you are so far behind you think you are first
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90,000+ KM 36 COUNTRIES 2000+ STARTUPS
92 FLIGHTS (2 MISSED)
185 INTERVIEWS 120+ HOURSPITCHING
CHEAPEST HAIRCUT$1 (INDONESIA)
256 COUCHES
you are sofar behind you thinkyou arefirst
HOW MUCH DO YOU REALLY KNOW?
ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING NOW
IN EMERGING MARKETS?
HOW YOU SEE THE WORLD
HOW WE SEE IT
MEXICO = DRUGSNIGERIA = CORRUPTIONPHILIPPINES = TYPHOONCOLOMBIA = KIDNAPPINGINDIA = OVERPOPULATIONKENYA = TERRORIST ATTACK
8 TRENDSTO GET YOU MOVING
EMERGING MARKETSARE NOT BUILDING GLOBAL HITS
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KENYA
AFRICAN TECH IN.. EUROPE
15M users1/2 mobile
payment transactions in the
world
Targets: Hungary, Czech Republic,
Italy
MALAYSIA
THE KILLER IPO
60M transactions
USD 500M volume
USD 911M market capitalization
COLOMBIA
ONE SIZE FITS ALLIS AN ILLUSION
2
NIGERIA
THE MOBILE KINGDOM
Nigeria 88% mobile traffic
USA: 30%
THAILAND
RISING F-COMMERCE
SUN
INDONESIA
WOMEN ARE KICKING IN
3
JORDAN
THE GENDER EQUAL HUB
38% female founders
3 times moreentrepreneurial
drivethan global
average
GOVERNMENTS ARE NOT THE ENEMY
4
RWANDA
CASHLESS LEADER
Rwanda Cashless by 2017
USA1/3 population
prefers cash
INDIA
OPEN-SOURCEDIDENTIFICATION
1 in 7 people in the world
40 millionbank accounts
GLOBALIZATIONIS TURNED UPSIDE DOWN
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GHANA
GHANA`S WHATSAPP
Ghanaian TalentAmerican InvestorIndian & Egyptian
users
SOUTH AFRICA
SOUTH AFRICA GONE GLOBAL
USD 302.5M in Indian Flipkart
USD 14B stakes in Chinese Tencent
USD 1.9B in British Tradus
EMERGING MARKETS ARE NOT BUILDING THE FUTURE
6
VIETNAM
THE ENGINEER HEAVEN
GameLoft1700+ staff
Misfit12 staff in California
30 engineers in Vietnam
DIASPORASARE WAKING UP
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IRAN
TECH DIASPORA ON STEROID
USD 300Bin investment
PALESTINIANTERRITORIES
TECH HUB IN THE MAKING
500,000 Palestinians in
Chile
USD 30M VC Fund
TALENTSARE EVERYWHERE
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PHILIPPINES
BOOTSTRAP.. STRAIGHT TO IPO
USD 1,400 investment
USD 30.4MIPO
ARGENTINA
ENTREPRENEURIAL DRIVE
USD 400M IPO
USD 750Mexit (in 2000)
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