Erik Hersman talks about the rise of technology entrepreneurs in Africa.

1. A Rising Tide:
Tech Entrepreneurs in Africa
By Erik Hersman
@whiteafrican

2. solving everyday
white
problems AFRICAN
where africa and technology collide
with African ingenuity

4. “I’d like to visit Africa someday.”
- South African Programmer

7. Karanja Macharia
CEO of Mobile Planet (Kenya)

8. 40%

9. Fritz Ekwoge
Founder of iYam.mobi (Cameroon)

11. Tropically Tolerant Software

12. 600
Subscribers in Africa (millions)
450
300
150
2002 2003 2004
2005 2006 0
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Africa Subscriber Growth

13. http://memeburn.com/2010/04/10-lessons-for-founders/
The Ideal Founder
A zealot with an almost annoying passion for their business and
who could talk about their startup up every day, all day, easily.
They are good at selling. They believe living frugally is spiritual
and necessary. Understanding highly technical ideas as well as
the bigger picture is something they are good at. They are not
usually analytical. They don’t mind that each day is continually
different, despite the chaotic nature of such. They know that
money matters, but don’t spend too much time worrying about
their personal bank account – that doesn’t help sell the product.
Blind faith is often used to describe them. So is naivetéy.

15. www.iHub.co.ke

17. Corporate Partners

18. trusted intermediaries

19. Kenya is proving more
lucrative per subscriber than
South Africa
- Mobile Advertising Network

20. Thank You
Erik Hersman
@whiteafrican
www.whiteafrican.com