So far, fund-management companies in America and Britain have cut 10-15% of their staff, but they need to do more.
So far, funding has not arrived.
Yet so far, funding for bringing these promising technologies to Africa has been woefully lacking.
Outernet, so far funded primarily by a crowdsourcing campaign that raised $600,000, is a minnow compared with other companies building new technologies to widen Internet access.
So far, funds with a good reputation are finding a keen response from investors, especially in Europe: Allianz, Germany's biggest investor in private equity, has said that it is planning to invest much more.
Doge became such a staple of internet culture that it inspired Dogecoin (a variation of Bitcoin), which has so far funded a Jamaican bobsleigh team and a rally car in the NASCAR race.
So far, funding has come from suppliers such as Tyco, Lucent and Alcatel.
(Energy Secretary Steven Chu initially asked for money for eight hubs, but Congress has so far funded only three).
There will also be an extension of the 0.1% voluntary levy on paid-for advertisements across all media which has so far funded the ASA to date.
So far, fund-raisers have netted just under $2,000, half the cost of a new tuba.
So far, however, funds-of-funds have stood out mainly for their additional fees.More accountability will require better information about the performance of private-equity portfolios.
