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EntrepreneurshipThe Kenyan startup ‘Egosystem’ is broken and should focus on adding real value
The Kenyan startup system is broken. We can invest millions into a few company’s, but the focus is wrong and too many egos stand
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EntrepreneurshipStartup Battlefield: Bringing the Ugandan ecosystem together
The startup scene in Uganda on its journey to maturity, pegged mostly on lessons learned over the past few years. Most stakeholders are adapting
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Entrepreneurship
How the rise in corporate venture capital can close Africa’s 100 billion US dollar finance gap for SMEs
This article by Tara Sabre Collier originally appeared on NextBillion and is published with permission. If GE, the fourth biggest company in the worl…
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Entrepreneurship
The start-up ecosystem in Mozambique
By Tara Sabre Collier & Domingos Mazivila Tara Sabre is an impact investing specialist at GroFin Capital, part of VC4Africa’s investor network. Do…
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The technology ecosystem in Kampala, Uganda
Dan Evans of the Network Science Center at West Point (US) continues to discuss insights from his trips where he collects data on entrepreneurial
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Entrepreneurship
Forget funding; talent and ideas will grow Africa’s startup ecosystem – Mobile West Africa insights
Samuel Okocha reports from the Mobile West Africa 2014 conference in Lagos, Nigeria. “Until we get those valuable ideas that solve real problems…
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Welcome to the Silicon Savannah – Researching Africa’s startup ecosystems
Dan Evans, Network Science Center at West Point (US), discusses insights from his trips to collect data on entrepreneur ecosystems in various cities i…
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Mapping startup ecosystems across Africa: How to facilitate entrepreneurial success
Below Daniel Evans & Louis Boguchwal, researchers from the Network Science Center at West Point (US), explain how they map networks of entrepreneu…
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Entrepreneurial success in Africa: the key to economic growth and political stability
International economic development organizations agree that entrepreneurial success in the developing world can alleviate many key world problems. Dan…
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Building a networked ecosystem for entrepreneurs, VC4Africa launches partner network
Over the course of 2012, we have put into place the outlines for the VC4Africa Partnership Network. Here is a useful FAQ on the
