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- Brand
- MIT Press
- Style
- ABIS_BOOK
- Color
- Black
- ISBN
- 9780262538183
- Subject Area
- Computers, Business & Economics, History
- Publication Name
- Digital Entrepreneurship in Africa : How a Continent Is Escaping Silicon Valley's Long Shadow
- Item Length
- 8.9 in
- Publisher
- MIT Press
- Subject
- Africa / General, Entrepreneurship, E-Commerce / Internet Marketing, Economic Conditions, E-Commerce / General (See Also Computers / Electronic Commerce), Information Technology
- Publication Year
- 2020
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.7 in
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Item Weight
- 19.4 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 336 Pages
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The hope and hype about African digital entrepreneurship, contrasted with the reality on the ground in local ecosystems. In recent years, Africa has seen a digital entrepreneurship boom, with hundreds of millions of dollars poured into tech cities, entrepreneurship trainings, coworking spaces, innovation prizes, and investment funds. Politicians and technologists have offered Silicon Valley-influenced narratives of boundless opportunity and exponential growth, in which internet-enabled entrepreneurship allows Africa to "leapfrog" developmental stages to take a leading role in the digital revolution. This book contrasts these aspirations with empirical research about what is actually happening on the ground. The authors find that although the digital revolution has empowered local entrepreneurs, it does not untether local economies from the continent's structural legacies. Drawing on a five-year research project, the authors show how entrepreneurs creatively and productively adapt digital technologies to local markets rather than dreaming of global dominance, achieving sustainable businesses by scaling based on relationships and customizing digital platform business models for African infrastructure challenge. The authors examine African entrepreneurial ecosystems; show that African digital entrepreneurs have begun to form a new professional class, becoming part of a relatively exclusive cultural and economic elite; and discuss the impact of Silicon Valley's mythologies and expectations. Finally, they consider the implications of their findings and offer recommendations to policymakers and others.
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Publisher
MIT Press
ISBN-10
0262538180
ISBN-13
9780262538183
eBay Product ID (ePID)
10038267147
Product Key Features
Publication Name
Digital Entrepreneurship in Africa : How a Continent Is Escaping Silicon Valley's Long Shadow
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Africa / General, Entrepreneurship, E-Commerce / Internet Marketing, Economic Conditions, E-Commerce / General (See Also Computers / Electronic Commerce), Information Technology
Publication Year
2020
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Computers, Business & Economics, History
Number of Pages
336 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.9 in
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Width
6 in
Item Weight
19.4 Oz
Additional Product Features
LCCN
2019-034676
Intended Audience
Trade
Lc Classification Number
Hf5548.325.A357f75
Reviews
"A wellresearched and brilliantly written book. Digital Entrepreneurship in Africa shows that the continent's startup ecosystem may be different from that of other places, but it has a richness of young people and problems that create a fertile ground for innovation and wealth creation." -Bitange Ndemo, Professor of Entrepreneurship, University of Nairobi's School of Business "This book rises above the aspirational discourse of Africa leapfrogging developmental stages to prosperity and digs far below the Afropessimism in the limited literature that counters it. Through a nuanced and compelling empirical analysis of the rich evidence collected through an extensive engagement across Africa, Friederici, Wahome, and Graham offer novel insights into the diverse and innovative forms of digital entrepreneurialism across the continent and, importantly, why startups and innovative businesses have not scaled up sufficiently to contribute to economic growth." -Alison Gillwald, Executive Director, Research ICT Africa; Adjunct Professor, University of Cape Town, Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance, "A wellresearched and brilliantly written book. Digital Entrepreneurship in Africa shows that the continent's startup ecosystem may be different from that of other places, but it has a richness of young people and problems that create a fertile ground for innovation and wealth creation." - Bitange Ndemo, Professor of Entrepreneurship, University of Nairobi's School of Business "This book rises above the aspirational discourse of Africa leapfrogging developmental stages to prosperity and digs far below the Afropessimism in the limited literature that counters it. Through a nuanced and compelling empirical analysis of the rich evidence collected through an extensive engagement across Africa, Friederici, Wahome, and Graham offer novel insights into the diverse and innovative forms of digital entrepreneurialism across the continent and, importantly, why startups and innovative businesses have not scaled up sufficiently to contribute to economic growth." - Alison Gillwald, Executive Director, Research ICT Africa; Adjunct Professor, University of Cape Town, Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance
Table of Content
Chapter 1: Hopes and Potentials Chapter 2: Taking Stock Chapter 3: Bounded Opportunities Chapter 4: Viable Strategies Chapter 5: Uneven Ecosystems Chapter 6: Transitioning Identities Chapter 7: Silicon Tensions Chapter 8: Ways Forward Appendix A: Methodology Appendix B: Case Study Notes and Market Data
Copyright Date
2020
Dewey Decimal
381.14206567
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
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