Digital Kenya : An Entrepreneurial Revolution in the Making

Digital Kenya An Entrepreneurial Revolution in the Making

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This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. Presenting rigorous and original research, this volume offers key insights into the historical, cultural, social, economic and political forces at play in the creation of world-class ICT innovations in Kenya. Following the arrival of fiber-optic ca...

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Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (-)
Otros Autores: Ndemo, Bitange, editor (editor), Weiss, Tim, editor
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK 2017.
Colección:Palgrave Studies of Entrepreneurship in Africa.
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Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • INTRODUCING DIGITAL KENYA
  • Chapter 1 The Paradigm Shift: Disruption, Creativity and Innovation in Kenya (Bitange Ndemo)
  • Conversation 1 with Jimmy Gitonga: The Past, Present & Future of Digital Nyika: How to Fix an Aircraft in Mid-Air
  • PART I: LOOKING BACK AND LOOKING AHEAD
  • Chapter 2 The Internet Journey for Kenya: The Interplay of Disruptive Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Fueling Rapid Growth Kenya (Muriuki Mureithi)
  • Conversation 2 with Eric Hersman of BRCK: Exploring the Ideal Role of Government, NGOs, Angel Investors, and Universities for Technology Entrepreneurs NGOs
  • Chapter 3 The KINGS of Africa’s Digital Economy (Eric Osiakwan)
  • Conversation 3 with Anne Githuku- Shongwe of Afroes: Changing the Game: Building Mindsets of Hope and Possibilities in Africa’s future leaders- One Game at a Time
  • PART II UNCOVERING UNIQUE MARKET OPPORTUNITIES
  • Chapter 4 Addressing the Voids: How Digital Start-ups in Kenya Create Market Infrastructure (Marissa Drouillard)
  • Conversation 4 with Timbo Drayson of OkHi: Finding the Right Problem to Solve
  • Chapter 5 Reimagine What You already Know: Towards New Solutions to Longstanding Problems (Jay Larson & Michael Munger)
  • Conversation 5  with Elizabeth Rossiello of BitPesa: To Keep Disrupting, You Have to Listen Closely to What the Client Wants
  • Chapter 6 iEntrepreneurship: Changing Lives through Technology (Amolo Ng'weno and Carmen Wamukoya)
  • Conversation 6 with Su Kahumbu of Green Dreams Tech: How Technology Makes Farming Sexy Again
  • Chapter 7 From Cyber to Smartphone: Kenya’s Social Media’s Lens Zooms In on the Country and Out to the World (Mark Kaigwa)
  • Conversation 7 with Munyutu Waigi of Umati Capital: Toward Digitizing Information for the Benefit of the Many Rather Than the Few
  • PART III THE INNER LIFE OF TECHNOLOGY ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN KENYA
  • Chapter 8 Building ICT Entrepreneurship Ecosystems in Resource-Scarce Contexts: Learnings from Kenya’s zSilicon Savannahy (Johannes U. Bramann)
  • Conversation 8 with Judith Owigar of AkiraChix: Women Working in Tech: Making The Invisible Visible
  • Chapter 9 The Challenges of Technology Entrepreneurship in Emerging Markets: A Case Study in Nairobi (Marlen de la Chaux & Angela Okune)
  • Conversation 9 with Jessica Colaco & Ibanga Umanah of Brave Venture Labs: Towards a Systematic Approach in Building Ventures
  • Chapter 10 Organizational Cultural Hybrids: Nonprofit and For-profit Cultural Influences in the Kenyan Technology Sector (Eleanor Marchant)
  • Conversation 10 with Conrad Akunge of Innova: Reflections on the Hiring Process: What Happened to Curiosity and Passion?
  • PART IV MANAGING THE FINE DETAILS OF DOING BUSINESS IN KENYA
  • Chapter 11 Inside a Policy Maker’s Mind: An Entrepreneurial Approach to Policy Development and Implementation (Bitange Ndemo)
  • Conversation 11 with Ory Okolloh: Why Policy matters for Entrepreneurs
  • Chapter 12 The Art of Managing World Views in Kenya’s International Technology Sector (Tim Weiss & Klaus Weber)
  • Conversation 12 with Ken Njoroge of Cellulant: How to Be a Rebel and Build a Business at the Same Time
  • Chapter 13 Developing Strategies to Harness the Power of Parallel Entrepreneurship (Eskor John)
  • Conversation 13 with Mikul Shah & Ritesh Doshi of Naked Pizza: The Hustling Entrepreneur on Trial
  • Chapter 14 Venture Capital in East Africa: Is There a Right Model? (Stephen Gugu & Wilfred Mutua)
  • Conversation 14 with Ben Lyon of Kopo Kopo: Creating the PayPal Mafia of East Africa
  • CONCLUDING REMARKS
  • Chapter 15 Entrepreneuring for Society – What’s next for zAfricay? (Tim Weiss).

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