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Can I tell you what Kenyan founders do?
We craft beautiful pitch decks.
Build great UIs, landing pages alafu tunavaa gogos.
Hatukosi events.
We have enrolled to all startup competitions.
We talk to customers & ship products - never.
Alafu tunakuja kuwapea pressure huku.🚀
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Startup stress ikinilemea huwa navaa suti (never used to) naenda Java wananiuliza "what would you like to have sir?" Naskia poa.
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Huku Nairobi we build start-ups from the top downwards.
We start by speaking big to create a fake sense of success.
Then raising funds...
Alafu tunaingia
ideation and MVP development.
And finally, market research.
Thereafter we fail gracefully and blame financial markets😂
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Let me tell you,
You must register your startup for big tech events,
Struggle to pitch at Summits,
Pay to speak at all tech/business forum.
Ata kama iko London, kopa uende.
Tafuta media interviews Na ujaze blogs.
Ongea Na uvae kama CEO.
This is how you build a startup🎃
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If you're targeting the people at the bottom of the pyramid.
Ensure your product runs on USSD, phone call or SMS.
(Make sure it's also very essential. Kitu kama painkiller.)
Hio app umedesign Na T-square Na kafiru, Ni wewe Na Dev mtatumia😂
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Sam killed our startups. A few days later akafukuzwa Kwa yake.
Mungu Ni nani?😂
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Most of you tech Bros mko Na pesa.
I am looking for 10 of you, kila mtu akuje Na 100Gs.
We identity 5 start-ups.
Won't give them the money.
But put hands on effort , get them to market and exit.
@shadrac_matata
@SaruniBM
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Azenia is hiring , Front-end, mobile, backend, QA and other roles.
Try your luck here.
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We need 2 mobile devs (typescript, Node.js/laravel).
Must be good at UI/UX.
Understand customers journeys.
2months , hybrid working.
Of course we will pay you what you are worth. We just raised 💪😂.
Remember, you must be very good at it. We will test you.
lisa
@phindor
.com
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We're now making $40 a month after 4yrs of building and 2 months of piloting.
Aiming for $10k in the next two quarters.
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Apparently, most kenyan companies including startups outsource their tech services from India.
Reason , good engineers here are silicon Valley priced. The rest are incompetent.
On the other end the good devs work for Multinationals, companies abroad, safaricom, and NGOs.
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From our little office in the bushy suburbs.
Whatever you are building, give it time.
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Let silicon valley not inspire you to build a startup in Kenya.
Depression of this kind is hard to manage!
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If you work at a startup, especially local startups and expect things to go like they do at Google hq or even 10% of that, you must be dreaming. Wake up.
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Info for
#founders
, the number of devs you can trust is 0😂.
If want to build tech, study how's it done.
Then hire when you have knowledge, otherwise get a technical Co-founder.
In 2018 I paid someone to build me a Webapp akanijengea na WordPress 😂.
Pesa ya helb Man💔
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So this English guy sends me a figma design for a website, cpanel logins and then asks me to upload the "design" waanze testing 🤦🏾♂️😂
Bado natafuta maneno.
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Elsewhere someone pitches a WordPress plug-in and gets $1M for 10%.
I Pitch a whole platform with paying customer and get $10k for 67% equity.
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I know mnasema AI is the thing but let's not get lost.
Most of our problems zinahitaji tu a USSD developer.
Ikienda sana wale jamaa wa Arduino.
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Someone help me here, I have two dedicated devs.
I have three products. Web,mobile & API.
I have equally same number of customers for all.
They want improvements on the products, otherwise won't pay.
The bank balance is laughing at me.
How do I keep my business afloat?
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I think the biggest mistake you might make is running a start-up as a business before it becomes one.
Ideas must be treated as ideas.
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Why African/Kenyan startups are failing.
Problems being solved exist, shida ni products.
A lot of stress is put into commercialization as compared to research and prototyping.
Incubators/investors are ever prioritized over the customer.
Founders are delusional.
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Yours is an app, a website or a product/service.
That's easier to develop and sell.
Calling it a startup complicates things.
Maneno ya wabeberu hutaweza.
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Most devs we interview seem to understand their craft.
Portfolio moto, can't resist.
I end asking "how much do you want"?
They say an amount, which, looking at the quality of work promised, can't bargain much.
Let me tell you, the first week is ever fun
Come week 2😂💔
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Mnapenda tu kucomplain.
None of you has a robot or any AI. Some of you know nothing about how those things are even made.
But there you are , all over the internet ranting about the gvt screwing the industry.
Which industry?
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So guys,
Wenye mmejaribu Lisa
Eventually, it's supposed to connect to all your data sources, aggregate it & provide you with "what to do" to grow your business.
When you ask,
"How do we grow revenue?"
You should get a definite & personalised strategy.
So, ndio tunaanza🚀
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Avoid the pressure, good things actually do take time, sometimes a lot of time.
Persistence and patience are major ingredients.
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Am scrolling through this website looking for gigs alafu on my notification bar I see an email...
... Hello Pheneas, I'm a motivated machine learning Engineer... Would like to apply for a mid level Machine learning engineering role at Phindor...
Tutafika guys😊
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Nataka niingie
@moringaschool
nimalizane Niive back-end Sasa nikue full stack.
Do you recommend?
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Am looking for a react dev for a weekend UI/FRONTEND gig.
ASAP.
Atleast have 1 or 2 live projects.
🙏
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If you're building any software around logistics.
Brace for impact.
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Isn't it weird that Africa tech summit is happening in London?
Ama ni "backward thinking" inanisumbua?
😂
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249 KCPE
B+ KCSE
Graduated in 2nd year.
1st best paying job, Uber 🚴🏿♂️ delivery.
Now, building
@phindor_ai
And still trying to figure life out...
398 KCPE
A- KCSE
2nd lower campus.
1st managerial job after 2 years of experience
1st startup at 4 yrs experience.
A win is a win
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Non-technical founders building tech products.
If it is your idea, then find someone and pay them, and also a shareholder CTO.
You can't ask a typical dev to commit full-time for 17% of your company without pay & demand they "see the bigger picture"
Shares hazilipi rent!
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For those that trash talk about local startups, try building one.
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I have always wanted to build a community of entrepreneurs that is fully committed to supporting each.
If we choose push one of us, help them build, or raise funds everyone would wake excited about it.
Any ideas on this? How do we do this?
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Building a start-up from scratch to having anyone put a significant amount of money & time in you is an extreme sport
So extreme, you will die every time you resurrect.
Resurrection is not automatic. It is your willpower that brings you back from the comfort of the dead.
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Are we supposed to gather somewhere?
😅
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If you share your startup idea to a crowd, your friends, a group at an event, or here on twitter, you'll probably be cheered.
For real feedback, do it with people who don't care.
One on one!
You could be running on hot air!
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True to your observation,
@shadrac_matata
. We've noticed that people drop off immediately after signup.
In a week, we've had 100+ sign-ups but only about 20 made it into the app 🤦🏿♂️.
To improve conversion, we're adding social Auth, Na tupunguze Onboarding process tuone..
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A lot of times I get dms from junior devs asking for opportunities nakosa maoni. Am not where you think I am. But... Just hang in there.
This
@lisa_APIs
thing seems to be working, and has the capacity to employ all of us.
I was unemployed for 3yrs+. I understand the feeling.
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From the events of this weekend 🥵.
If you're a cyber sec guy, I just want you to know that I'm your friend.
Lisa Ni yetu wote😅.
And thanks to
@Known_Mike
and
@maina__david
we've managed to find and seal a few loopholes.
Lakini nimewaogopa. Man, sijalala weekend!
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Building a successful business out of a tech idea is incredibly hard.
Whether you have a great or whack product doesn't matter.
Building the tech alone takes a toll on your mental health.
So take your time, do what works, punguza makasiriko, and prioritize your mental well-being
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The
@lisaapp_
is now available for public testing on playstore.
Please be warned, things here are highly unstable 😹.
Try it out & share your feedback.
Recommended for retailers, service providers - lawyer, kinyozi etc, & catering businesses.
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Maybe, this helps someone! A future entrepreneur.
My Co-founder and I began dreaming about Phindor and lisa in 2017, at
@TU_Kenya
.
We even printed business cards and went to events. Nobody gave a fuck.
Between 2018-2021 was us doing anything doable for money to fund our...
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#Startup
of the year
#award
goes to
@WilliamsRuto
's
@TheHustlerFund
.
Launched only 2 weeks ago, the startup has signed 17M users, 3M recurring users, handled over 16M transactions and disbursed over SH9B in
#loan
and registered KES 498M in user
#savings
.
#2022inShort
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We've successfully tested our
#mvp
and went ahead to make some $120 MRR since June.
Help us get to 1500 pre-signups on playstore ahead of November production release.
🚀🚀
Retweet When you see it🙏🏿
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You guys don't get it.
You see, founders are special breed of humans.
We want positive energy around us.
We have no time to build and toil selling some crap software.
We wanna make headlines, and be the rockstars we are.
Wewe kaa hapo talking to customers 🌚
Let me tell you,
You must register your startup for big tech events,
Struggle to pitch at Summits,
Pay to speak at all tech/business forum.
Ata kama iko London, kopa uende.
Tafuta media interviews Na ujaze blogs.
Ongea Na uvae kama CEO.
This is how you build a startup🎃
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Do you know anyone working on hardware solutions?
Please help me find them by tagging their accounts.
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Have you ever presented your revolutionary and life changing business idea alafu hawaona maoni?
😂
Day 3 of
@E4ICenterKenya
Today we're refining our business ideas to ensure they exactly match our problem statements which were defined yesterday.
@lisaapp_
to the moon🚀
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@_talentseeker
@vincenteliezer
I was hired as a UX designer somewhere. I quit after a week of designing posters 😂
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Founders, reduce your problems before you solve them.
Stay focused on what's necessary and important.
Helps maintain a healthy mental state, which is necessary for establishment of great companies.
It's a good morning 🌄
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Future founders, before hiring someone to do it for you try building it yourself. Start by learning.
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Founders & maybe PMs, you need to understand that your devs will not build you an app as beautiful & robust as Uber, TikTok, or
@lisaapp_
in 13 weeks.
If they do, It's going to crash somewhere on the way 😂
Point is, There is no need for unnecessary pressure!
Patience.
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Finally, they published
@lisaapp_
.
lisa is an elite business assistant to help you dive deep into your customer's world.
Designed for developers & business managers/owners/executives.
To get started, upload your catalogue or connect your APIs.
Beta is currently full. 458💪
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@lawrencekitema
An item displaces water volume equal to it's volume. Volume is a function of the items dimens, volume is space occupied. The item with smaller volume occupy least space and therefore that glass has more water volume compared to the others. That's the furthest this can be answered
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I stopped fighting the system for not working like I wanted.
I'm now learning to steer it
To wherever I want.
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Whether I succeed or not, it doesn't really bother me.
What I like the fact that there was a time when building
@phindor_lisa
was just a dream.
Now, I'm even onboarding clients.
So when I say I want to build Africa's first space craft, I feel like I am dreaming. But 1+1 =2
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Watu wangu, ukipatana Na founder, stop asking questions that seek clarity. 98% are just excited, usiue hio morale. Instead, ask questions that help you know where to help them.
This is what everyone at
@gritbridge
is doing.
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So my dev expects me to call my only active
#user
and tell him that dev ako na "glitch" na atafix hio payment issue after the glitch😂🤦♂️.
Anyway, I'm hiring.
#founders
#startups
#startuplife
#founderstories
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At BB Westie just enjoying the music alafu this hot one comes anasema,
"Unaniangalia sana, nimekuja unione poa, Na unakaa farmiliar, mimi naitwa Kesh"
Nikafikiriaaa... Mamaa alikua dancefloor akaona, akikuja ndio akili ikanihit I have a startup to run... Nikafungua Bolt 😂
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Most of you founder, identified a real pain point.
You then went ahead to build the wrong product.
People in Alego walk for long distances to buy food, so you built an e-commerce website🤦🏿♂️.
You didn't think that maybe a kiosk in the village was it.
"Talk to your customers"
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Before you are carried away by the "coolness" of your startup idea, please think about the longevity of the need.
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@NanouuSymeon
Even a static website will require some bits of basic math. Uber runs on math. This app is pure maths, anything with location in it is maths, payments, localization and mapping, ml ds... I don't know how to answer this question 😂😂😂
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Currently going through 1st phase of the 12month incubation for
@lisaapp_
at
@E4ICenterKenya
and man!!!
It's day 2 and never have I performed this level of surgery on Lisa before!!
She is definitely going to make it!
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Thanks to the 20+ who have already joined me in this.
I know it's challenging and uncertain.
But we dare to dream!!!
As a founder, I know how hard it is to build from ground up.
My deepest desire is to make the process easier for others after me.
Asanteni💪🏿
Most of you tech Bros mko Na pesa.
I am looking for 10 of you, kila mtu akuje Na 100Gs.
We identity 5 start-ups.
Won't give them the money.
But put hands on effort , get them to market and exit.
@shadrac_matata
@SaruniBM
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We (
@phindor_ai
)managed to cross one more barrier.💪💪
Happy to note that we're now licensed to handle your data.
@lisa_APIs
is a
#data
processing infrastructure that integrates, cleans & employs ml to help small businesses easily & affordably gain insights from their data.
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@NdemoKelvin
I like the joke. You're putting across a very important point. Folks out here think that investors are just seated somewhere waiting for them.
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I've been rich in my head for too long.
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Anyone who's been through an incubator and got fucked up or hasn't received any value.
Hit me up for an upcoming show.
We're reviewing incubators.
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1/2 Here's something nimenotice about VCs in Africa.
✅They're aware of the games played by Founders.
✅They put money in startups likely to raise more money.
✅This will allow them exit at a higher valuation.
✅That's why people raise money with ideas and you can't.
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Chances are, you will start your startup, build, iterate and raise money and even sell - to 3 people then we buy you out😂
Am not entertaining competition.
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You have to set yourself apart.
Sometimes it's so easy to get swayed and think other people's style is better.
Especially, when it's a little tough on your end.
To build something great, you must find and walk your own path.
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No specific reason for posting this but, founders, how's the going?
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Ebu niwaulize mkiambiwa mjenge web apps huwa mnacreate pages alafu mnazilink?
For example, after I've filled a form and submitted it, the 'success screen' (assuming it's full page and not a pop up). How should it be rendered?
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The perfect health tech Startup for Africa needs only to be "07xxxxxxx".
Make a call , talk to doc, get prescribed, end of story.
Your AI driven app is bs.
Only about 35% of Africans have access to Internet but 80% have phones.
The 80% are the ones in need bro.
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Building a
#startup
in the most talked about and least implemented sectors in
#technology
:
#AI
and
#BigData
for
#business
, has taught me a lot of things.
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