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Oct 27, 2021 5 tweets 6 min read
There's no better time to stake your claim at income & wealth creation by building for the #DigitalEconomy. Serial #entrepreneur & my good friend @SamGichuru & I used to meet at AvanteGarde, a #cyber hapo #CBD when starting out on our various #technology inclined businesses. This isn't Avant Garde but represents the general look and f hio na ingine ground floor Barclays Plaza had the fastest connections in town. ETouch by #AfricaOnlineKE whose #CEO was tech entrepreneur turned investor @AyisiMakatiani also dotted the place lakini bei /min + I couldn't negotiate a flat rate for the day ... #MwelekeoNiInternet
Oct 26, 2021 6 tweets 6 min read
The power in your pocket:
On July 20, 1969, humans landed on the #moon. Key to that feat was a computer module designed by the @MIT Instrumentation Laboratory called the Apollo Guidance Computer For all mankind. Not particularly powerful by todays standards having 64Kbyte of memory & operating at 0.043MHz but boy did it deliver on a complex task greater than the sum of its electronic parts, providing computation + electronic interfaces for guidance, navigation & control of the spacecraft
Apr 27, 2021 15 tweets 5 min read
Internet + Telco veteran & investor #BlackRock @KSenanu shared great piece from @BCG on agility in the context of #telco #Mobile . Worth a read given that many are struggling with the move @PeterNdegwa_ has made @SafaricomPLC. It does have its challenges BUT upside is great! As agile has expanded beyond its origins in software development, telecommunications companies have actively explored taking agile ways of working beyond their software delivery teams.
Apr 26, 2021 13 tweets 2 min read
Principles behind the #AgileManifesto Our highest priority is to satisfy the customer through early and continuous delivery of valuable software.
Apr 26, 2021 7 tweets 8 min read
We want to move @SafaricomPLC from being just a #telco with a #payment #platform #MoMo #mobilemoney #Mpesa to a #technology #company. Going into areas that are more #solutions oriented ... a #lifestyle brand for #individuals, and an empowering #brand for #SMEs@PeterNdegwa_ The #agile way of working is not new since it has been implemented by global #media and #online companies such as @netflix #netflix and @amazon #amazon
Apr 25, 2021 5 tweets 2 min read
#SolarPower #GoGreen #KenyaPower #Tokens - #electricity Kenya Power incurred Sh16 billion in system losses more than what is allowed by the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (Epra) to be passed on to electricity consumers.