Tag Archives: Innovation

Endeavor GEW Event in Cape Town: The State of Entrepreneurship in South Africa

The majority of my time thus far in Cape Town has centered on my Consulting project with the Endeavor-sponsored start-up Virtual Mobile Technologies. With my Endeavor Fellows experience in South Africa scheduled for a mere three months, my highest priority … Continue reading

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Experiential Learning: A Cape Town Case Study

Hello from Cape Town! Apologies for the radio silence, these last several weeks have been quite the whirlwind experience; a perfect storm of finalizing my international travel plans, packing up life in California and finishing round I b-school apps with … Continue reading

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Great Post on HBR – “A Flexible Approach to Funding Entrepreneurs”

Matt Bannick, Managing Director at Omidyar Network, gets it. He understands the dual focus of my upcoming trip and summarizes it in a much more eloquent way than I ever could. His recent post on the Harvard Business Review is … Continue reading

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New Harvard Article Sums It All Up Perfectly

Amidst he hustle and  bustle of wrapping up my project at Bain, planning the upcoming year and also trying to get a couple of B-school apps in first round I sometimes get behind on all the relevant articles that pop … Continue reading

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Great HBR Blog Post: Innovation Notes from India

Today were taking a short break from my current focus on Africa to highlight a fascinating post that Scott Anthony provided on his Harvard Business Review blog.  I’ll keep it brief, but in his post Scott summarizes the key findings … Continue reading

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Great Social Entrepreneurship Org: The Acumen Fund

Been awhile since my last post – sorry everyone. With Business School Applications a mere two months from being due and my upcoming trip looming the blog is on the proverbial back-burner these days. Regardless, I wanted to highlight an … Continue reading

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Fascinating Read: The “Founder of UK Private Equity” Discusses the Future of Social Entrepreneurship

Wow, what a fascinating article this was! While researching Business Schools for the fall application process I came across this incredible article, highlighted by the Harvard Business School. Telegraph Article: Capitalism has it’s Consequences According to the article, as a … Continue reading

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New Survey by Deloitte/NVCA: Venture Capital in Emerging Mkts expected to grow while US mkt shrinks

The timing is impeccable I must say… All this research over the last four months on entrepreneurship in emerging markets and then a random google search on a late Wednesday night surfaces this gem: “U.S. Venture Capital Industry Expected to … Continue reading

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Found a Fascinating BBC show and similar blog!

I had no idea there was a BBC show with a similar theme of entrepreneurship in emerging markets – “Theo’s Adventure Capitalists” sounds like a fascinating show that tracks three British companies trying to expand into Brazil, India and Vietnam. … Continue reading

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Entrepreneurship in Africa: An Introduction

Hope everyone had a great 4th of July weekend! Personally I had a great time, Monique and I went to a bridal shower/4th of July weekend event at a friends lake house in Indiana, nothing better to celebrate our country … Continue reading

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