Tag Archives: Travel

So You Want to Work and Travel in Emerging Markets?

Posted on December 19, 2010 by

Before leaving the US for my international work/research/travel trip, the responses I usually received when telling people about my plans were quite similar: “Wait, but you’ve been working for 4 years right? how can you just pack up and leave?” … Continue reading →

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Found a Fascinating BBC show and similar blog!

Posted on July 11, 2010 by

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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Recent Article: E-commerce Growth in India

Posted on June 9, 2010 by

India slowly gets to grips with e-commerce I came across a really interesting article on the growth of e-commerce penetration in India, one of the most highly discussed countries by many experts in regards to overseas innovation and economic growth. … Continue reading →

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New Article: China E-Commerce expected to grow by 90%

Posted on May 24, 2010 by

Great new article came out a few weeks ago again highlighting a topic I covered in a previous post: the booming growth China is experiencing in E-commerce. This article suggests that lower manufacturing prices coupled with rapidly increasing internet penetration … Continue reading →

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WSJ Article: Telecom Firms Thrive in Somalia

Posted on May 11, 2010 by

Although the focus of this story isn’t necessarily on an emerging market (and I wont pretend to be even the slightest expert on the Somalian economy) I found this recent Wall Street Journal article very interesting given for a variety … Continue reading →

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Brazilian Entrepreneurship: TechCrunch article

Posted on May 9, 2010 by

Given my recent externship at Globant (www.globant.com) where I experienced first hand what it’s like to work at a start-up in South America, I found this recent TechCrunch article about Brazilian bureaucracy very interesting. This particular example is Brazil, but … Continue reading →

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Economist artice: Online retailing in China gains momentum

Posted on May 3, 2010 by

Bit of a tangent here folks but as many of you know, one of locations I plan to spend a good chunk of time living in is China. From some recent case work I have also gained a new-found interest … Continue reading →

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TechCrunch Article: VCs Get Serious about the Emerging World

Posted on April 30, 2010 by

Very interesting article came out today on TechCrunch, seems some in Silicon Valley share my interest in the emerging world… TechCrunch: VCs Get Serious about the Emerging World

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Economist Podcast: “Innovation in Emerging Markets”

Posted on April 30, 2010 by

I sent out an email yesterday to select family and friends that I had previously shared my travel plans with, about a recent Economist Podcast I found very interesting. Email and link below: LINK: Economist Podcast: Innovation in Emerging Markets … Continue reading →

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