Konstantin Gorozhankin conducted a master-class at AlmaU

A master-class by Konstantine Gorozhankin* was held on October 20 at Almaty Management University (earlier IAB) on the topic of “Electronic commerce in Kazakhstan”.

Konstantin started from the narratives about trends in the field of internet-commerce in Kazakhstan and world, about how he at the end of 90s was developing paying systems. By the way, exactly he is the author of the idea of SMS-sending from banks – this product was firstly launched in Kazakhstan and then all over the world.

The guest also told about when and how the business in the internet is supposed to be done, what external factors contribute to the development of electronic commerce, what niches in the field of internet-commerce of Kazakhstan are already reserved, what are free, which, possibly, will appear.

Addressing to potential authors of the ideas in the field of e-commerce, Gorozhankin said: “If you have interesting IT-projects, you better come to us, in Startup School, and if the initiative is really perspective, we will help you to realize it”.

*Konstantin Gorozhankin – President of the Association of Kazakhstan Internet Business and Mobile Commerce. General Manager of CNP Processing GmbH (Processin.kz). Co-host of the internet-conference iMix, iProf, InvestorDay and other internet-projects. Co-organizer of the single in Kazakhstan Internet competition of web-sites AWARD.kz. Jury member in the international competition of internet-projects “Tatnet Stars” of 2005-2006 years.