Author: Kanyi

The Sad, Beautiful Fact That We’re All Going To Miss Almost Everything

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One of my earliest entries in this blog was a question about how in the world one is supposed to keep track of all of the incredible amount of consumable media data out there. The notion of having time to consumer properly and thoroughly, much less produce, is something of a fallacy. There is what effectively amounts to an infinitude of media out there, and it’s a lifelong challenge not to consumer it all, but […]

Eric Stromberg: How to get a job at a startup if you aren’t a developer

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estromberg: Recently, I’ve received an increasing number of emails from “business people” looking for advice on how to get a job at a startup. Most have the same story, “I could go work at a big company, but want to join a startup. One problem: I don’t know where to start the process.” Everyone knows how to… Eric Stromberg: How to get a job at a startup if you aren’t a developer

Africa Passes Europe in Mobile Connections.

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theatlantic: “Africa has passed Western Europe in the number of mobile connections during the final quarter of 2010, Wireless Intelligence reported on Thursday. It comes as the telecom market on the continent continues to show marked improvement in both services and infrastructure, especially in North Africa. The new report said that African mobile connections reached 547.5 million during the final three months of 2010, up nearly 20 percent from the previous year. In comparison, Western […]

On The Missing Middle, Part 1.

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My friend Jonny sent me this article wondering what my reaction was, asking me to comment. I’ve been doing some thinking on it, and figured I’d take to the blog to put down my thoughts. I have a lot of thoughts, so this is part 1. Assuming you’re not going to read the Forbes article, some tidbits: [Africa has] Mark Zuckerbergs, Andrew Masons, Mark Pincuses, Larry Pages and Sergey Brins. But it lacks its own Yuri Milners, John Doerrs, Vinod Khoslas and Y Combinators. To […]