Category: Startups, Business
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How to get an Investor Permit in Kenya
Kenya is projected to be the third most lucrative investment destination in the world in 2024. With a bulging tech space, Kenya is likely to witness a huge influx of venture capitalists and venture capital investments in this new year. Additionally, with market saturation hitting tech-heavy markets like the US…
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When the Founder gets Fired: 3 Reasons Why
By Meshack Masibo Imagine working day and night to build your Company only for it to be taken away from you. You don’t have to imagine it any longer because that is the story of Sam Altman. Sam Altman was recently fired from a company he built, OpenAI. It is reported that the…
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3 Hacks to use when applying for a Payment Service Provider (PSP) Licence in Kenya
Building a business in the payments space in Kenya is quite an uphill task. From the numerous and relentless requirements from the Central Bank of Kenya to figuring out how to incorporate the proper structures for your business. At other times, entrepreneurs are stuck at getting evidence of having KES 5,000,000 or…
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VC Funding & Lawyers: The Uncomfortable Conversation We Must Have
I know that this controversial title will probably get me into trouble in some quarters but I believe that it is a conversation worth having. I have had the privilege of working with different start-up founders across funding rounds as well as VCs interacting with startups in the seed stage…
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Meet the Founder: Francis Njue, HPaysa
Meshack Masibo, the Founder of MasiboLaw has a conversation with HPaysa CEO and his long term Client, Francis Njue
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Term Sheets: 3 Things that You should pay Attention to
You have been bootstrapping your start-up and finally believe it is time to get some investors on board, You get a chance to pitch your idea to some VCs/Angels and you nail it! By the time you are done with your pitch, they are mesmerized and all of them head…
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3 Things preventing you from getting a Digital Credit Provider (DCP) Licence
Digital lending is big business and everyone wants a piece of the pie but most people are not able to get it because they fail to secure a license from the Central Bank of Kenya(CBK). Sometimes, the reason is something substantively wrong with the Applicant’s business model, while other times,…
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The Pros and Cons of Patenting Software
People patent products for several reasons, some want to be known for inventing something new while others just want the licensing revenue, while some want both. Irrespective of the reason, if you come up with something new, people need to know that it was your idea and you should be…
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You’re Fired! Why Tech Startups are messing up
In the past few weeks, I have been handling several employment disputes for different techies. Some of them were employees of tech start-ups who were abruptly and unfairly terminated. Their stories of termination range from the bizarre to the brazenly sociopathic. Startups don’t seem to know the law and if…
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