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Re: Ask HN: Which developing nations have interesting tech stories at the moment?

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flippyhead wrote: post #48
Raed667 wrote: post #42

I'm surprised that no one has mentioned Tunisia. Its main advantage is that the country produces SF-grade engineers for 10% of the cost. https://techcrunch.com/2016/02/11/tunisia-is-becoming-mena-n... https://www.wamda.com/2015/11/why-accelerators-are-flocking-... http://www.tunisia-live.net/2015/07/10/tunisia-start-up/ Some nuance: https://medium.com/@ostl/tunis-as-a-startup-city-or-not-2d4d...

I'd love to put this to the test. Do you happen to know of any good places to advertise our open developer positions there?

The first platform that comes to mind is https://www.jobi.tn/ (also a local Tunisian startup)

Re: Ask HN: Which developing nations have interesting tech stories at the moment?

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Post by carlmungz »

flippyhead wrote: post #48
Raed667 wrote: post #42

I'm surprised that no one has mentioned Tunisia. Its main advantage is that the country produces SF-grade engineers for 10% of the cost. https://techcrunch.com/2016/02/11/tunisia-is-becoming-mena-n... https://www.wamda.com/2015/11/why-accelerators-are-flocking-... http://www.tunisia-live.net/2015/07/10/tunisia-start-up/ Some nuance: https://medium.com/@ostl/tunis-as-a-startup-city-or-not-2d4d...

I'd love to put this to the test. Do you happen to know of any good places to advertise our open developer positions there?

I did an interview on the Middle East and North Africa recently and the guy I spoke to said similar things about the talent available in the region.

You can check it out here: https://softwareengineeringdaily.com/2017/05/11/tech-in-the-...

Re: Ask HN: Which developing nations have interesting tech stories at the moment?

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Post by carlmungz »

Raed667 wrote: post #42

I'm surprised that no one has mentioned Tunisia. Its main advantage is that the country produces SF-grade engineers for 10% of the cost. https://techcrunch.com/2016/02/11/tunisia-is-becoming-mena-n... https://www.wamda.com/2015/11/why-accelerators-are-flocking-... http://www.tunisia-live.net/2015/07/10/tunisia-start-up/ Some nuance: https://medium.com/@ostl/tunis-as-a-startup-city-or-not-2d4d...

Thanks for this.

Re: Ask HN: Which developing nations have interesting tech stories at the moment?

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Post by carlmungz »

ajpgrealish wrote: post #29

There is a lot of work going on using tech to bring energy access to the 1.2 billion people currently living without grid access. BBOXX are using the combination of developments in renewable, battery tech, big data and IoT to bring down the cost of offering solar energy to people living in the most rural areas of the world. Briefly, we use the above technology to enable a pay-as-you-go solution to energy whereby a cu…

Interesting. Will be in touch, thanks.

Re: Ask HN: Which developing nations have interesting tech stories at the moment?

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Post by carlmungz »

gfredtech wrote: post #5

Kenya has a very budding startup scene, mostly innovative ways of offering financial services to the unbanked: https://www.quora.com/What-are-interesting-startups-in-Kenya http://www.innovationiseverywhere.com/kenya-startup-scene/

My first SE Daily interview was with one of the co-founders of mymookh.com. Kenya is definitely a leading nation in the mobile payments space.

Re: Ask HN: Which developing nations have interesting tech stories at the moment?

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Post by carlmungz »

avh02 wrote: post #2

Some stuff happening in Lebanon with government incentives and whatnot (and an educated but undervalued tech workforce). personally I've left that all behind me but I can probably find people you want to talk to if you want to talk to them. something you may be interested in as an index to some stuff the central bank is trying: http://bdlaccelerate.com/2016/ The Guardian's chips with everything covered some of it rec…

I'm happy to chat with people who have a deeper understanding of Lebanon. My Middle East show was more of a general overview of the region. I'm hoping to dig deeper into some of the stories I've come across. Do you have Twitter?

Re: Ask HN: Which developing nations have interesting tech stories at the moment?

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Post by carlmungz »

contingencies wrote: post #34

Nairobi, Kenya: New incubator http://metta.co/#visit could be a good source of contacts and interviewees. Rangoon, Myanmar: A scene is forming now that internet and mobile phones have become widely available and affordable. Vietnam: Lots of startups.

Thanks for the info. That Myanmar angle is intriguing. What is the best way to reach you for a quick chat?

Re: Ask HN: Which developing nations have interesting tech stories at the moment?

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Post by carlmungz »

rundmc wrote: post #4

Gibraltar: After the initial wave of financial services companies came a proliferation of gaming companies which led to a bunch of payments companies setting up. This has now led to a fintech industry evolving and is currently seeing a surge in blockchain related business. Interestingly the cycle has now gone full circle and seen the launch of an Exchange Listed Bitcoin Fund....

Thanks for this. I love hearing about tech in places such as this.

Re: Ask HN: Which developing nations have interesting tech stories at the moment?

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Post by pjmlp »

carlmungz wrote: post #59
pjmlp wrote: post #16

I was quite impressed with the Ciber City area in Mauritius, but not sure how well everyone there is doing.

When did you last visit?

A couple of months ago.

I didn't do much though, just had to drive around the area.

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