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https://www.catchafire.org/

I can not believe no one has posted this yet, so here it goes

“Imagine life as a game in which you are juggling some five balls in the air. You name them – Work, Family, Health, Friends and Spirit and you’re keeping all of these in the air.

You will soon understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce back. But the other four balls – Family, Health, Friends and Spirit – are made of glass. If you drop one of these; they will be irrevocably scuffed, marked, nicked, damaged or even shattered. They will never be the same. You must understand that and strive for it.

Work efficiently during office hours and leave on time. Give the required time to your family, friends and have proper rest. Value has a value only if its value is valued.”

- Bryan Dyson – Former CEO of Coca Cola

Mpesa and Ushahidi can hardly be classified as startups

The skill is already there, as evidenced by the large numbers of developers flocking tech hubs such as the iHub in Nairobi. What is needed is first is angel investors to help projects become startups. It's hard to build a startup on an empty stomach. Next is successful role models for those in Universities and colleges to emulate.

Ebay + Hunch + Svpply + Milo = ?

There is no real protection against fraud at the moment, the operator Safaricom is fighting to block conmen from the system hence the push for subscriber registration

The iHub is primarily a open space where developers, tech enthusiasts and investors can mingle and work together. The tech scene at the hub is currently the leading edge in the country as many of the innovations that are happening in Kenya are mostly at the hub making it vibrant and the place to be. Check out mfarm.co.ke as one of the success stories out the iHub

I started using both todo and done lists using this bash script http://blog.jerodsanto.net/2010/12/minimally-awesome-todos/

It's always darkest just before dawn, so do not give up hope just yet. Hang in there, you took a risk that did not pay off, so take a few minutes to lick off your wounds then move on, take it as a learning experience and do not repeat the mistakes you made.

Your story touched me as it's exactly what I am living through at the moment, its now 6 months since I quit my well paying job and being broke constantly is no fun, especially after life threw some unexpected twists my way, my dad being sick and me taking time off to stay with him the past 2 months till he got better.

Point of it all is there will be lows in life but also highs, so hold on and take heart.

Here is what I read to keep me going each day

It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.

They certainly have a lot to worry about, considering you do not have to do any installation to use the Google widgets something a normal user wants.

Love the idea and the design

Upgraded my laptop from 10.04, the upgrade was smooth, rebooted and everything works as it is. Love the new fonts which look quite good in a smaller size. No other noticeable difference