54 Quotes by Ory Okolloh

Life is too short to play-act if you don't have to.

We are raising a generation of children who may not know how to mobilize without Facebook.

I wish I had not believed that my work would speak for itself; the working world requires a bit more than that.

It's one thing to tell people to make informed decisions, but that's difficult when there is no information.

Most entrepreneurs think capital is the biggest problem they have - but it's not. You can have all the capital you want, but if the market fit and ability to adjust are not present, your startup will likely not succeed.

Let's make sure that the Internet stays open to those who need it the most.

I'm concerned about what I see is the fetishization around entrepreneurship in Africa. It's almost like it's the next new liberal thing. Like, 'Don't worry that there's no power because, hey, you're going to do solar and innovate around that.'

The Internet Governance Forum - which brings together NGOs, government officials and companies - needs to do a better job of including representatives from Africa, Latin America, and Asia and addressing their issues.

As I see it, tech in Africa 1.0 was the mobile-phone boom, and version 2.0 was about new apps developed in response to local needs. Tech in Africa 3.0 should be about those who are successful in transforming the chatter into real opportunities.