Entries Tagged to 'start ups'
Jim Teicher, Founder and Director, CyberSmart Africa talks about: the failure of many edtech projects in Africa and the reasons why; the things built into CyberSmart's device to avoid these issues; what the device can deliver and how; the cost of the device; its trial in Senegalese schools; and CyberSmart's fundraising round.
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September 8, 2017
Albert Mucunguzi, PC Tech talks about:the size and growth of the Ugandan start-up sector; the barriers to start-up growth; examples of interesting start-ups; and what the start-up sector will deliver in 5-10 years time.
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June 30, 2015
Rukky Ladoja, founder of fashion brands Grey and Even Tribe talks about: how she went from working in a bank to starting her own fashion labels; the type of clothes she makes, the different price points and production runs; selling through e-commerce retailer Jumia Nigeria; and the barriers to making clothes in Nigeria; and the lack of support structures for the nascent fashion industry.
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November 9, 2014
Pim de Wit, Partner, African Media Venture Fund talks about: what the Fund has invested in and why; the size of its investments; lessons from the first round of investments; and what he looks for in companies he invests in.
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October 18, 2014
Founder and Chief Cultural Evangelist of Genii Games, Adebayi Adegbembo on: how its brand Asa promotes Yoruba language and culture; the apps that have most successful; the number of paid and free users; how distribution of the apps are done; and an illustration on a tablet of some of the screens from one of the apps.
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August 18, 2014
Olufunbi Folayi, Co-Founder, Passion Incubator on: how the incubator works and who it's aimed at; the six start-ups teams in the incubator; how it has attracted its funding; and focusing less on money and more on the ideas.
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August 18, 2014