Comments on: The excruciating pain of being a Kenyan Coder [Pt 2]

By: Jigman

Jigman — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 16:41:00 +0000

Thanks Salim.
I think almost anyone can steal a great idea whether on purpose or not on purpose. Therefore I don’t really believe in ideas, I believe in the execution of the idea. I’ve had ideas which I thought were ground breaking just to release I’m not the first one to think of them, however the people who earlier thought of them did not execute the idea well, therefore I plan to execute my ideas better.

By: Namaiokundavin

Namaiokundavin — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 14:16:23 +0000

dan you are right man i think also there is almost no solution to this because the brainy guys are always without cash to convert their ideas into wealth. so every man for himself but God for us all ……..

By: Vnamai

Vnamai — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 14:11:17 +0000

you are right my friends am sorry eor what happened but what i can tell you don't be like them this is how they kill our society they are so mean..

By: davidsvarrer

davidsvarrer — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 00:29:24 +0000

Bad story. In terms of M-Pesa, I invented a system similar to M-Pesa in 1994. I published it, such that nobody could patent it. It was given the name: "Pay Unit", not very original, but its basic concept was to use the CPU in the Mobile phone to have the dialogue, and then another CPU on a separate card (SIM). The Separate CPU would then control the Pay Unit's functionality in a disguised way as it would have a limited I/O to do the same.

Therefore - anybody who claim origin of M-Pesa should come to me, first. As it was published, nobody have the right to such a system. Therefore, you are welcome to build your own. However - I guess the name M-Pesa is a brand, so there you have to make your own.

Now, I have good experience in trusting people. But trust is not enough. If you are not willing to share, then you can trust from here to Lokitokitok, and you will still not get anything out of what you are inventing.

You need to trust, and then share the brother part of your revenue with those who make it real together with you.

We invent tons and tons of software, a part of this goes on in our Digital Age Institute (here in Nairobi). Come and see us, if you want to be on the cutting edge.

By: danielkinuthia

danielkinuthia — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 21:23:16 +0000

Owners, CEO's, Directors, hmmm, where do you meet them? I wonder. Anyway its Kenya we are living in, where you open a computer shop and your other eleven friends follow suit, U buy a matatu and they do flood roads, take your kid to learn comps they take theirs too, whats my idea, we either copy or steal ideas, conclusion; originals are very few. Ever heard of Ohio tech angels?

By: The excruciating pain of being a Kenyan Coder [Pt 1] - Thus Spaketh Idd Salim

The excruciating pain of being a Kenyan Coder [Pt 1] - Thus Spaketh Idd Salim — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:32:01 +0000

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