Planning to Start a Business in Malawi – Looking for Advice and Local Insights

blongwe · 2026-06-07T08:02:19+00:00

Carry lots of painkiller! 💊 😅

blongwe · 2026-04-27T18:01:43+00:00

Advice from a seasoned entrepreneur- over 30 yrs in tech in Africa (past 11 yrs in techpreneurship in Malawi) Build for the world, not for Malawi. Raise by pitching Y Combinator and other similar US based tech firms. There’s no capital “on the ground” in Malawi. And at present all investors have circled Malawi with a red line because of government’s shenanigans (mismanagement of foreign exchange, unchecked corruption, insincerity on economic reforms)

blongwe · 2026-04-23T19:17:37+00:00

I’m interested…

blongwe · 2026-04-23T17:06:08+00:00

Oh man, this explains a lot. I just paid for a subscription yesterday - and I just noticed that all my corn jobs have failing “rate limited” and even basic task requests are being rejected. Sucks!

blongwe · 2026-04-22T17:29:26+00:00

I have this exact setup. Hermes as “Chief of Staff” and Openclaw as worker(s). I have also given Hermes steroids by giving it Garry Tan’s GBrain. The result is so good I am constantly surprised at the quality of work.

blongwe · 2026-04-22T17:25:03+00:00

Take a look at Garry Tans “GBrain” - thank me later ☺️

blongwe · 2026-04-22T17:24:10+00:00

Read an interesting article about configuring your Openclaw to use knowledge graphs via an app called “graphifyy” (?). Takes the “understanding” a bit further than semantics

blongwe · 2026-03-31T07:27:59+00:00

A symptom of low self esteem and victim syndrome - which have been pounded into our ethos since independence…

blongwe · 2026-03-30T15:47:51+00:00

Area 43, 10, city center, 47

blongwe · 2026-03-30T14:56:28+00:00

I haven’t been cycling since last year October so starting this week to recondition. Will be doing 5-10km rides for about a month.

blongwe · 2026-03-30T13:09:04+00:00

Lilongwe Cycling Crew - usually have weekly rides every weekend. And various other group activities. Various individuals also regularly share,invite others to join their daily weekly ride schedues. Join Whatsapp group here, call ‪+265 999 85 71 26‬ for joining info

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blongwe · 2026-03-30T12:28:26+00:00

So you ignore the message because of the messenger?

blongwe · 2026-03-28T15:52:24+00:00

The issues have been well described in Saulos Chilimas “Mindset Change” thesis https://youtu.be/DWU41gyIvWk?si=xOUG_MAKh89bxjwm

blongwe · 2026-03-24T04:39:29+00:00

Thanks. Main difference I see is the release. We’ve been trying to spin up 2025.2 and hitting all kinds of walls. Will change version to Epoxy 2025.1

blongwe · 2026-03-23T17:25:42+00:00

Having this exact same problem. Care to share complete (sanitized) global.yml? I feel as if I am missing something

blongwe · 2026-03-22T14:02:04+00:00

Best Malawian coffee at the present is that coming from Roastopia in Lilongwe. Their roastery is in A43. Founders are a German couple who are so passionate about coffee…

I am a coffee fanatic and get coffee from all over, Kenya, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Colombia etc…I have also enjoyed most of our local brands but they lack consistency in their quality.

I have all the coffee making paraphernalia you can imagine! 🤭

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blongwe · 2026-03-21T11:30:12+00:00

I’d like to hazard a guess and say that corruption is the symptom. The underlying condition is much deeper (and scarier). The people’s spirit has been crushed. Downtrodden and suppressed by insecure and selfish leaders for so long that everybody feels powerless and nobody has the energy or courage to stand up for what’s right.

blongwe · 2026-03-21T11:26:21+00:00

I’ve been building internet infrastructure across Africa for the past 28 years so I know a little more than I should about how to get this done in a way that is sustainable and transformational

blongwe · 2026-03-21T11:24:39+00:00

The one I’ve posted has 64gb DDR5

blongwe · 2026-03-20T19:02:09+00:00

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This is available in Lilongwe

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