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Development Finance for Hardware Innovation Hubs

Development Finance for Hardware Innovation Hubs

How can incubators, accelerators, coworking spaces, makerspaces, and fab labs in poor countries build powerful facilities and sustainable…
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Paul Birkelo
Making an impact with hardware is all about CAPITAL.

Making an impact with hardware is all about CAPITAL.

But improving access to capital in poor countries requires a lot more than just founders and funders.
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Paul Birkelo
Why Hardware for Development?

Why Hardware for Development?

Making physical, tangible things is more powerful, more important, and more meaningful than you may think.
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Paul Birkelo
How PayGo Energy uses industrial IoT to bring clean cooking fuel to the masses.

How PayGo Energy uses industrial IoT to bring clean cooking fuel to...

An interview with Nick Quintong, co-founder and CEO of PayGo Energy.
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How I got started with digital fabrication in Kenya…

How I got started with digital fabrication in Kenya…

An interview with Simon Wachira, founder of Proteq Automation and former Head of Engineering at Gearbox Kenya.
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Paul Birkelo
Building Makerspaces for the 4th Industrial Revolution

Building Makerspaces for the 4th Industrial Revolution

Paul Birkelo is the former Head of Operations at Gearbox Kenya and is now helping to launch the Gearbox International Foundation, a 501(c)3…
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Paul Birkelo
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