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Delivering a Winning Pitch – A MEST Guide

By Kevin Schuster On February 21, 2013 · 3 Comments

MEST entrepreneurs have had the opportunity to pitch at some of the top tech events around the world. As a Business Fellow at MEST I have the privilege of working with some of the best entrepreneurs out there and have also seen and worked with teams preparing  their pitches. From working…

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2013 #MEST48 Grand finale!

By Amma Baffoe On January 18, 2013 · Leave a Comment

It all came to a close last Wednesday at the MEST Campus with almost 100 participants from the Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology, Ashesi University College and the Open University West Africa. Out of this, 11 teams pitched their ideas after an intense 48hour session.

In no particular order:
1. Idea Resolution: A…

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History of Hackathons & why MEST48

By Monica J. On January 11, 2013 · 5 Comments

Hackathons have recently gained popularity for their ability to speed up the idea generation process exponentially. These marathon coding events typically last for no more than two days (48 hours) and come in several flavors: they can be completely open ended, require participants to use a specific coding language, build…

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‘Social Media Tracking Centre’ deployment at Ghana’s 2012 elections

By Amma Baffoe On December 13, 2012 · Leave a Comment

 

SMTC Team in Accra

The African Elections project has just concluded another successful election coverage with the deployment of a Social Media Tracking Center (SMTC) during Ghana’s just ended general election held on Friday, 7th December. The SMTC run for a total of 10 days and nonstop over the 72-hour period from…

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Guest Post: Announcing the Dropifi Contact Plugin for WordPress!

By Amma Baffoe On November 27, 2012 · 1 Comment

 

Dropifi wordpress plugin

Like eCommerce stores, all businesses with online presence are looking for ways to easily engage their site visitors and gain insight into their interactions on the sites.  We are extremely delighted to announce the official release of the most versatile, engaging and time-saving contact widget on WordPress.

Today, WordPress powers…

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