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Hi, I'm Sam, we built Kuhustle after we discovered a large pool of growing Tech Talent in Africa that was untapped. Africa already has a community of freelancer

by gichuru 10y ago

Hi, I'm Sam, we built Kuhustle after we discovered a large pool of growing Tech Talent in Africa that was untapped. Africa already has a community of freelancers on other online platforms but the local market is largely overlooked. Today we are thrilled to announce version 1.0 that allows our freelance community to get vetted and find work. We would love to hear what you think about Kuhustle 1.0 and happy to answer any questions or comments!

JBReefer 10y ago
How significant is the savings to using African talent over, say, Eastern European or Asian? What's the most commonly spoken language by your freelancers? French/English or something less globally competitive? What region do most of your freelancers come from? Godspeed and good luck!
- gichuru 10y ago
  Thank you @JBReefer ! Some of the advantages include a large english speaking population. Africa has 54 states, of which 23 are english speaking countries and 21 have their official language as French but speak English as well, the second would be countries like Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania have a closer time-zone proximity to Europe and finally we have thousands of young graduates looking for work. The pricing difference is negligible at around 5% lower for top tech talent in comparison to Europe. The biggest deterrent has always been the price of internet connectivity and that has recently become very affordable at around $50 for 10 Megabyte due to high internet penetration and not to mention mobile money. Kenya happens to have had the 10 largest community on Elance before the merger with Odesk and that has been our testing market. Thank you and blessings
sixhobbits 10y ago
Really nice! I'm from SA and this is definitely a needed product. Some typos in your copy - consider taking the time to proofread everything or have someone do it for you!
- gichuru 10y ago
  Thank you @sixhobbits, working on that right away, we also hope to launch in SA very soon!

by gichuru 10y ago

JBReefer 10y ago

How significant is the savings to using African talent over, say, Eastern European or Asian? What's the most commonly spoken language by your freelancers? French/English or something less globally competitive? What region do most of your freelancers come from? Godspeed and good luck!

gichuru 10y ago
Thank you @JBReefer ! Some of the advantages include a large english speaking population. Africa has 54 states, of which 23 are english speaking countries and 21 have their official language as French but speak English as well, the second would be countries like Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania have a closer time-zone proximity to Europe and finally we have thousands of young graduates looking for work. The pricing difference is negligible at around 5% lower for top tech talent in comparison to Europe. The biggest deterrent has always been the price of internet connectivity and that has recently become very affordable at around $50 for 10 Megabyte due to high internet penetration and not to mention mobile money. Kenya happens to have had the 10 largest community on Elance before the merger with Odesk and that has been our testing market. Thank you and blessings

sixhobbits 10y ago

Really nice! I'm from SA and this is definitely a needed product. Some typos in your copy - consider taking the time to proofread everything or have someone do it for you!

gichuru 10y ago
Thank you @sixhobbits, working on that right away, we also hope to launch in SA very soon!