Africabeta: live updates from Chat 3.0, powered by WeChat

Today is the day we’ve been talking about since September. For those who are joining us, we’ll see you at 4:30pm!

Of course everyone else can join in via livestream at www.africabeta.co/live. Of course it’s not live…yet. I had the most entertaining video on the internet put in as a placeholder, but @seyitaylor replaced it with a boring Africabeta thumbnail. Because branding. :expressionless:

The livestream will also be available to watch from right inside the WeChat app. Download and install right now :smile:.

Of the ten startups that emerged from the WeChat Ideathon, two will be demoing some rather exciting stuff live on the Africabeta stage.

Finally. YOU don’t get to just watch. Every participant, live or via livestream also stand to win fabulous prizes, including brand new Samsung Galaxy Note Edge devices, courtesy our amazing sponsor, WeChat of course. To participate, simply download and sign in or sign up to WeChat to your device and follow the proceedings as we go along. You also need to follow WeChat’s official account, it’s ID is simply “WeCentral”. Magic is sure to happen, I promise!

Leave the page open, because asides twitter and the livestream updates will come here directly

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@bankole please how do get there from FESTAC Town. DIRECTIONS PLEASE

@udemesamuel
Step 1. Get to Ikoyi. You can use Google Maps for this, or the subsequent steps for that matter.
Step 2. Continue along Osbourne Road onto Gerard Avenue (i.e Get on Kingsway Road, make the first u-turn, then follow the road to your right.
Step 3. Keep going till you see a Lawrence Road to your right. The venue will be to your right as well a few seconds after.

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@xolubi thanks.

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15:49
We came in early

#AfricaBeta

I can’t sign up on Wechat… Its given me a “Server currently Busy Error Message”

I want to follow live… But the streaming link is still offline

17:15
And it’s off, @lakintobi, event host, takes the stage at #AfricaBeta #Chat3

Following live from youtube bro…

#AfricaBeta #weChat3

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@gbenga… Who is the speaker please???

Adia Sowho @adiaspeak https://twitter.com/adiaspeaks`

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Okay… @gbenga… I enjoyed her speech (The little I could hear… ) :smile:

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Please do notify us of their names…

@gbenga :smiley:

Ah. Right:

17:38 <> Etop Ikpe @etopty (DealDey co-CEO)began speaking on hyperlocal possibilities and peer-to-peer ecommerce #Africabeta

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Had to pay for light at a viewing centre to participate in this livecast

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WOW. :thumbsup:

I used to have an account with them way-back 2013. I lost the details to the account. Now, when I saw the ads for this programme, I downloaded and installed a new wechat on my new phone… Up till now, I can’t signup or reset my existing wechat account… It will always give me an error message “Server Busy. Try Again.” Please what is the solution to this problem?

Please @gbenga… Help me ask the question to our presenter