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Re:Call Mom Maybe
on Sunday May 12, 2013 @05:12AM (#5693688)
It would be ridiculous to just tweet and believe its enough.Our mothers are very important pillar of strength and on such a day even calling might not be enough, you need to something special and nice for mother.
The life of an aspiring tech startup entrepreneur
The most successful African technology startups
The Internet Business Model
Winning is not everything
The importance of gratitude
Re:Free Flag Icons
on Thursday October 18, 2012 @12:10PM (#4669421)
I have been looking for high quality flag icons like these; I would be definitely using them in the future. Thanks!
What I found about having good discussions
Re:The New Grooveshark
on Thursday October 18, 2012 @04:09AM (#4667867)
The interface looks a lot cleaner. Good work.
Solving the skills gap problem
What’s wrong with wanting to make money?
Re:What does the African startup scene need?
on Tuesday October 16, 2012 @12:14PM (#4660483)
Well that's a huge disadvantage; I had to ask someone to pay for my domain. Telecommunication companies are in a position to offer such a solution. I heard Telecel,Zimbabwe has been working on such a solution .
Re:What does the African startup scene need?
on Tuesday October 16, 2012 @10:35AM (#4659987)
Even though Africa is less homogeneous than Europe, it's roughly divided into two halves, the English speaking and the French speaking countries. I would like to believe it's still homogeneous if you look closely. I think http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mxit have managed to scale , with over 40 million users and still counting.
Re:What does the African startup scene need?
on Tuesday October 16, 2012 @10:26AM (#4659948)
Mxit, Mpesa, Usahidi, Thawte- sold to VeriSign
Re:What does the African startup scene need?
on Tuesday October 16, 2012 @09:19AM (#4659696)
Much contrary belief, I agree with you that there is a lot of talent. These developers are very talented and intelligent; they lack the experience and exposure. Given time and the right investment, there won't be much difference with the rest of the world.
Re:What does the African startup scene need?
on Tuesday October 16, 2012 @09:15AM (#4659671)
The South Africans and Kenyans have already built a strong technology scene, so really it's not far fetched. The market is already there and still pretty much open for most products. The talent is available to kick start the industry, a lot of computer science graduates lying around doing nothing. All that is left is for the government,the corporate world and other stakeholders to take advantage of this opportunity. I would also like to point out that telecommunications companies like Econet and MTN have also contributed a lot to their countries' GDP. While the drawbacks you mentioned are significant; they can be solved if everyone involved can share the same vision.
What does the African startup scene need?
Re:Show HN: What would Paul Graham do?
on Monday October 15, 2012 @03:01PM (#4656592)
Cool!I just wonder how you came up with such a brilliant idea.
Working hard is not enough, you have to be consistent
I learnt the importance of experience the hard way
Re:Show HN: Share, rediscover and keep track of all the gems you find ...
on Monday October 15, 2012 @12:30PM (#4655785)
It's something that I am going to use regularly. Well done
Re:Ask HN - Where do you look for jobs?
on Monday October 15, 2012 @10:35AM (#4655199)
I also find LinkedIn very helpful.
Re:Your Startup Is Spam
on Monday October 15, 2012 @07:16AM (#4654558)
Good story.
Re:This startup wants to tackle the 1 bn € market tracking small const...
on Monday October 15, 2012 @07:08AM (#4654534)
Very ambitious, but still possible
Re:
on Monday October 15, 2012 @06:56AM (#4654500)
This is quite a useful tool; I will definitely give it a shot
Realistic Expectations
What's your excuse
Re:I don't like Bootstrap.
on Sunday October 14, 2012 @11:17AM (#4651586)
Well you can try http://www.blueprintcss.org/
Re:Redactor - WYSIWYG editor on jQuery
on Sunday October 14, 2012 @11:15AM (#4651579)
Quite impressive; given that it's smaller and faster at the same time.