Comments on: iHub Membership: How it Works

By: Kalekachali

Kalekachali — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 04:19:00 +0000

@Mkenya please see the bigger picture instead of jumping to conclusions.

By: Ngugi Gikonyo

Ngugi Gikonyo — Sat, 08 May 2010 12:13:47 +0000

First of all, I have an issue with Ihub not responding to the email enquiries sent to them. Really people, even if it’s just a one-line feedback mail, it will be appreciated.

Secondly: students! students! students! Ask Google,they’ll tell you. You need a way of bringing in students, even if not physically to the Ihub. Let them attend some meetings, conferences etc or create a volunteer program for leg-work. Leaving them out causes fragmentation of the same IT knowledge that needs to be consolidated.

By: Zinahe

Zinahe — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 16:34:55 +0000

I do understand the need for the need for the 2 referrals (in the case of the Green membership) however, I’m afraid sometimes it can work against those brilliant young men and women who don’t happen to know any existing iHub members.

I suggest, there should be another option for such people to submit project proposals as a way to earn membership.

Regards,

Zinahe A.

By: Erik Hersman

Erik Hersman — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 18:45:26 +0000

@MKenya – you’re jumping to a couple of assumptions. I sincerely hope that the students (and others) who are actually building market-worthy apps do become a part of the iHub. It’s made for people just like them to help take the next step and get connected to people that can take them further. It’s not anything more than what the community, of which they are a part, make of it.

FYI, Jessica Colaco is a Kenyan. She’s got more than enough cred and experience to run the iHub. Everyone will benefit from her leadership.

As for myself, and foreigners, remember that there are no borders in the internet and mobile space. We’re all connected and it takes a global view of what we do in Kenya to take us to the next level. Though the iHub is specifically about the Nairobi and Kenyan tech community, it will be interacting with the broader world – at least we hope so, or we’re living in our own myopic cocoon.

Claiming cronyism before it’s even started is overstated. In fact, get involved and help create the space, or at least consider waiting until you see what happens before you start making wild accusations.

By: Mumble

Mumble — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 00:47:40 +0000

I really like when people are expressing their opinion and thought. So I like the way you are writing

By: Mkenya

Mkenya — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 05:00:50 +0000

So what means is that the first members would be people who are friends to the so called advisors? I find this funny because we are young and should be different. Its cronism. We have students from Egerton, UoN, Kenyatta and other campuses who doesnt know anyone but you want them to have kissed some ass to get space there.

Do you know that now Ihub is going to be full of people who dont even deserve that space. Do you really know a needy but good developer or designer? You are not going to get them this way and they have not even heard of skunkworks or such kind of idle bodies. They are so busy making cheap applications and selling in campuses and small towns like Eldoret, Kisumu, Nakuru and Mombasa.

AGain, why hide some members. Why is it that iHub you will have people like Tuomas who are not even Kenyan? Why should Colaco be the iHub manager? We dont have qualified Kenyans to manage it?

Erik Hershman, please stop introducing colonialism. iHub was to thank Kenyans and not foreigners. So they must be given first priority

By: iHub – A place for teamwork! - iHub

iHub – A place for teamwork! - iHub — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 09:55:40 +0000

[...] duo will be hacking the card maker and reader (sitting in the box) for the iHub membership cards. We will keep you posted on how to apply for membership towards the end of the [...]

By: Toofan

Toofan — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 15:38:00 +0000

It is useful to try everything in practice anyway and I like that here it’s always possible to find something new.

By: Cesar Harada

Cesar Harada — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 23:59:40 +0000

Hello,
My name’s Cesar Harada, I am a friend of Erik, Juliana Rotish and Jon Gosier since I am a TED Fellow 2010. I think the IHub is supremely exciting.
I want to start the “World Environment Organization” at the IHub.
I am writing next week the business plan and would like to finalize it at the IHub, but the idea is to “put every local environmental Initiative and global impact on one same map”. Lots of great partners already on board.

I m now in Paris, but I want to come work at the Ihub in about 2 weeks (that’s about 15th of April) until the 6th of May. I will buy my plane ticket as soon as you confirm I can come work at the Ihub. Please contact me for more infos . Green tag sounds good, please refer me. Great thanks.

By: TechGirl

TechGirl — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 07:48:48 +0000

First I have to commend you guys for the awesome work you are doing, putting Kenya on the global map in IT. iHub is an awesome invention (if I can call it that). Well done!
Wild horses couldn’t keep me away!
So how do I go about getting the referrals for the Green Card?

By: Josiah

Josiah — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:53:14 +0000

On referrals. The first set of green card holders will be ‘referred’ by the current advisory team. Not sure if that was clear from the onset.

By: iHub- A place for Knowledge Ecosystems Launched

iHub- A place for Knowledge Ecosystems Launched — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 22:28:33 +0000

[...] Membership Who qualifies to be a member? Anyone can become a member of the iHub, provided they work in the tech field (programming, design or research), and they have 2 referrals from current iHub members. There are three types of membership Green, Red and Black. Green is the membership level which available to anyone which has the basic requirements. It allows one to access the iHub : surf the net, have a meeting, work on projects Red Membership levels is somehow restricted for the small businesses willing to pay 10k per month for a desk while Black Membership is for the officials of the iHub. For more info on Membership go to iHub. [...]

By: Yusuf Tajbhai

Yusuf Tajbhai — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 09:50:33 +0000

Great system, i feel green card would do great for me. When do i join in….

By: Daniels Ochieng

Daniels Ochieng — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 10:05:08 +0000

Same here, Mbugua I need not a red tag, but a green tag, I am always going and coming…so the card would suit my needs…

By: Sitati

Sitati — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:56:19 +0000

I second Kikuyumoja’s suggestion that you find a way for us abroad to contribute. I hope, for example, the iHub website will be kept updated well with open info about ongoing projects that we can possibly show to potential partners, investors and consumers.

Also, you can imagine that iHub is another path for the IT guy working abroad to finally come back home, so if there’s a way for us to pitch our ideas through the site, that’d be a big help.

But most of all: WELL DONE on the launch, you guys are doing something amazing for Kenya.

By: Mbugua Njihia

Mbugua Njihia — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:41:05 +0000

Perfect, was thinking of overcrowding
Mbugua and team enroute for the launch

By: Zack

Zack — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 09:09:36 +0000

Need a red Tag, but would want to know who are already members who can be my referrals. What other services will the iHub have? Will there be hosting of applications to there servers – @ a fee?

By: Brian Ngure

Brian Ngure — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 08:46:46 +0000

I would also like more information on how to get the membership.

By: David Otieno

David Otieno — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:02:24 +0000

Hey Erik, I would like to know more on how I could get the 2 referrals for my green card memebrship

By: tuomas santakallio

tuomas santakallio — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 15:45:59 +0000

Sure, doers of projects should indeed be given encouragement over talkers, who might become doers if the majority of users there are indeed doers.

Supported. I have so many projects ongoing from a ticket sales website to hotel reservations platform to an auction site that i need people who actually do something to help me.

Meanwhile in the wilderness if Steve doesn’t compile, and James compiles, James gets paid for compiling and Steve doesn’t.

By: Mose

Mose — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 19:24:01 +0000

Av been asking my self the question of membership. But its good that my question have been answered… But one more question… Which group does student who want to learn fall, and who are the current ihub members who can refer us

By: uberVU - social comments

uberVU - social comments — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 10:57:23 +0000

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By: KenyaChristian

KenyaChristian — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 09:48:44 +0000

Um I wouldn’t want a situation whee corporations are taking over this space, although they have the money they will push out the rawness and creativity of iHub.

The membership rules seem fine to me.

By: tuomas santakallio

tuomas santakallio — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 09:06:01 +0000

I think that most members will use the space only part-time which means that they aren’t going to use it permanently as their office. Most serious developers, who have a startup around their project, already have an office (such as Mambo Microsystems), and as a developer i’m personally interested in finding other people who might share work with me.

Why not build a forum, an irc channel and a sourceforge-type community as well? Most people will be joining from their computer, but the iHub will work as a second meeting spot if there’s a need to meet irl for a project.

By: Erik Hersman

Erik Hersman — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 08:12:32 +0000

Keep in mind, it’s a lot easier for us to start at 3-6 months and move up to 12 than it is to move back from 12. You’re right though, having people “in house” will be a boon.