Entrepreneurship

A Place Called Hope: Internet Real Estate

February 10, 2009
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Send this article to Twitter!I know Kenyans are obsessed with their real estate, but there’s another form of real estate that’s making a lot of money and that doesn’t require a huge investment of cash– $7 dollars a year is all it takes to register a domain name these days.  I was thinking about...
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Book Review: “How To Get Rich” By Felix Dennis

August 15, 2008
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Book Review: “How To Get Rich” By Felix Dennis

Send this article to Twitter!How to Get Rich: One of the World’s Greatest Entrepreneurs Shares His Secrets I’ve been reading this book by Felix Dennis, the multimillionaire British magazine magnate and I have to say, it’s a must read for anyone who is thinking about starting a business or anyone who is already running...
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Steve Jobs: Motivational Speech

July 28, 2008
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Send this article to Twitter!This is a great speech, given by a great entrepreneur and if you are having doubts about what you are trying to do, either in terms of a career or in terms of starting a business, this speech will lift you up. http://youtube.com/watch?v=UF8uR6Z6KLc Share on Facebook
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Start-Up Junkies

July 20, 2008
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Send this article to Twitter!I stumbled upon this documentary about a bunch of serial entrepreneurs who are trying to start an on-line postal service system. It’s an 8-part series and it’s quite interesting to watch if you are interested in entrepreneurship or business. I’ve posted the first episode here, but you can watch all...
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The Entrepreneur President – Part 2

June 27, 2008
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The Entrepreneur President – Part 1

June 27, 2008
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Send this article to Twitter!Paul Kagame in his own words talking about entrepreneurship (will kenya ever have a president like this?) Share on Facebook
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Felix Dennis: Founder of Maxim Magazine

June 25, 2008
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Felix Dennis: Founder of Maxim Magazine

Send this article to Twitter!Someone sent me this link of a fantastic interview with Felix Dennis, the founder of Maxim Magazine. In the interview, Dennis (who is a high school drop-out and self-made multimillionaire) essentially says that to become very wealthy, which he defines as having a net worth above $30 million dollars, you...
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Entrepreneur Spotlight: Nyakio Kamoche

June 23, 2008
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Send this article to Twitter!I always like to use this blog to promote Kenyan Entrepreneurs and their businesses. Today, I want to highlight this fragrance company started by a childhood friend of mine. The name of the company is called Safi Fragrances. The founder of the company is called Nyakio Kamoche and you’ve probably...
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Dyslexia & Entrepreneurship

December 6, 2007
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Send this article to Twitter!There’s an interesting article in the NYT about the connection between dyslexia and entrepreneurship. I’m not surprised that researchers have found this connection. If anyone here is a reader of business biographies (as I am), you would have noticed just how many of today’s most successful entrepreneurs either had dyslexia...
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