TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ndemo,Bitange
AU  - Weiss,Tim
TI  - Digital Kenya: an entrepreneurial revolution in the making 
T2  - Palgrave studies of entrepreneurship in Africa
SN  - 9781137578808
AV  - HC865 .D545 2017
U1  - 338.927096762 23
PY  - 2017///
CY  - Macmillan
PB  - Palgrave
KW  - Information technology
KW  - Kenya
KW  - Entrepreneurship
KW  - Digital communications
KW  - fast
KW  - Economic history
KW  - Economic conditions
KW  - 1963-
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; The paradigm shift : disruption, creativity, and innovation in Kenya; Bitange Ndemo --; Conversation #1; The past, present, and future of 'Digital Nyika' : how to fix an aircraft in flight; Jimmy Gitonga of Afroshok Media. --; Part 1; Looking back and looking ahead; The Internet journey for Kenya : the interplay of disruptive innovation and entrepreneurship in fueling rapid growth; Muriuki Mureithi. --; Conversation #2; Exploring the ideal role of government, NGOs, angel investors, and universities for technology entrepreneurs; Erik Hersman of BRCK. --; The KINGS of Africa's digital economy; Eric M.K. Osiakwan. --; Conversation #3; Changing the game : building mindsets of hope and possibilities in Africa's future leaders--one game at a time; Anne Githuku-Shongwe of Afroes. --; Part 2; Uncovering unique market opportunities; Addressing voids : how digital start-ups in Kenya create market infrastructure; Marissa Drouillard. --; Conversation #4; Finding the right problem to solve; Timbo Drayson of OkHi --; Reimagine what you already know : toward new solutions to longstanding problems; Jay Larson and Michael Munger. --; Conversation #5; To keep disrupting, you have to listen closely to what the client wants; Elizabeth Rossielo of BitPesa. --; I-entrepreneurship : changing lives through technology; Carmen Merab Wamukoya and Amolo Ng'weno. --; Conversation #6; How technology makes farming sexy again; Su Kahumbu Stephanou of Green Dreams Tech Ltd. --; From cyber café to smartphone : Kenya's social media lens zooms in on the country and out to the world; Mark Kaigwa. --; Conversation #7; Toward digitizing information for the benefit of the many rather than the few; Munyutu Waigi of Umati Capital. --; Part 3; The inner life of technology entrepreneurship in Kenya; Building ICT entrepreneurship ecosystems in resource-scarce contexts : learnings from Kenya's "Silicon Savannah"; Johannes Ulrich Bramann. --; Conversation #8; Women working in tech : making the invisible visible; Judith Owigar of AkiraChix --; The challenges of technology entrepreneurship in emerging markets : a case study in Nairobi; Marlen de la Chaux and Angela Okune. --; Conversation #9; Toward a systematic approach to building ventures; Jessica Colaço and Ibanga Umanah of Brave Venture Labs --; Organizational cultural hybrids : nonprofit and for-profit cultural influences in the Kenyan technology sector; Eleanor R. Marchant. --; Conversation #10; Reflections on the hiring process : what happened to curiosity and passion?; Conrad Akunga of Innova Limited. --; Part 4; Managing the fine details of doing business in Kenya; Inside a policymaker's mind : an entrepreneurial approach to policy development and implementation; Bitange Ndemo. --; Conversation #11; Why policy matters for entrepreneurs; Ory Okolloh of Omidyar Network Africa --; The art of managing worldviews in Kenya's international technology sector; Wim Weiss and Klaus Weber. --; Conversation #12; How to be a rebel and build a business at the same time; Ken Njoroge of Cellulant Corporation --; Developing strategies to harness the power of parallel entrepreneurship in Africa; Eskor John. --; Conversation #13; The hustling entrepreneur on trial; Mikul Shah of EatOut and Ritesh Doshi of Naked Pizza --; Venture capital in East Africa : is there a right model?; Stephen Gugu and Wilfred Mworia. --; Conversation #14; Creating the PayPal mafia of East Africa; Ben Lyon of Kopo Kopo --; Entrepreneuring for society : what is next for Africa?; Tim Weiss
UR  - http://link.springer.com/book/10.1057/
ER  -