Kenya $1 Billion Tech start ups

[yaanyuur]

I should start a tech start up in somalia and connect with other software engineers like me. We have to at least excel in something outside of finance(remittence) and telcom.

https://www.wired.com/story/kenya-silicon-savannah-photo-gallery/?mbid=social_twitter

 

[Shushue]

Impressive

 

[yaanyuur]

Impressive

Kenya is also building a $10bill smart city a few miles away from Nairobi

 

[BankaTuyo]

Somalis are tech-savvy walahi, it might take a decade or less to overtake kenya's silicon Savannah, but where can we find the elusive peace and inclusive government. subhannallah

 

[Crow]

This is actually good because Somalis living there can get the education and experience necessary to start a Silicon Somali. Also Somali businessmen and businesswomen can invest in these startups.

Somalis are tech-savvy walahi, it might take a decade or less to overtake kenya's silicon Savannah, but where can we find the elusive peace and inclusive government. subhannallah

Exactly. We have the greatest telecom industry in Africa and we did that all without a government.

 

[DRACO]

Impressive..

 

[Ras]

Somalis are tech-savvy walahi, it might take a decade or less to overtake kenya's silicon Savannah, but where can we find the elusive peace and inclusive government. subhannallah

Cool thing about software is that you don't need stable government to create a successful tech startup.

All you need is cheap mobile data access.

The only thing stopping us from converting are the greedy telecom companies who haven't upgraded their networks for a long time.

If they can't make money through monthly subscription plans then why don't they try to take a cut from all the transactions or push their own content ... No net neutrality in Somalia.

4 million Geeljire spending $20/m on average online could bring them 20 million/yr plus in transaction fees and possibly a lot more in ad revenue.

It would also open up a billion dollar industry within a year.

 

[BankaTuyo]

Cool thing about software is that you don't need stable government to create a successful tech startup.

All you need is cheap mobile data access.

The only thing stopping us from converting are the greedy telecom companies who haven't upgraded their networks for a long time.

If they can't make money through monthly subscription plans then why don't they try to take a cut from all the transactions or push their own content ... No net neutrality in Somalia.

4 million Geeljire spending $20/m on average online could bring them 20 million/yr plus in transaction fees and possibly a lot more in ad revenue.

It would also open up a billion dollar industry within a year.

we need government to make education accessible to all and uphold it is quality, without proper knowledge/regulatory laws our our tech sector will always be inferior and vulnerable. look at the Palestinians; they are extremely good at it but the lack of statehood hinders them having a silicon desert.

 

[BankaTuyo]

@BankaTuyo what's ur clan/subclans?

hhhh, why?

 

[BankaTuyo]

I thought u said was Habar-Y

Are u another unionist HY?

do not derail the thread waryaa

 

[BankaTuyo]

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some people are not satisfied with confined spaces, or rounding yourself in a corner when god has given us so much. any way are you a professional in the tech sector.

 

[Ras]

we need government to make education accessible to all and uphold it is quality, without proper knowledge/regulatory laws our our tech sector will always be inferior and vulnerable. look at the Palestinians; they are extremely good at it but the lack of statehood hinders them having a silicon desert.

A functioning nation-state always helps but my point was that it's one of the few economic opportunities available to us without the need of a gov.

Warlords and Al Shabaab can't prevent you from setting up a website to sell your services through.

It could actually lead to more economic activity since brick and mortar businesses in Somaliacare always in danger of getting blown up by terrorist if they don't pay them "tax".... even in our capital.

 

[Fang4]

Go for it bro, do many Somalis major in software engineering?
We should all do our parts to build up our home lands.