A guest post by @Wanjiku I have been thinking about my mistakes and lessons in the process of growing a tech company. Staffing is probably the biggest challenge a growing company faces, along with capital. Investing in an area like tech infrastructure is challenging. You get the most skilled…

Erik Hersman one of the founders of  iHub, a a TED Senior Fellow as well as a PopTech Faculty Fellow, writes: Perhaps one of the longest projects to come to fruition for me has been Gearbox. Over three years ago, a…

Your income must be more than your expenditure is the rule of thumb in business. But how do you make sure that you follow this rule?

Christmas is over, now back to the serious stuff, at least until new years day. So far we have looked at how to finance your business at the early stage and growth stage. By now, you are well aware of what to look…

We have briefly tackled what venture capitalism is and who a venture capitalist (VC) is in part 1. Last week we looked at early stage financing and the purpose of the 2 legs of financing at this stage in preparation for growth stage financing. This…

“Africa is the only developing region in the world where the growth rate is expected to rise this year. Internet usage has  grown more this year in Africa than on any other continent……in short, Africa is on its way. ” – Hillary Clinton on DEMO Africa…