Presented at Disruptive Africa, http://disruptiveafricaexpo.com, on 14th October 2016. Reviewing what is meant by disruptive technology - actually pervasive technology matters more. And the importance of people, timing, experiences and most of all being good enough. Hack and experiment in market - you discover through trial and error if the timing is right.

14. • Find a problem or need that is poorly served in your life
that you think can be solved / served much better
• Hack a good enough solution to the core of that
problem / need using pervasive technology
• Focus on your customers and refine the solution given
their usage (first) and feedback (second)
• Build a company to dominate your region and enjoy
making people happy

44. + comfort of your own home (remote)

46. • Not just programmers, product and design people as well.
– Team diversity is important for winning
• Students: showcase talent to innovative companies
• Businesses: copy Uber before someone else does and starts
disrupting your business
• Developers: create new services in hours, its the best and
most fun 2 days of training you’ll get this year
• $60k in prizes. So you have fun, free food, meet cool people,
hack, and a good chance at winning some cash

47. • Find a problem or need that is poorly served in your life
that you think can be solved / served much better
• Hack a good enough solution to the core of that
problem / need using pervasive technology
• Focus on your customers and refine the solution given
their usage (first) and feedback (second)
• Build a company to dominate your region and enjoy
making people happy!