Comments on: And then came the Real Safaricom

By: TheOnlineKenyan

TheOnlineKenyan — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 14:06:00 +0000

An interesting read as always.

Can’t believe I hadn’t yet featured your blog on http://twitter.com/#!/Blogs_Kenya
Anyway, nice read

By: muhimbiseandrew

muhimbiseandrew — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 10:00:11 +0000

Nice stuff (thanks to the Bankele blog i follow) Mr developer,
have learnt pointers, my small consultancy firm in uganda creates concepts in public procurement and i have submitted some over there, currently there is one they are incorporating in the Public Procurement law (ironically i only know this informally- could they be passing on my concepts as there?).
Salim please advise further on how i can take them on so as to let my time and effort's worth go to waste.
muantus@gmail.com

By: iddsalim

iddsalim — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 11:16:24 +0000

Incase the question about sembuse is in reference to 'SMS is Dead' , then all I can say is that messaging [sms and web] is just a tiny part of sembuse.

More info on sembuse at - www.sembuse.com

By: Guest

Guest — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 03:09:33 +0000

Safaricom have started to realize that Voice and SMS are dead! The next frontier for MSP Mkwanjalization is DATA and DATA driving solutions. Step in Java Developers!

I don't see how SMS is dead. How do you explain Sembuse platform?

By: Martin

Martin — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 23:46:54 +0000

You mentioned that Safcom promised to review the revenue sharing percentages, wud you know if the same has been implemented? Am a content developer under a PRSP and i doubt they would notify me in such eventuality.

By: iddsalim

iddsalim — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 22:34:12 +0000

@ICT - Nice. Thanks.

keny's tech blog is here: http://blog.my.co.ke/

By: ICT dude

ICT dude — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 22:25:03 +0000

Nice blog. I like the concept of working with developers as partners rather than as employees.

Just wondering… How can I get in touch with Top Kenyan developers? I have some ideas that may be interesting. Is there some community that exists (I remember there used to be Dev communities back in the early 2000s when I was in Nairobi)…

By: kiagiri

kiagiri — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:57:07 +0000

Safaricom revenue share: Safaricom 75%, Developer 25%
Apple revenue share: Apple 30%, Developer 70%
Google revenue share: Google 20%, Developer 80%

http://developer.googleapps.com/marketplace/fees

By: jeremykk

jeremykk — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:37:50 +0000

you sold out

By: iddsalim

iddsalim — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:22:36 +0000

@Muraya - Wazi.

What I do in my company, www.symbiotic.co.ke, is NOT employing developers... We partner with coders and bring their products on board.

The only persons employed are the sweepers and receptionists. and these are not developers.

By: murigimuraya

murigimuraya — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:58:00 +0000

Kool. Am sure most your readers like your way of telling it as it is – myself included. 98% marks for good content -2% for cussin.

If not today, you will be an employer tomorrow. Your words may come back to haunt you.

Otherwise very infomative blog. Cheers!

By: iddsalim

iddsalim — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:58:20 +0000

Welcome bro. Always a pleasure..

By: iddsalim

iddsalim — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:57:39 +0000

Thanks for your kind comments muraya.
Pole Muraya. Am slowly getting saved. Will curse less.

Kuna employees na kuna developers. Employees get employed.. Developers.. well.. develop. code teaches u humility. configuration of a FreeBSD cluster teaches you team-work.

.Net is not a Programing Language. #avitzisnotACar … Maybe this invite for the meeting with saf haikuja kwa .NET fellas. Jokes!