By now most people would be aware that I’ve joined Mxit to head up the social development and non-profit company. I’ve been asked by a number of people why I opted to join Mxit and take on this new role. Below I give 3 reasons why I believe Mxit is possibly the best place for [...]
Part of developing Social Enterprises at RLabs is using the Business Model Canvas. The presentation below gives some great insight into how to develop and apply it to your business. Business model generation View more presentations from techdude
It was an early start to the day in Dar es Salaam in Tanzania but we were all looking forward visiting the rural town of Morogoro, located 190km from the city centre. Along with the TANZICT team and CEO of COSTECH Incubator we had a long 3 hour drive ahead and driving into beautiful Morogoro [...]
Today was another exciting day for us as we announced a partnership between ExtendedBITS and RLabs to start the first ICT Innovation Incubator in Somaliland. This will provide young people from Somaliland the opportunity to not just gain valuable ICT and Entrepreneurship experience but also provide an opportunity to grow a new breed of African [...]
Currently in Amsterdam and over the last few weeks I’ve really been thinking about startups and the impact they can have in Society. It is also very difficult to find startups that adds value and meaning in society. Everyone wants to create the next BIG thing to be the next Facebook or Twitter, yet there [...]
Steve Blank Serial Entrepreneur and Investor is visiting Aalto University (One of the RLabs partners) gave a public keynote to some 800 students and alumni at the Aalto School of Economics. Favorite quote: “Other half of an entrepreneurial ecosystem is the crazy VCs”.
RLabs is excited to have Nairobi Innovation Lab (NaiLab) as one of its partners in Kenya with a goal of fostering new innovation and entrepreneurs in Africa. This collaboration came through our partnerships with One Percent Club and we know that Africa’s heart beats for a new breed of innovators. NaiLab based in Nairobi is [...]
Our first product to be launched out of the RLabs Innovation Incubator and Accelerator, JamiiX, are celebrating their first year. Below is an info-graph showing the growth of JamiiX the last year and we would like to congratulate the JamiiX team as they continue from strength to strength.
