*SPECIAL* Silicon Savannah: Business Lessons from East Africa Talk

OverviewWe’ve got a slightly different format for this episode – it’s a recording of a talk that I gave on a recent trip back to London. It was held at a co-working space (@huckletree) to an audience of people interested in learning more about the business scene in East Africa. We have a bit an intro and overview of the main industries in the region before delving into a few other topics which haven’t really been covered so far on the podcast Some thoughts around how technology in the region is being adopted quicker, leapfrogging the developed worldHow the education system means it can be difficult to hire in East AfricaAnd a discussion around the implications of Brexit and the Trump election on the region About half way through we get to Q & As which, in my opinion is the best bit as we get to cover some more contextual questions of the business scene. Some of the questions might be a bit tricky to pick up, but you should be able to work out what’s going on from the resulting discussion. In any case, this is a slightly longer episode than you might be used to, but with the diversity of topics we cover, I hope you find it useful. If you have any thoughts, questions or comments, just drop me a message on Twitter @Sam_Floy or by email [email protected] MORE AT:https://theeastafricabusinesspodcast.com/2017/08/23/special-silicon-savannah-business-lessons-from-east-africa-talk/