was surprised at the fact that we have resources to do this. Still allot of work to be done, thank you for being supportive. On Fri, May 20, 2011 at 10:23 PM, Agosta Liko <agostal@gmail.com> wrote:
Sam
This is commendable, Paul Graham and the Y Combinator model can be very effective for Kenya.
My thought has always been that for young guys to develop anything, someone has to jump in early, provide a place to work, food and even accommodation as they hack away for 3-6 months
Once that is done, they have a product that works end to end, a few clients and they can move from these. I think the country has focus too much on VC's as opposed to developing a good angel network for enterpreneurs to tap for early stage money.
The y combinator model protects entrepreneurs from being in a perpetual bootstrap mode... Where you have to keep running after development and website to earn your keep.
Looking forward to seeing the tech community grow... Especially the "guy with and idea"
Again, good stuff chief
Liko
Listers,
I am glad to say that after meeting Paul Graham at Y Combinator I got introductions to everybody else I would have loved to meet including Reid Hoffman of linkedIn.
I can now confidently say that in the future Nailab might have a chance to present smart innovative ideas to VC and Angle Investors together with
On 5/21/11, Samuel Gichuru <gichuru@gmail.com> wrote: the
likes of dropbox , airbnb and others in Silicon Valley.
PS Ndemo, I am disappointed that government bodies like KICTB keep sending people all over the world and cannot facilitate a simple meeting or connection despite the enormousness opportunity such networkings present to the average Nailab entrepreneur or tech seating at the Ihub.
Sam Gichuru Nailab
On Mon, May 16, 2011 at 7:41 PM, Samuel Gichuru <gichuru@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi..
I am visiting San Francisco and would have loved to visit Facebook, I understand Kenya ICT Board had a team that did a visit a while back and was wondering if anyone on this list was part of that team, I have tried reaching Paul Kokubo to no avail, some kidogo networking here will not hurt .. thank you
NB: I already have visited, Sales Force and is Scheduled to Visit
Google,
Y Combinator and a host of other companies, - Two office I cant find networking contacts are Facebook and Apple, your help will be much appreciated.
-- Warm Regards, ------------------------ Samuel Gichuru Nailab Director
twitter: | @samgichuru <http://twitter.com/samgichuru> Blog: | www.samgichuru.com Facebook: | Sam.gichuru <http://www.facebook.com/sam.gichuru> Skype: Sam.gichuru Cellphone: | 0722-730565
-- Warm Regards, ------------------------ Samuel Gichuru
twitter: | @samgichuru <http://twitter.com/samgichuru> Blog: | www.samgichuru.com Facebook: | Sam.gichuru <http://www.facebook.com/sam.gichuru> Skype: Sam.gichuru Cellphone: | 0722-730565
-- Sent from my mobile device
-- Warm Regards, ------------------------ Samuel Gichuru twitter: | @samgichuru <http://twitter.com/samgichuru> Blog: | www.samgichuru.com Facebook: | Sam.gichuru <http://www.facebook.com/sam.gichuru> Skype: Sam.gichuru Cellphone: | 0722-730565
Agosta, Please expound, advise, update on the Kenyan tech community.. My thinking is somebodies (e.g.TransCentury types) in their right mind will NEVER invest in Kenyan youth | techies who worship the West -- who do not demonstrate PATRIOTISM - a PRACTICAL (not just emotional or ideological) value for Kenya or its activities in the EAC or COMESA. Too many Kenyans are here today, then migrated tomorrow. Most of us mentally colonized people (Africans mostly), lack Locally Respected Enterprise Cultures (LREC) to produce National and Regional if not Global Companies | Brand Names.. So we keep on producing Migrant "Nurses" to serve people who do not think too well of us. Almost every decent software engineer I have interviewed over the past 2 or 3 years tells me they hate being involved in Government deals (sleaze & sloth) and the way business (bribery) is done in Kenya. Thus they would rather work for foreign firms. It is not easy convincing them to work well (for 2 or 3 years) for at least one local firm intending to list on the NSE one day so they can learn to create and grow LOCALIZED wealth. We will never understand Western problems as well as Westerners do, just like they will never undertstand African problems like we do.. So the Kenyan | African Firms worth most investments will be focused in providing localized | regional solutions -- to our rapidly growing populations. Suspect this decade (2012-2020) will see Kenyan techprenuers whose firms create LOCALIZED wealth doing even better via the NSE. They are likely to have been in the local local tech business scene for at least 5 years and will be over 30 years of age. This is not the USA | Silicon Valley where various Constitutional and Legal institutions work to check corruption and increase investor confidence. We need to build and invest in local firms that strengthen institutions that promote integrity. Yes? No? On Sat, May 21, 2011 at 8:23 AM, Agosta Liko <agostal@gmail.com> wrote:
Sam
This is commendable, Paul Graham and the Y Combinator model can be very effective for Kenya.
My thought has always been that for young guys to develop anything, someone has to jump in early, provide a place to work, food and even accommodation as they hack away for 3-6 months
Once that is done, they have a product that works end to end, a few clients and they can move from these. I think the country has focus too much on VC's as opposed to developing a good angel network for enterpreneurs to tap for early stage money.
The y combinator model protects entrepreneurs from being in a perpetual bootstrap mode... Where you have to keep running after development and website to earn your keep.
Looking forward to seeing the tech community grow... Especially the "guy with and idea"
Again, good stuff chief
Liko
Listers,
I am glad to say that after meeting Paul Graham at Y Combinator I got introductions to everybody else I would have loved to meet including Reid Hoffman of linkedIn.
I can now confidently say that in the future Nailab might have a chance to present smart innovative ideas to VC and Angle Investors together with
On 5/21/11, Samuel Gichuru <gichuru@gmail.com> wrote: the
likes of dropbox , airbnb and others in Silicon Valley.
PS Ndemo, I am disappointed that government bodies like KICTB keep sending people all over the world and cannot facilitate a simple meeting or connection despite the enormousness opportunity such networkings present to the average Nailab entrepreneur or tech seating at the Ihub.
Sam Gichuru Nailab
On Mon, May 16, 2011 at 7:41 PM, Samuel Gichuru <gichuru@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi..
I am visiting San Francisco and would have loved to visit Facebook, I understand Kenya ICT Board had a team that did a visit a while back and was wondering if anyone on this list was part of that team, I have tried reaching Paul Kokubo to no avail, some kidogo networking here will not hurt .. thank you
NB: I already have visited, Sales Force and is Scheduled to Visit
Google,
Y Combinator and a host of other companies, - Two office I cant find networking contacts are Facebook and Apple, your help will be much appreciated.
-- Warm Regards, ------------------------ Samuel Gichuru Nailab Director
twitter: | @samgichuru <http://twitter.com/samgichuru> Blog: | www.samgichuru.com Facebook: | Sam.gichuru <http://www.facebook.com/sam.gichuru> Skype: Sam.gichuru Cellphone: | 0722-730565
-- Warm Regards, ------------------------ Samuel Gichuru
twitter: | @samgichuru <http://twitter.com/samgichuru> Blog: | www.samgichuru.com Facebook: | Sam.gichuru <http://www.facebook.com/sam.gichuru> Skype: Sam.gichuru Cellphone: | 0722-730565
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Then I wonder how you will classify James Mwai, a local developer who has developed an application called AroundMe for Nokia phones. 3 months and 127,000 downloads later, Kenyans are not among the top 15 users worldwide.
Dennis, AroundMe is a briliant example of how to make things work. James develops an app, and works with Nokia to promote it. So there is a client and a promoter. The mobile phone companies are doing this and it makes it easier for an idea to become an app, then hopefully a business that can be monetised Thanks On 5/22/11, Dennis Kioko <dmbuvi@gmail.com> wrote:
Then I wonder how you will classify James Mwai, a local developer who has developed an application called AroundMe for Nokia phones. 3 months and 127,000 downloads later, Kenyans are not among the top 15 users worldwide.
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Dennis, Keep up the good work - marketing your fellow Kenyans. Could not find his website though but found your blog. SMM On Sun, May 22, 2011 at 10:02 AM, Dennis Kioko <dmbuvi@gmail.com> wrote:
Then I wonder how you will classify James Mwai, a local developer who has developed an application called AroundMe for Nokia phones. 3 months and 127,000 downloads later, Kenyans are not among the top 15 users worldwide. _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet
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Murigi Its also here Apple Appstore http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/aroundme/id290051590?mt=8 & Android Market https://market.android.com/details?id=com.tweakersoft.aroundme Thanks On Sun, May 22, 2011 at 5:33 PM, S.Murigi Muraya <murigi.muraya@gmail.com>wrote:
Dennis,
Keep up the good work - marketing your fellow Kenyans. Could not find his website though but found your blog.
SMM
On Sun, May 22, 2011 at 10:02 AM, Dennis Kioko <dmbuvi@gmail.com> wrote:
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Agosta Liko -
bitange＠jambo.co.ke -
Dennis Kioko -
S.Murigi Muraya -
Samuel Gichuru