Developing markets are becoming somewhat of an interest to me now. I plan to continue my work in East Africa, maybe sooner than later as its now boom boom boom! In all honesty though, its not such a nice market to work in because politicans in Africa are a different breed all togther and essentially any big business guy in East Africa is in some way or another very connected to the politicians = which in many cases equals criminal activity in some manner. Now I wouldn't expect most to understand this, but go down there, network your ass off and then get back to me. Please don't comment til you know the market.
But moving on from East Africa, I recently spent a short time in Ukraine which was also super interesting. A country that is incredibly cheap, if not cheaper than Africa & has a huge pool of resources. The number one problem here is most speak Russian only - but if you can work around that, there is a very good market here, people are willing to work hard & many have a decent education. They at the very least have access to fast internet which in development terms is education for most - like me :)
The quality of work or should I say sites is pretty low but its getting better. I personally met with several freelancers and entrepreneurs and also intend to tap into this market in some manner or another so if your interested in Eastern markets then get in touch with me as I am currently working on ideas also.
The great thing about Ukraine is it meets many of the requirements that East Africa did not 1) fast internet capability (mind you the cables are laid in East Africa this month) 2) accessibility (while many are poor there is a much greater accessibility 3) wealth - there are many who are desperate but its by no means, Africa... Education is not free but some can afford it & mobility was definitely there, with lots of iPhone users, Nokia smart series etc...
Stay tuned for more on Ukraine, as at this stage, I am just tapping in...
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Michael Trenerry
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