Hi Dr Naicken,
At 11:38 18-02-2016, Stephen Naicken wrote:
>It's rather ironic that people are reluctant to talk about problems in
>Mauritius and yet startups exist to solve problems. This situation
>doesn't fill me with any confidence for the future of the startup
>scene. If there is a fear of speaking up, perhaps due to the
>small-world characteristics of Mauritius, then this needs to be
>addressed. However, it is an issue that impacts beyond startups and
>is not easily resolvable.
I am not sure whether the fear of speaking up is due to the
small-world characteristics. During a regional conference about
internet security, my comment to the panelists was that an
intelligence agency should hire them given that everything they did
was successful. Anyway, it is not possible to discuss about
problems in an environment where people are not familiar with that
style of discussion.
I agree that it is an issue that impacts areas beyond startups and
that it is not easily resolvable. In my opinion, it affects the
future of startups on the island. I would not bother convincing
anyone about that as, based on my personal experience, it would be a
futile effort.
>It may well be that those who are beginning to create startups will
>have to overcome the problems that many deny exist. At that point
>they will have to force the changes required to survive or likely
>watch their ventures fail. Perhaps we need a few failures to wake up
>the decision makers?
The following might be interesting:
http://www.businessmag.mu/article/mauritius-startup-incubator-inciter-les-startups-francaises-simplanter-maurice
I wonder whether the persons who are beginning to create startups are
aware of the problems which they would have to overcome. I doubt
that people will be willing to talk about failures.
Regards,
S. Moonesamy
Received on Thu Feb 18 2016 - 22:02:10 PST