Entrepreneurship

Counting Coin (Literally)

December 3, 2009
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Counting Coin (Literally)

Send this article to Twitter!I was reading this very interesting article about a current entrepreneurial craze, which involves selling gourmet cupcakes (if you are interested in business, the comments below the article are also very good because they really hone in on the issue of profits and costs and all of the things you...
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The Emancipation Proclamation…

July 25, 2009
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The Emancipation Proclamation…

Send this article to Twitter!Someone on Twitter posted this link from the BBC about a couple of young Kenyan entrepreneurs who’ve developed a charger that people can place on their bicycles so that they can continue to use their mobile phones while riding long distances conducting various tasks or businesses. I’ve talked about “swimming...
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Kencall: Blood, Sweat, Tears & Bureacrats (Part 2)

July 21, 2009
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Kencall: Blood, Sweat, Tears & Bureacrats (Part 2)

Send this article to Twitter!In this second half of the post on Kencall, I want to talk about parts of the case study that I found interesting.  Again, a copy of the case study can be found under part 1 and you should read it and also leave your own comments about what you...
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Kencall: Blood, Sweat, Tears & Bureacrats (Part 1)

July 21, 2009
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Kencall: Blood, Sweat, Tears & Bureacrats (Part 1)

Send this article to Twitter!Kencall Case StudyI seem to have developed an obsession with Kencall and what it is they are trying to do in Kenya.  I know why I have this obsession.  It is because I have an interest in technology and I’m very interested in seeing how it will play out (commercially)...
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The Babylon System: It’s A Vampire

July 13, 2009
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Send this article to Twitter!Do you guys listen to Bob Marley? If not, you should.  In terms of poetic depth, I think he was more talented than even Shakespeare – that overrated English man who walked around London in pleated skirts, writing sonnets that have never really made sense to me: To be or...
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Safaricom Dealer Licenses

April 23, 2009
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Safaricom Dealer Licenses

Send this article to Twitter!I was talking to a friend recently who was telling me about Safaricom dealerships and how much money one can make if they got one of those dealer-licenses. I’m going to try and recount how he said it works, but I may not be totally accurate and you should feel...
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Pertuity Direct

April 10, 2009
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Send this article to Twitter!There’s an article in BD Africa about a social networking lending site founded by Kenyan, Kim Muhota.  The video below is an introductory speech about the company (Pertuity Direct) that can be found on its website.  Muhota’s accent is completely Americanized, which I find somewhat strange for someone who supposedly...
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10 Must Visit Business Websites

March 24, 2009
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10 Must Visit Business Websites

Send this article to Twitter!I was breezing through Entrepreneur Magazine and they have a nice post on the ten must-visit entrepreneur websites and I thought it was a pretty good list, so check it out. Remember, information is power. It’s not Peter Pan, pie in the sky stuff . Awww…..look at little Peter. Flying...
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How Does Facebook Make Money?

February 25, 2009
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Send this article to Twitter!This is an interesting article on Facebook and all the lawsuits that the founder is facing.  Apparently, a few classmates of his at Harvard believe that he stole the idea from them and they want to be compensated for it. The case against Zuckerberg, the facebook founder was supposedly settled...
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Murder in Kinshasa: Who Killed Kabila?