The MEST Blog http://blog.meltwater.org Discussing African tech entrepreneurship from our campus in Accra, Ghana Thu, 21 Feb 2013 20:59:31 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 Delivering a Winning Pitch – A MEST Guide http://blog.meltwater.org/delivering-a-winning-pitch-a-mest-guide?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=delivering-a-winning-pitch-a-mest-guide http://blog.meltwater.org/delivering-a-winning-pitch-a-mest-guide#comments Thu, 21 Feb 2013 17:31:13 +0000 Kevin Schuster http://blog.meltwater.org/?p=1499 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…

]]> http://blog.meltwater.org/delivering-a-winning-pitch-a-mest-guide/feed 3 2013 #MEST48 Grand finale! http://blog.meltwater.org/2013-mest48-grand-finale?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=2013-mest48-grand-finale http://blog.meltwater.org/2013-mest48-grand-finale#comments Fri, 18 Jan 2013 23:21:35 +0000 Amma Baffoe http://blog.meltwater.org/?p=1481 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…

]]> http://blog.meltwater.org/2013-mest48-grand-finale/feed 0 History of Hackathons & why MEST48 http://blog.meltwater.org/history-of-hackathons-and-why-mest48?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=history-of-hackathons-and-why-mest48 http://blog.meltwater.org/history-of-hackathons-and-why-mest48#comments Fri, 11 Jan 2013 16:48:44 +0000 Monica J. http://blog.meltwater.org/?p=1472

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…

]]> http://blog.meltwater.org/history-of-hackathons-and-why-mest48/feed 5 ‘Social Media Tracking Centre’ deployment at Ghana’s 2012 elections http://blog.meltwater.org/social-media-tracking-centre-deployment-for-ghanas-2012-elections?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=social-media-tracking-centre-deployment-for-ghanas-2012-elections http://blog.meltwater.org/social-media-tracking-centre-deployment-for-ghanas-2012-elections#comments Thu, 13 Dec 2012 13:42:15 +0000 Amma Baffoe http://blog.meltwater.org/?p=1462  

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…

]]> http://blog.meltwater.org/social-media-tracking-centre-deployment-for-ghanas-2012-elections/feed 0 Guest Post: Announcing the Dropifi Contact Plugin for WordPress! http://blog.meltwater.org/guest-post-announcing-the-dropifi-contact-plugin-for-wordpress?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=guest-post-announcing-the-dropifi-contact-plugin-for-wordpress http://blog.meltwater.org/guest-post-announcing-the-dropifi-contact-plugin-for-wordpress#comments Tue, 27 Nov 2012 14:45:00 +0000 Amma Baffoe http://blog.meltwater.org/?p=1444  

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…

]]> http://blog.meltwater.org/guest-post-announcing-the-dropifi-contact-plugin-for-wordpress/feed 1 MEST Updates: Dropifi, AdsBrook and Leti Games in the news! http://blog.meltwater.org/mest-updates-dropifi-adsbrook-and-leti-games-in-the-news?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mest-updates-dropifi-adsbrook-and-leti-games-in-the-news http://blog.meltwater.org/mest-updates-dropifi-adsbrook-and-leti-games-in-the-news#comments Fri, 28 Sep 2012 18:09:52 +0000 Amma Baffoe http://blog.meltwater.org/?p=1431 TopApps Awards

Last night was yet another exciting moment for us all here at the Meltwaater Entrepreneurial School of Technology. The maiden TopApps awards held in Accra at the Kofi Annan Centre of Excellence in ICT announced Dropifi (A startup from the MEST Incubator) as over all TopApps of the year!

In…

]]> http://blog.meltwater.org/mest-updates-dropifi-adsbrook-and-leti-games-in-the-news/feed 0 Saya launches live on the TechCrunch Disrupt Battlefield stage! http://blog.meltwater.org/saya-launches-live-on-the-techcrunch-disrupt-battlefield-stage?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=saya-launches-live-on-the-techcrunch-disrupt-battlefield-stage http://blog.meltwater.org/saya-launches-live-on-the-techcrunch-disrupt-battlefield-stage#comments Thu, 13 Sep 2012 08:00:56 +0000 Victoria H. http://blog.meltwater.org/?p=1428 Saya is an SMS killer bringing smart-phone-like messaging to billions of low-end devices in emerging markets.

Unlike common chat applications, Saya works on low-end phones in emerging markets, enabling advanced functionality such as facebook chat, group discussions, location-based chat, and exchange of multi-media. Saya is a cross platform application currently available for…

]]> http://blog.meltwater.org/saya-launches-live-on-the-techcrunch-disrupt-battlefield-stage/feed 0 Ghanaian team from MEST is a global finalist in Google challenge http://blog.meltwater.org/ghanaian-team-from-mest-is-a-global-finalist-in-google-challenge?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ghanaian-team-from-mest-is-a-global-finalist-in-google-challenge http://blog.meltwater.org/ghanaian-team-from-mest-is-a-global-finalist-in-google-challenge#comments Fri, 24 Aug 2012 15:18:38 +0000 Amma Baffoe http://blog.meltwater.org/?p=1418 Golden Baobab and CLAK Impressions a team of  four young Ghanaian entrepreneurs-in-training at the Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST), have been named Global Finalists in the 2012 Google Online Marketing Challenge (GOMC). Out of 11,000 participants from 86 countries, the Ghanaian team was 1st in Africa, 2nd in the Africa-Middle East…

]]> http://blog.meltwater.org/ghanaian-team-from-mest-is-a-global-finalist-in-google-challenge/feed 0 TECHCRUNCH: Out Of Africa — A Whole MEST Of Startups Emerges In Ghana http://blog.meltwater.org/techcrunch-out-of-africa-%e2%80%94-a-whole-mest-of-startups-emerges-in-ghana?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=techcrunch-out-of-africa-%25e2%2580%2594-a-whole-mest-of-startups-emerges-in-ghana http://blog.meltwater.org/techcrunch-out-of-africa-%e2%80%94-a-whole-mest-of-startups-emerges-in-ghana#comments Thu, 14 Jun 2012 19:17:12 +0000 Victoria H. http://blog.meltwater.org/?p=1413 Read @MikeButcher’s detailed article on MEST, the vision, @Jorn_Lyseggen (Founder & CEO Meltwater Group), the staff, the teams and the incubator companies!

Watch the video here:

 

- Thanks

@victoriahaynes

]]> http://blog.meltwater.org/techcrunch-out-of-africa-%e2%80%94-a-whole-mest-of-startups-emerges-in-ghana/feed 0 MEST COVERED in TECHCRUNCH http://blog.meltwater.org/mest-covered-in-techcrunch?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mest-covered-in-techcrunch http://blog.meltwater.org/mest-covered-in-techcrunch#comments Fri, 08 Jun 2012 13:14:43 +0000 Victoria H. http://blog.meltwater.org/?p=1398
Time For An African Valley? — Sub-Saharan Accelerators Start To Emerge

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