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Why Telegram bots are the right first channel in Ethiopia

Distribution decides which channel you build first, and in Ethiopia the channel is already installed. Here is the case for leading with a Telegram bot, what makes it cheap to build, and the two places it will disappoint you.

Michael Sahlu 9 min read
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In this piece

  1. → Telegram is the installed base, not an experiment
  2. → Why it became popular here, and why that still pays
  3. → Nobody has to install anything to use your bot
  4. → The bot API will not be your expensive part
  5. → Two places Telegram will disappoint you
  6. → Keep the logic out of the bot
  7. → The short version

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Why Telegram bots are the right first channel in Ethiopia

Distribution decides which channel you build first, and in Ethiopia the channel is already installed. Here is the case for leading with a Telegram bot, what makes it cheap to build, and the two places it will disappoint you.

Michael Sahlu