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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.
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!
Re:The New Grooveshark on Thursday October 18, 2012 @04:09AM (#4667867)
The interface looks a lot cleaner. Good work.
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.
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.
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.
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
Re:I don't like Bootstrap. on Sunday October 14, 2012 @11:17AM (#4651586)
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.

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