Technology & Entrepreneurship Forum, 29th September 2009

Hi, There will be a Tech & Entrepreneurship Forum on the 29th September, 2009, 4th Floor Teleposta Towers, from 5.30 PM. Content will be as follows: - Why go into business? Do you have to? What do you aim to achieve? Is it better to start a Non-profit (Ushahidi)? - What objectives must one set in order to succeed. Stop flying blind - Dealing with government/registration etc - Finance, how to raise funding - Loans, VC, Angel investors? - Patenting ideas - How to make money from 'soft capital'. - Making money. Chasing the numbers. Speakers will include: 1. Liko Agosta - Founder and CEO of Verviant Limited - www.verviant.com, leading Web Developing firm and BPO Provider 2. Joshua Wanyama - Founder and CEO of Pamoja Media - www.pamojamedia.com, a TED fellow. 3. Caroline Juma of KCR Kenya. 4. Kahenya Kamunyu - CEO, ViRN Instruments. Involved with Zuqka, previously worked for BT, Yahoo, Sanyo Business, and Sony Playstation. Currently developing smart ideas and providing Venture Capital to small enterprises. Special thanks to Alex Gakuru and KDN. -- With Regards, Phares Kariuki | T: +254 734 810 802 | E: pkariuki@gmail.com | Twitter: kaboro | Skype: kariukiphares |

What is the cost? Regards, Peter Oluoch, CEO, Doxa www.thedoxa.net +254 720 969 361 For Websites, Logos, Flash Animations From: skunkworks-bounces@lists.my.co.ke [mailto:skunkworks-bounces@lists.my.co.ke] On Behalf Of Phares Kariuki Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2009 12:14 AM To: Skunkworks forum Subject: [Skunkworks] Technology & Entrepreneurship Forum, 29th September 2009 Hi, There will be a Tech & Entrepreneurship Forum on the 29th September, 2009, 4th Floor Teleposta Towers, from 5.30 PM. Content will be as follows: * Why go into business? Do you have to? What do you aim to achieve? Is it better to start a Non-profit (Ushahidi)? * What objectives must one set in order to succeed. Stop flying blind * Dealing with government/registration etc * Finance, how to raise funding - Loans, VC, Angel investors? * Patenting ideas - How to make money from 'soft capital'. * Making money. Chasing the numbers. Speakers will include: 1. Liko Agosta - Founder and CEO of Verviant Limited - <http://www.verviant.com/> www.verviant.com, leading Web Developing firm and BPO Provider 2. Joshua Wanyama - Founder and CEO of Pamoja Media - <http://www.pamojamedia.com/> www.pamojamedia.com, a TED fellow. 3. Caroline Juma of KCR Kenya. 4. Kahenya Kamunyu - CEO, ViRN Instruments. Involved with Zuqka, previously worked for BT, Yahoo, Sanyo Business, and Sony Playstation. Currently developing smart ideas and providing Venture Capital to small enterprises. Special thanks to Alex Gakuru and KDN. -- With Regards, Phares Kariuki | T: +254 734 810 802 | E: pkariuki@gmail.com | Twitter: kaboro | Skype: kariukiphares |

No charge. On Sun, Sep 25, 2005 at 6:21 AM, Peter Oluoch <peter@thedoxa.net> wrote:
What is the cost?
Regards,
Peter Oluoch,
CEO, Doxa
www.thedoxa.net
+254 720 969 361
For Websites, Logos, Flash Animations
*From:* skunkworks-bounces@lists.my.co.ke [mailto: skunkworks-bounces@lists.my.co.ke] *On Behalf Of *Phares Kariuki *Sent:* Thursday, September 24, 2009 12:14 AM *To:* Skunkworks forum *Subject:* [Skunkworks] Technology & Entrepreneurship Forum, 29th September 2009
Hi,
There will be a Tech & Entrepreneurship Forum on the 29th September, 2009, 4th Floor Teleposta Towers, from 5.30 PM.
Content will be as follows:
- Why go into business? Do you have to? What do you aim to achieve? Is it better to start a Non-profit (Ushahidi)? - What objectives must one set in order to succeed. Stop flying blind - Dealing with government/registration etc - Finance, how to raise funding - Loans, VC, Angel investors? - Patenting ideas - How to make money from 'soft capital'. - Making money. Chasing the numbers.
Speakers will include:
1. Liko Agosta - Founder and CEO of Verviant Limited - www.verviant.com, leading Web Developing firm and BPO Provider
2. Joshua Wanyama - Founder and CEO of Pamoja Media - www.pamojamedia.com, a TED fellow.
3. Caroline Juma of KCR Kenya.
4. Kahenya Kamunyu - CEO, ViRN Instruments. Involved with Zuqka, previously worked for BT, Yahoo, Sanyo Business, and Sony Playstation. Currently developing smart ideas and providing Venture Capital to small enterprises.
Special thanks to Alex Gakuru and KDN.
-- With Regards,
Phares Kariuki
| T: +254 734 810 802 | E: pkariuki@gmail.com | Twitter: kaboro | Skype: kariukiphares |
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-- With Regards, Phares Kariuki | T: +254 734 810 802 | E: pkariuki@gmail.com | Twitter: kaboro | Skype: kariukiphares |

Great stuff. I personally look forward. On Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 3:30 PM, Phares Kariuki <pkariuki@gmail.com> wrote:
No charge.
On Sun, Sep 25, 2005 at 6:21 AM, Peter Oluoch <peter@thedoxa.net> wrote:
What is the cost?
Regards,
Peter Oluoch,
CEO, Doxa
www.thedoxa.net
+254 720 969 361
For Websites, Logos, Flash Animations
From: skunkworks-bounces@lists.my.co.ke [mailto:skunkworks-bounces@lists.my.co.ke] On Behalf Of Phares Kariuki Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2009 12:14 AM To: Skunkworks forum Subject: [Skunkworks] Technology & Entrepreneurship Forum, 29th September 2009
Hi,
There will be a Tech & Entrepreneurship Forum on the 29th September,
2009,
4th Floor Teleposta Towers, from 5.30 PM.
Content will be as follows:
Why go into business? Do you have to? What do you aim to achieve? Is it better to start a Non-profit (Ushahidi)? What objectives must one set in order to succeed. Stop flying blind Dealing with government/registration etc Finance, how to raise funding - Loans, VC, Angel investors? Patenting ideas - How to make money from 'soft capital'. Making money. Chasing the numbers.
Speakers will include:
1. Liko Agosta - Founder and CEO of Verviant Limited - www.verviant.com, leading Web Developing firm and BPO Provider
2. Joshua Wanyama - Founder and CEO of Pamoja Media - www.pamojamedia.com , a TED fellow.
3. Caroline Juma of KCR Kenya.
4. Kahenya Kamunyu - CEO, ViRN Instruments. Involved with Zuqka, previously worked for BT, Yahoo, Sanyo Business, and Sony Playstation. Currently developing smart ideas and providing Venture Capital to small enterprises.
Special thanks to Alex Gakuru and KDN.
-- With Regards,
Phares Kariuki
| T: +254 734 810 802 | E: pkariuki@gmail.com | Twitter: kaboro | Skype: kariukiphares |
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-- With Regards,
Phares Kariuki
| T: +254 734 810 802 | E: pkariuki@gmail.com | Twitter: kaboro | Skype: kariukiphares |
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Very timely indeed.Looking forward to it. On Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 6:02 PM, samwaithaka <samwaithaka@gmail.com> wrote:
Great stuff. I personally look forward.
On Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 3:30 PM, Phares Kariuki <pkariuki@gmail.com> wrote:
No charge.
On Sun, Sep 25, 2005 at 6:21 AM, Peter Oluoch <peter@thedoxa.net> wrote:
What is the cost?
Regards,
Peter Oluoch,
CEO, Doxa
www.thedoxa.net
+254 720 969 361
For Websites, Logos, Flash Animations
From: skunkworks-bounces@lists.my.co.ke [mailto:skunkworks-bounces@lists.my.co.ke] On Behalf Of Phares Kariuki Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2009 12:14 AM To: Skunkworks forum Subject: [Skunkworks] Technology & Entrepreneurship Forum, 29th
September
2009
Hi,
There will be a Tech & Entrepreneurship Forum on the 29th September, 2009, 4th Floor Teleposta Towers, from 5.30 PM.
Content will be as follows:
Why go into business? Do you have to? What do you aim to achieve? Is it better to start a Non-profit (Ushahidi)? What objectives must one set in order to succeed. Stop flying blind Dealing with government/registration etc Finance, how to raise funding - Loans, VC, Angel investors? Patenting ideas - How to make money from 'soft capital'. Making money. Chasing the numbers.
Speakers will include:
1. Liko Agosta - Founder and CEO of Verviant Limited - www.verviant.com , leading Web Developing firm and BPO Provider
2. Joshua Wanyama - Founder and CEO of Pamoja Media - www.pamojamedia.com, a TED fellow.
3. Caroline Juma of KCR Kenya.
4. Kahenya Kamunyu - CEO, ViRN Instruments. Involved with Zuqka, previously worked for BT, Yahoo, Sanyo Business, and Sony Playstation. Currently developing smart ideas and providing Venture Capital to small enterprises.
Special thanks to Alex Gakuru and KDN.
-- With Regards,
Phares Kariuki
| T: +254 734 810 802 | E: pkariuki@gmail.com | Twitter: kaboro | Skype: kariukiphares |
_______________________________________________ Skunkworks mailing list Skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks Other services @ http://my.co.ke Other lists ------------- Announce: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks-announce Science: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/science kazi: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/admin/kazi/general
-- With Regards,
Phares Kariuki
| T: +254 734 810 802 | E: pkariuki@gmail.com | Twitter: kaboro | Skype: kariukiphares |
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-- Samuel Waithaka http://www.linkedin.com/in/waithaka http://twitter.com/samwaithaka
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participants (6)
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Dennis Kioko
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Joseph McDonald
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Martin Muraguri
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Peter Oluoch
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Phares Kariuki
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samwaithaka