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The idea that either individuals or organisations are 'too big to fail' or that the tech and start-up sector is somehow different is wrong. Ory Okolloh
Big Too Sector Somehow Wrong Fail Individuals Idea Different Either Organisations Tech Start-Up
In Kenya particularly, we have a lot to say - we're sort of obsessed with politics. We have three nightly news broadcasts, predominantly bad politics. Ory Okolloh
Politics News Three Say Bad Obsessed Particularly Sort Lot Kenya Nightly
If you want to amplify the data that you have, you need media, you need lawyers, you need the judiciary. Especially when governments try to shut down a particular website or when litigating on an issue. Ory Okolloh
Website You Try Judiciary Down Data Lawyers Particular Issue Governments Want Media Shut Amplify Need
As I see it, tech in Africa 1.0 was the mobile-phone boom, and version 2.0 was about new apps developed in response to local needs. Tech in Africa 3.0 should be about those who are successful in transforming the chatter into real opportunities. Ory Okolloh
Needs Opportunities Local Boom Those Apps Response See About Chatter Developed New Real Version Africa Transforming Successful Should Who Tech
Omidyar Network first supported Africa Check in 2014 when they were a team of just three dedicated people intent on building a more fact-based environment for public debate in South Africa. Ory Okolloh
People Debate Three First Building South Africa More Network Environment Supported Check Were South Intent Just Africa Public Dedicated Team
Ninety percent of my mentors have been male, most of them with very little in common with me on a personal level - from life experience, work experience, backgrounds, etc. Ory Okolloh
Life Work Me Experience Backgrounds Ninety Ninety Percent Life Experience Percent Mentors Most Been Male Very Personal Common Personal Level Etc Little Them Level
Technology influenced me in that it gave me an opportunity to have a voice as a woman. I think it's because the barriers to entry tend to be a bit lower. Ory Okolloh
Me Technology Woman Opportunity Think Gave Bit Voice Tend Entry Because Influenced Lower Barriers
I think the Internet is having an impact in very diverse ways anchored around amplifying voice, from enabling what I like to refer to as micro-activism. Ory Okolloh
Internet Think Ways Anchored Impact Diverse Having Voice Like Around Enabling Refer Very
I think the Internet is a key driver of opening up opportunities, which impacts many things, including development - I will repeat that I am not a fan of looking at technology or the Internet in Africa through the lens of development - we love the Internet for sake of the Internet. Ory Okolloh
Love Technology Key Opportunities Internet Will Looking Think Impacts Through Driver Development Opening Am Sake Repeat Up Africa Fan Which Lens Many Including Things
As much as innovation is important, I think we also need to just make stuff. If we look at Kenya, where I'm from, as an example, we are importing everything down to toothpicks. Ory Okolloh
Innovation Example Important Down Think Everything Stuff Look Also Make Just Where Much Kenya Need
I think a lot of Africans in my generation, and especially those of us who have spent time overseas before coming back, are quite comfortable moving between the two worlds, though always with a lens of, 'What can we do to help our countries or regions?' Ory Okolloh
Time Generation Before Think Worlds Back Our Spent Those Though My Generation Between Countries Comfortable Always Coming Overseas Lot Quite African Moving Regions Lens Us Help Who Two
I think there's sort of an extra oomph with the younger people coming up. They're writing. They're communicating. They're sharing, and they are very much technology-driven. Ory Okolloh
People Writing Think Extra Sharing Sort Coming Up Very Younger Communicating Much Younger People
While I am a huge proponent of us as Africans telling our own stories and countering the negative stereotypes out there since no one else will, I am also cognizant of the power that the mainstream Western media still has on shaping perceptions of the continent. Ory Okolloh
Negative Will Power Own Else Our Out Telling Perceptions Proponent No-One Shaping Mainstream Since Stereotypes Also Am Continent Still Western Huge African Stories While Us Media Cognizant
I have a very introverted real personality. Ory Okolloh
Personality Introverted Real Very
Most entrepreneurs think capital is the biggest problem they have - but it's not. You can have all the capital you want, but if the market fit and ability to adjust are not present, your startup will likely not succeed. Ory Okolloh
You Problem Will Think Startup Market Adjust Ability Entrepreneurs Most Likely Fit Want Biggest Biggest Problem Succeed Capital Your Present
We are raising a generation of children who may not know how to mobilize without Facebook. Ory Okolloh
Facebook Generation Know Without How Mobilize May Children Who Raising
Beyond providing some level of scrutiny of Kenyan MPs, we built Mzalendo to demonstrate that there is only so much bemoaning you can do about your representation. Ory Okolloh
You Some About Only Beyond Built Demonstrate Providing Representation Scrutiny Much Your Level
It's one thing to tell people to make informed decisions, but that's difficult when there is no information. Ory Okolloh
People Difficult Tell One Thing Make Information Informed Decisions Thing
I spent a lot of my early blogging career sort of highlighting all the ills of the government in Kenya and all the corruption and problems. Ory Okolloh
Government Corruption Problems Spent Highlighting Sort Blogging Lot Ills Early Career Kenya
I'm not sure I'd be as successful as I am as a woman in a profession other than in technology. Because it tends to be a bit neutral. If you have the tools, if you can code, it's a lot more sort of merit and recognizes talent. Ory Okolloh
You Technology Woman Other Tools Bit More Neutral Tends Merit Talent Sort Sure Because Am Lot Than Successful Profession Code
Whether you are planning a safari, doing a homework assignment on Botswana, or promoting your local business, Street View will allow you to experience a slice of the country. Ory Okolloh
You Business Experience Will Country Homework Local Slice Promoting Allow Doing Whether View Your Planning Street Assignment
The land is not in the least bit fertile and yet the cattle herds grow larger and larger. A cow represents capital investment here. Richard Leakey
Herd Bit Investment Cattle Least Cow Fertile Represents Land Capital Capital Investment Grow Larger Here
Elephants can live to an age of up to 70 or 80 years and they have a good memory. It could be they come across an area that is experiencing a drought. Then they continue on their path and run into people. Richard Leakey
Good Age Memory People Path Live Good Memory Run Area Could Drought Come Continue Years Up Experiencing Then Across Elephants
We think that groups of between 30 and 40 early men would have settled in an area measuring a hundred square kilometers. Richard Leakey
Men Think Settled Hundred Would Area Between Square Measuring Groups Early
To investigate the history of man's development, the most important finds are, of course, hominid fossils. Richard Leakey
History Man Important Finds Investigate Development Most Course The History Of The Most Important Fossils Hominid
Whether or not all this came to pass in an East African ditch, I wouldn't like to say. Perhaps it happened in North Africa or further west, but Africa was definitely the place. Richard Leakey
Say Further Definitely East Ditch Like Perhaps Pass Came West North North Africa Africa African Happened Whether Place
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