Kimathi University College of Technology (KuCity): From idea to business in 48 hours!

Thursday, September 30, 2010

From idea to business in 48 hours!

Running Dates: IPO 48 29.-31. October 2010 Nairobi, Kenya
Registration deadline: 7th October 2010

IPO4 is a boot-camp-style initiative to build new web and mobile services in just 48 hours. The best team gets 1'000'000 Ksh in investment.

IPO48 takes place on the last weekend of October in Nairobi, Kenya. We are hosted by Strathmore University

Goals of IPO48

Demonstrate with real-life examples, that teams can turn an idea into a working prototype or service within one weekend
Show that start-up companies can be started with really lean budget and with low costs (no need for big investments)
Promote entrepreneurship and start-up culture in Kenya and Africa
Get to know new people and participate in a fun event

How it works?

Register for IPO48, choose a role based on your skill set
Everybody can submit business ideas on HumanIPO(a platform aiming to help entrepreneurs to implement their ideas effectively through collaboration with mentors, suppliers, staff, investors and potential customers.)
Mentors and participants can review and comment submitted ideas
Best business plans will be presented during Friday, 29th of October
People form teams, start working on the projects to deliver in 48hours
Sunday evening 6pm - demo day: teams show their working services

Register now >

Organizers

IPO48 Nairobi is organized by HumanIPO and some people from Garage48.org. HumanIPO is a start-up platform founded in 2009 and focuses on bringing together small investors with entrepreneurs and start ups by collaborating and networking via a social media platform.

If you would like to help IPO48 either as a mentor or sponsor, please contact

http://www.ipo48.org/