For the past ten years of my career, I have been working on mastering time management; I have tested different approaches and followed multiple people and sources. It is a summary of what I have learned. — All great people, entrepreneurs included, have one thing in common: they have mastered the art of time management. I first started to learn about time management when I was in University. At that time, I was doing a Computer Science Degree and a Diploma in Finance and was the President…

The startup is not an easy concept for Africans to comprehend. For generations, our wealth has been built on tangible assets. Imagine asking for capital from your rich uncle, saying, I hope you can lend me some money. I want to start a business in an untested market with an…

A young lady shared her CV looking for a job in my company. The CV shows she has a Diploma in Records Management from one of the local universities — My first question was can you manage files in the Cloud? Do you know anything about Google Drive? To her…

It is more than a year and a half since I wrote the article "Future of Work, It is Not The Robots We Should be Afraid of." — "The problem with Jumanne is that he always talks about a fictitious future far from affecting Africa; you need to discuss real things affecting the continent currently" It is a comment from one of my friends who constantly criticize me for speaking about the role of robots, machines, and AI…

It has been a year of finding our feet from the COVID-19 pandemic, a lot of fun, chaos, and learning. — All we wanted this year was to #UnleashPotential of African youths through innovation, technology and entrepreneurship after the setbacks of COVID-19 pandemic. The year started slowly, with some ups and downs here and there, but eventually, we picked pace. We are grateful to our tribe, “Saharans”, partners and clients who…

A friend once crushed a business after signing an exclusivity deal with a supplier for her product to realise the supplier’s product was the worst you can have in the market. As a startup founder, you will make mistakes along the way. It is what makes startup companies interesting. Nobody…

“Miss Jane” is a series of articles on the challenges facing the education system in Africa in the age of digital transformation, changing social values and rising inequalities. This article is a follow-up to the letter I wrote to Miss Jane when my daughter Aaliyah was joining kindergarten. This article is based on actual events and encounters. — It is a year and a half since my daughter joined among the top five primary education schools in Tanzania. My wife selected the school based on their results and recommendations from other parents. I firmly believe that it takes more than a school to develop good students; hence I…

This article is a recap of the lessons learned and dissemination platform for tools developed during the Swichi Project. Swichi is a program that helps Small-Medium Media Houses (SMMH) rethink their business models and create alternative revenue streams in the digital age. — In the past eight months, Sahara Ventures has been working with DW Akademie, Tanzania Media Foundation (TMF), and grassroots media houses to support Small and Medium Media Houses (SMMH) develop a strategy to navigate challenges brought by digital transformation by rethinking their business models. …

A great week in Nairobi — meeting old friends and forming new ones. In a spirit of collaboration, how can we grow together the East African startup scene? — Tunasikia “Mama” anaupiga mwingi sana.., a bolt driver, asked me about my opinion on the current and the previous regime in Tanzania. I asked him about “Baba” and “Hustler” and who is the voting for..; the guy smiled. Enough of politics; Tanzanians and Kenyans have always been “Ndugu”, and we…