54gene

No. 245 – Africa Can Build Too

Apr 19, 2020

Africa, Entrepreneurship

54gene, Africa, cellulant, covid-19, infrastructure, mainone, Marc Andreessen, Technology

I was so excited to see the announcement last week that 54gene had raised $15M in additional funding for their work sequencing the genome of African folks. That type of work – building technology, research, and infrastructure is what Africa’s going to need as soon as possible. The wave of nationalism that has continued to…
No. 240 – Tuesday Reads

Apr 14, 2020

Notes

54gene, Africa, genetics, Harvard Law School, Ken Opalo, Lila Fenwick, London Breed, policy, San Francisco, Stephon Marbury

Some Policy Lessons from COVID-19 “It is about time that African progressivism focused not just on criticizing those in power, but also on developing viable political programs that can win power. This will require organization, political education and communication that resonates with mass publics, genuine openness to knowing “the realities on the ground”, and a…