CEO and founder of the first Unreasonable East Africa Institute reflects on the valuable lessons learned that build a foundation for future development in East Africa and an ecosystem for entrepreneurs to thrive.
Joachim EwechuOctober 13, 2014
When you heed the call and step out from the shoulds and shouldn’ts to live from a place of must, you begin your journey as an entrepreneur with the ability to impact the world.
David HowittOctober 1, 2014
Lessons learned from a startup's two-year journey exploring the potential of natural biofuels in Africa: Do what works.
Myles LutheranSeptember 24, 2014
Myths abound when it comes to categorizing personality traits of an entrepreneur – data makes it clear, successful entrepreneurs come from all backgrounds.
Vivek WadhwaSeptember 19, 2014
Clean energy entrepreneur and author unravels how entrepreneurs can take simple and accessible solutions Steve Jobs employed at Apple and apply them to new markets.
Jigar ShahSeptember 17, 2014
Although daunting, serial entrepreneur, coach, and venture capitalist, Pascal Finette, challenges the typical startup to go to scale—arguing that it's the only way how you can build truly great companies and change the world.
Pascal FinetteSeptember 15, 2014
Early-stage angel and venture capitalist details two constructs at the core at being an awesome mentor: Give Before You Get and Random Days.
Brad FeldSeptember 12, 2014
The head of Singularity University’s Startup Lab on why you should thank the person who gave you feedback first because they just gave you a huge gift—they told you something which you can use to become better at what you're doing and become a better person in general.
Pascal FinetteSeptember 10, 2014
Being an entrepreneur is challenging. We are inspired about the win of climbing to the top of the mountain. So when people say “I think I want to be an entrepreneur,” here are the top five things CEO and founder, Pamela Hawley, would consider.
Pamela HawleySeptember 5, 2014
Measuring impact, designing for impact, and applying business methods toward impact: These are not always easy, but they’re almost always doable and eventually make things a lot easier.
Kevin StarrSeptember 3, 2014
Technologies once thought as science fiction, like Rosie from the Jetsons, have become possible and being aware of the realities and prepared for the opportunities means constantly redefining yourself.
Vivek WadhwaAugust 28, 2014
Questions that have the potential to produce rich explorations and solve big problems too often devolve into shouting matches that increase anger and mistrust. Here's a way to frame conversations so that people actually listen to one another.
David BornsteinAugust 20, 2014
Looking to solve a problem, learn something new, or expand your network? A Jeffersonian dinner can take you places you never expected.
Jane MillerAugust 14, 2014
Agile and Holacracy are so superior to our traditional methodologies for running businesses and communities and for creating anything new, they should be adopted everywhere immediately.
Cheryl HellerAugust 14, 2014
The combination of cheap capital and expensive labor has created a powerful economic dynamic driving massive innovation across virtually every industry sector.
Brad FeldAugust 8, 2014
What began as the study of how individuals make decisions is revealing that we humans are not actually the freethinking individuals we believe ourselves to be.
Cheryl HellerAugust 6, 2014
Experts are the greatest inhibitors of innovation—the ones who shouldn’t be listened to. Peter Diamandis says it best: “An expert is someone who can tell you exactly how it can’t be done.”
Vivek WadhwaAugust 4, 2014