Given there are 6 billion people on this planet, it is extremely unlikely that an idea is unique. Not impossible, but unlikely.<div><br></div><div>Further, it&#39;s not the guy who doesn&#39;t first who succeeds. Safaricom is not even the entity that developed MPesa concept by the way. Lots of examples abound. Before Facebook there was linkedin, Friendster, beebo, Orkut and dozens of others.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Don&#39;t fixate on ideas. It&#39;s not he who thinks first who wins. It is he who executes it best.<span></span><br><br>On Thursday, May 24, 2012, Solomon Mbũrũ Kamau  wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Yeah, patenting is the way to go, but just visit Kenya Industrial<br>
Estates (or is it KIPO?) and see how discouraging it costs to patent<br>
an idea.<br>
<br>
On 24/05/2012, Joseph Maina &lt;<a href="javascript:;" onclick="_e(event, &#39;cvml&#39;, &#39;mainasoft00@gmail.com&#39;)">mainasoft00@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br>
&gt; Cynthia,<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; when you have an idea, it is better to patent it before  , you give it  to<br>
&gt; somebody... they will never stab in the back<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 10:12 AM, Cynthia Wahome<br>
&gt; &lt;<a href="javascript:;" onclick="_e(event, &#39;cvml&#39;, &#39;cwahome@jambo.co.ke&#39;)">cwahome@jambo.co.ke</a>&gt;wrote:<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; Hello All<br>
&gt;&gt; Just seen the link below referring to Queen Bee<br>
&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; <a href="http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate+News/-/539550/1411996/-/t8kbw7/-/index.html" target="_blank">http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate+News/-/539550/1411996/-/t8kbw7/-/index.html</a><br>

&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; Is this QB&#39;s culture to steal ideas then stab you in thr Back or does it<br>
&gt;&gt; happen everywhere.<br>
&gt;&gt; I am asking this so as not to fall in the same predicament<br>
&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; Regards<br>
&gt;&gt; Cynthia<br>
&gt;&gt;<br>
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