Late Tuesday afternoon, while I was strolling through Ottawa International Airport on my way back from a conference, a magazine title jumped out at me from one of the airport newsagents. It was called Inc. If I were asked to describe it, I’d say it was a bit like “Wired for entrepreneurs”. If you’re into … Continue reading Business by numbers: Entrepreneurship
Tag: Social entrepreneur
The Rolling Stones School of Management Innovation
What do the Rolling Stones and FrontlineSMS have in common? Not much, you might think. Well, they’re not users, they’re a little better-off than us and they’re considerably more famous. But there is something a little more subtle we share with them – management innovation. In his autobiography – “Life” – published last year, Keith … Continue reading The Rolling Stones School of Management Innovation
Why I’m not a social entrepreneur
A few years ago, back during my university days, I was asked to write an essay on ‘sustainable development‘ and what the term actually meant. The general consensus seemed to be that it meant very little, not because the rationale behind the term wasn’t a compelling one, but because it was being so widely misused … Continue reading Why I’m not a social entrepreneur
VC? Not for me…
Today on the Reuters Digital Vision Program we had the opportunity to mock pitch to three Venture Capitalist (VC) firms from Silicon Valley. As my fellow Fellows honed their pitches and made final tweaks to their presentations, I was ‘absent with leave’. It’s not that I’m not grateful for the opportunity, it’s just that I … Continue reading VC? Not for me…
Playing and learning in the global village
I admit that I’m not too much of a gaming freak these days, although I did go through a spell a ‘few’ years back when I was the proud owner of a 16-bit Sega Megadrive. There are enough challenges and puzzles in real life to be getting on with – I don’t need a bunch … Continue reading Playing and learning in the global village