The Making of a Revolution Wilfred M Mworia Founder: African Pixel & Afrinnovator [email_address] http://www.afrinnovator.com http://wmworia.wordpress.com

http://www.scribd.com/doc/16043810/The-Making-of-a- Revolution

This revolution is not quite like other revolutions… (but there are similarities)

More than fiber… (No silver bullets) A Startup Culture!!! Specialized financing – esp. seed funding Technology education Policy and regulation

A Startup Culture!!!

Specialized financing – esp. seed funding

Technology education

Policy and regulation

The Great Convergence

Startup culture is about many things but mostly…

Find these people then help them get from…

to…

For young entrepreneurs… Do something you are passionate about – make meaning Know your stuff Be Original!!! Think outside the box Dream! Solve a problem

Do something you are passionate about – make meaning

Know your stuff

Be Original!!!

Think outside the box

Dream!

Solve a problem

Key local hurdles Starting a company in Kenya = looooong procedure Lack of very early stage startup (seed) funding

Starting a company in Kenya = looooong procedure

Lack of very early stage startup (seed) funding

Wilfred M Mworia Founder: African Pixel [email_address] http://wmworia.wordpress.com