Re:Building a Software Company in Rwanda, 3 Years Later
by notahacker on Wednesday August 28, 2013 @02:44PM
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A smart move. How common are those sort of visas in developing countries?
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Re:Building a Software Company in Rwanda, 3 Years Later
by joelhaasnoot on Wednesday August 28, 2013 @02:48PM
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My main concern in this question is that I've heard of a growing concern in East Africa that foreigners are taking jobs/money out of the country instead of investing. From what I've heard, Rwanda sounds perfect, though Kenya has pretty amazing infrastructure too. Kenya is however a lot more dangerous than Rwanda sounds.
Re:Building a Software Company in Rwanda, 3 Years Later
by enewcomer on Wednesday August 28, 2013 @02:57PM
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I've certainly heard some of that, but I don't think it applies quite as much to tech entrepreneurs -- and I've seen more evidence of that in say, Kenya. If you are coming here to build a software company, I would be surprised if Rwanda's arms weren't opened pretty wide.
At this point, Nairobi has more going on in it's tech scene and certainly a more mature market to sell into, but you are right, it's definitely not as safe and transparent as Kigali.