The Hidden Trap That is Killing The African Internet Entrepreneurs

By:

Low bandwidth and expensive access limit a lot what you can do with Internet in Africa. Therefore, if you want to build a successful web solution for African audience it should be lightweight using mostly text and a little bit of  images. It’s advised to avoid using voice or video. Unfortunately, even if you are successful building this kind of lightweight website you’ll fail, because there is a hidden trap. A text based Internet works very well in the western or eastern world because of 99% Read more [...]

Mawuna Remarque KOUTONIN

About Mawuna Remarque KOUTONIN

Mawuna Koutonin is a world peace activist who relentlessly works to empower people to express their full potential and pursue their dreams, regardless of their background. He is the Editior of SiliconAfrica.com, Founder of Goodbuzz.net, and Social activist for Africa Renaissance. Koutonin’s ultimate dream is to open a world-class human potential development school in Africa in 2017. If you are interested in learning more about this venture or Koutonin’s other projects, you can reach him directly by emailing at mk@linkcrafter.com.

Where is the problem?

By:

… I’m the most stupid person to test any idea on. If I can understand it, the world will. Can you explain it in simple word, like if you were talking to a 7 years old kid? ex.:  Mama (target market) is sick (pain/problem). If we don’t do anything, she could die (How critical is the problem/pain). We have to do something, right? (check if people agree on the problem you see. If they won’t agree, they would NEVER buy your solution). Ok. Now, You run to pharmacy to buy medicine and I call for Read more [...]

Mawuna Remarque KOUTONIN

About Mawuna Remarque KOUTONIN

Mawuna Koutonin is a world peace activist who relentlessly works to empower people to express their full potential and pursue their dreams, regardless of their background. He is the Editior of SiliconAfrica.com, Founder of Goodbuzz.net, and Social activist for Africa Renaissance. Koutonin’s ultimate dream is to open a world-class human potential development school in Africa in 2017. If you are interested in learning more about this venture or Koutonin’s other projects, you can reach him directly by emailing at mk@linkcrafter.com.

Forget the Web or the Mobile, Radio is the Biggest Media in Africa

By:

Why should I always play the Joy Killer character in the Movie? I hate the role, but someone has to bring the hypsters home after the cash burning party. Radio is the biggest media in Africa, and the most influential. Internet is marginal in terms of timeshare and influence. The reason is simple, most people in Africa are illiterate. They don’t know how to read and write. There is an additional group of people who are literate or semi-literate but don’t like to write or read. My estimate is Read more [...]

Mawuna Remarque KOUTONIN

About Mawuna Remarque KOUTONIN

Mawuna Koutonin is a world peace activist who relentlessly works to empower people to express their full potential and pursue their dreams, regardless of their background. He is the Editior of SiliconAfrica.com, Founder of Goodbuzz.net, and Social activist for Africa Renaissance. Koutonin’s ultimate dream is to open a world-class human potential development school in Africa in 2017. If you are interested in learning more about this venture or Koutonin’s other projects, you can reach him directly by emailing at mk@linkcrafter.com.

45 lessons learned from my participation to an Accelerator

By:

During 7 weeks, march-june 2012, I’ve participated in Helsinki (Finland) and in Silicon Valley (San Francisco) to the open source accelerator program called Startup Sauna. That was an amazing experience. Below are the 45 main lessons I’ve learned, and keep using building my business. 1. Business is all about discipline. Disciplined People, engaged in disciplined thought, taking disciplined action. (Quoting from Jim Collins) 2. Not all people wandering are lost (Quoting from Steve Blank). If Read more [...]

Mawuna Remarque KOUTONIN

About Mawuna Remarque KOUTONIN

Mawuna Koutonin is a world peace activist who relentlessly works to empower people to express their full potential and pursue their dreams, regardless of their background. He is the Editior of SiliconAfrica.com, Founder of Goodbuzz.net, and Social activist for Africa Renaissance. Koutonin’s ultimate dream is to open a world-class human potential development school in Africa in 2017. If you are interested in learning more about this venture or Koutonin’s other projects, you can reach him directly by emailing at mk@linkcrafter.com.

Invest in Understanding

By:

She responded “Oh yes, I know. You feel a big wave of pleasure that spreads all over and you want to scream, and you close your eyes and you scream, right?” They replied “That’s correct. It’s so good!” “Yes, but … I’m virgin …” she timidly commented And they all burst into laughter, and the girly party continued with sassier topics. You can’t explain orgasm to a virgin girl. She could read about it in books or have watched it in porn movies; she knows what it’s, but she can’t Read more [...]

Mawuna Remarque KOUTONIN

About Mawuna Remarque KOUTONIN

Mawuna Koutonin is a world peace activist who relentlessly works to empower people to express their full potential and pursue their dreams, regardless of their background. He is the Editior of SiliconAfrica.com, Founder of Goodbuzz.net, and Social activist for Africa Renaissance. Koutonin’s ultimate dream is to open a world-class human potential development school in Africa in 2017. If you are interested in learning more about this venture or Koutonin’s other projects, you can reach him directly by emailing at mk@linkcrafter.com.

The Best Political Tweets on Africa

By:

Africa is rising, but has to face huge challenges and scary monsters. To help you read the African map, I’ve collected the best tweets from the best African politics commentator: Okwu Nwachinaemelu. If you are interested in African history and its contemporary evolution, you’ll be inspired, amused and challenged by Okwu tweets and articles. “I might be wrong, but I aim to educate. … I don’t care if we run deficits to improve our education system, revamp health care & achieve 99% literacy. Read more [...]

Mawuna Remarque KOUTONIN

About Mawuna Remarque KOUTONIN

Mawuna Koutonin is a world peace activist who relentlessly works to empower people to express their full potential and pursue their dreams, regardless of their background. He is the Editior of SiliconAfrica.com, Founder of Goodbuzz.net, and Social activist for Africa Renaissance. Koutonin’s ultimate dream is to open a world-class human potential development school in Africa in 2017. If you are interested in learning more about this venture or Koutonin’s other projects, you can reach him directly by emailing at mk@linkcrafter.com.

The Top 10 Fears of African Diaspora About Africa

By:

They wash dishes in restaurants, clean toilets and look after elderly incontinent people in the West. That makes the majority of the 30 million who have emigrated from Africa. Some are much luckier, they work in subaltern management positions in corporate America or in public institution in Europe. Few are real stars, successful with high pay and social status. Regardless of their current fate, they all share one thing in common: most of them want to return to Africa. The recent medias’ drumbeat Read more [...]

Mawuna Remarque KOUTONIN

About Mawuna Remarque KOUTONIN

Mawuna Koutonin is a world peace activist who relentlessly works to empower people to express their full potential and pursue their dreams, regardless of their background. He is the Editior of SiliconAfrica.com, Founder of Goodbuzz.net, and Social activist for Africa Renaissance. Koutonin’s ultimate dream is to open a world-class human potential development school in Africa in 2017. If you are interested in learning more about this venture or Koutonin’s other projects, you can reach him directly by emailing at mk@linkcrafter.com.

The African Reddit Launched: Find All Africa Latest News in One Place

By:

Is there any place where you can find all the latest and most interesting African news online? No, There isn’t. And that’s the reason why the largest African news aggregator has been launched this week. It’s called MyAfrika A news aggregator is a place where people come to share interesting content they have discovered across the web.  They would submit the content in the form a link or a text post, then other users would vote their submission “up” or just “ignore”. Users’ vote determine how Read more [...]

Mawuna Remarque KOUTONIN

About Mawuna Remarque KOUTONIN

Mawuna Koutonin is a world peace activist who relentlessly works to empower people to express their full potential and pursue their dreams, regardless of their background. He is the Editior of SiliconAfrica.com, Founder of Goodbuzz.net, and Social activist for Africa Renaissance. Koutonin’s ultimate dream is to open a world-class human potential development school in Africa in 2017. If you are interested in learning more about this venture or Koutonin’s other projects, you can reach him directly by emailing at mk@linkcrafter.com.

The Mosquito Fraternity

By:

They worship Mosquito as a God protector of Africa. They believe the presence of Mosquito and malaria in Africa have prevented Europeans to settle in mass and wiped out native Africans like they did for 100 millions native Americans during the last 5 centuries. Few in Africa and outside of Africa know about the Mosquito Fraternity, its members, their believes, rituals and actions; though the Fraternity is one of the most ancient, enduring and knowledgeable in Africa. I was introduced to the Mosquito Read more [...]

Mawuna Remarque KOUTONIN

About Mawuna Remarque KOUTONIN

Mawuna Koutonin is a world peace activist who relentlessly works to empower people to express their full potential and pursue their dreams, regardless of their background. He is the Editior of SiliconAfrica.com, Founder of Goodbuzz.net, and Social activist for Africa Renaissance. Koutonin’s ultimate dream is to open a world-class human potential development school in Africa in 2017. If you are interested in learning more about this venture or Koutonin’s other projects, you can reach him directly by emailing at mk@linkcrafter.com.

Sequoia Wisdom for First Time Entrepreneur

By:

Sequoia Capital is the most respected technology venture capital firm in the world. They’ve backed companies that collectively are worth over 20% of the total value of the NASDAQ stock exchange: Apple, Oracle, Google, Electronic Arts, Linear Technology, PayPal,  Aruba, LinkedIn, Youtube, Zappos, Airbnb, etc. They invest in people they call “The creative spirits. The underdogs. The resolute. The determined. The indefatigable. The defiant. The outsiders. The independent thinkers. The fighters. Read more [...]

Mawuna Remarque KOUTONIN

About Mawuna Remarque KOUTONIN

Mawuna Koutonin is a world peace activist who relentlessly works to empower people to express their full potential and pursue their dreams, regardless of their background. He is the Editior of SiliconAfrica.com, Founder of Goodbuzz.net, and Social activist for Africa Renaissance. Koutonin’s ultimate dream is to open a world-class human potential development school in Africa in 2017. If you are interested in learning more about this venture or Koutonin’s other projects, you can reach him directly by emailing at mk@linkcrafter.com.