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Ken Banks devotes himself to the application of mobile technology for positive social and environmental change in the developing world, and has spent the last 15 years working on projects in Africa.
In his essay, Mobiles in Africa: A Travellers Perspective, Ken Banks describes the entrepreneurial spirit thriving in Africa around the mobile industry,
“..Mobile phones are attached to bikes (two and three wheelers), and even boats, and taken to where the business is. In Uganda these bikes, known locally as boda boda’s, are hooked up with spare batteries and desktop mobile devices to create what are affectionately known as Bodafones”.
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Categories: Anjali · India · business · infrastructure · inspiration · technology
Tagged: Africa
Quote of the day on Entrepreneurial Judgment by Marc (pmarca),
You’d better not have a lot of doubts about what you are doing because everyone else will, and if you do too, you’ll probably give up.
Of course, an entrepreneur’s doubt avoidance is only a plus right up to the point where it becomes pigheaded stubbornness that interferes with her ability to see reality, particularly when a strategy is not working.
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Categories: business · inspiration · quotes · startup · technology
I happened to come across this relevant post on on the value of business ideas.
Quote for the day: The most brilliant idea, with no execution, is worth $20.
“Ideas are worth nothing unless executed. They are just a multiplier. Execution is worth millions.
Explanation:
AWFUL IDEA = -1
WEAK IDEA = 1
SO-SO IDEA = 5
GOOD IDEA = 10
GREAT IDEA = 15
BRILLIANT IDEA = 20
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Categories: Anjali · business · inspiration · management · quotes · startup
Tagged: business value creation, execution, founders, ideas, startup valuation
The exploding job market over the last 4 years has made many believe that the “resume-view” of their careers is the view that matters.
The resume-view has clear breaks with one paragraph dedicated to each employer and a defined period attached to each. The more employers on the resume, the longer it will be. The more skills on the resume, the longer the skills section will be. And, the greater the brand value of the employer, the better the resume.
Frankly, I’m not surprised why the resume dominates career thinking. (more…)
Categories: Anjali · business · startup
Tagged: career, resume, thinking
I’ve been helping the Pune OpenCoffee Club bootstrap itself here in Pune. The community is designed to help Tech. Startup Enthusiasts, Entrepreneurs, Developers, Advisors, Investors and everyone else.
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Categories: India · Pune · TiE · business · startup · technology
Tagged: entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, India, Pune, pune startups, startup
I had no idea Shakespeare said this,
“Our doubts are traitors, and make us lose the good we might oft win, by fearing to attempt!”.
The founder of Mint.com encourages you to stay on track.
Categories: business · quotes · startup · technology
Tagged: inspiration, quotes, shakespeare, william, william shakespeare
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