Scaling Smart: Cloud Cost Strategies & Launching with Audience Insights

Nov 25, 2:00 – 6:00 PM (UTC)

Nairobi

Antler East Africa, 10th Floor Waiyaki Way, Nairobi, 00507

Startup Grind Nairobi Presents: Panel Discussion on Strategies for Kenyan Businesses to Reduce Cloud Costs + Launching a Business with Audience Insights

In-person event

About this event

Join us  for an evening focused on practical insights for startups and established businesses alike, featuring expert-led discussions on two essential topics for the modern entrepreneur.

Panel Discussion #1: Strategies for Kenyan Businesses to Reduce Cloud Costs

Moderator: Victoria Kleinbort , Business Development Manager at Servercore

Victoria Kleinbort has 12 years of experience in marketing and product development. She excels in product roadmap development and partner ecosystem creation. Victoria has successfully introduced cloud and bare metal solutions to the Southeast Asia and Africa markets.


Speaker: Ivan Romanko, CTO at Servercore

In an era where cloud services are essential but often costly, this session will get into innovative ways Kenyan businesses can manage and reduce cloud costs without compromising on efficiency or growth. Ivan Romanko, CTO at Servercore, will share real-world insights and strategies that can help startups and small businesses keep costs under control while scaling up operations.


Panel Discussion #2: Launching a Business: Finding Your Target Audience, Testing Hypotheses, and More

Moderator: Victoria

Panelists: 

1)Yuri Kapelko, Chief Operating Officer at Servercore

2)Timothy Maenda - Country Director & Venture Associate -KENYA - Starthub


2) MORE PANELISTS TO BE ANNOUNCED

Bringing a new product or service to market is one of the biggest challenges founders face. In this second discussion, our panelists, will guide us through the critical steps to identify a target audience, test key hypotheses, and iterate quickly. Learn how to position your product effectively and make data-driven decisions that can propel your startup forward from day one.


Whether you're looking to optimize cloud spending or kickstart your business with a solid foundation, this event offers valuable takeaways for every entrepreneur. 

Don’t miss this chance to learn from two tech visionaries and network with the Nairobi startup community!

Check out what happened

Facilitator

  • Victoria Kleinbort

    SERVERCORE

    Business Development Manager

Panelists

  • YURY KAPELKO

    SERVERCORE

    COO

  • IVAN ROMANKO

    SERVERCORE

    CTO

  • Timothy Maenda

    Starthub

    Country Director & Venture Associate - KENYA

When

When

Monday, November 25, 2024
2:00 PM – 6:00 PM (UTC)

Agenda

2:00 PMNetworking Opportunity
3:00 PMFirst Panel Discussion
3:45 PMBreak/ Networking Opportunity
4:00 PMSecond Panel Discussion
4:45 PMNetworking Session

Organizers

  • James Okoth

    Chapter Director

  • Shirley Kandabu

    Team Member

  • Sakina Hussein

    Healthy Basket

    Team member

  • Bernice Namulekhwa

    Offtherocks

    Team Member

  • Okado Nabwire

    Team member

  • Kimberly Anindo

    Team member

  • Salma Ibra

    Business Week Afrika

    Team member

  • Wangeci Kaingi

    Team Member

  • Kieran Ndege

    team member

  • Anita Kabare

Global sponsors

Notion logo

Notion

Builder logo

Builder

Partners

Servercore logo

Servercore

Anza Village logo

Anza Village

EBASKET logo

EBASKET

ENUA KIJANA AFRICA logo

ENUA KIJANA AFRICA

QUIKK API logo

QUIKK API

Business Week Afrika logo

Business Week Afrika

Hindsight Ventures logo

Hindsight Ventures

POWER LEARN PROJECT logo

POWER LEARN PROJECT

CHPTER logo

CHPTER

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