July 29, 2014
The last 2 weeks were notable for the world’s two most populous countries. If there was any doubt that the 21st century will be “The Asian Century” Jack Ma and Narendra Modi, an unlikely pair, lay those doubts to rest. Read more…
July 16, 2014
In 2011, I wrote about Jugaad, according to Wikipedia “a colloquial Hindi word that can mean an innovative fix or a simple work-around”. I noted in the blog post that Jugaad is “now an acceptable management technique…and also applies to Read more…
July 13, 2014
A few observations from the just announced Google $3.2 billion acquisition of Nest, a Silicon Valley based company that sells “smart” thermostats and smoke detectors: – Build vs Buy: Even for a company with significant resources such as Google, it Read more…
July 12, 2013
Watching the Grammys last night made me think of one-hit wonders. Hopefully some of the winners (and you know who I’m talking about) won’t be relegated to that fate – an answer on “Jeopardy” or fodder for Trivial Pursuit “The Read more…
Business, Emerging Markets, Entrepreneurship, Mobile, Social impact, Technology, Venture Capital, Women
July 16, 2011
As a venture capitalist, I am privy to innovations long before they become mainstream, one of the things I love about my job. But even more exciting is when I see inflection points of adoption — which is why 2011 Read more…
July 25, 2009
In Rwanda, everyone walks. They walk to school, they walk to work, they walk to the well to refill their plastic yellow jugs, they walk to the market, they walk to the fields. In hours of driving through urban and Read more…
July 23, 2009
Yesterday I visited the Genocide Memorial Centre in Kigali. I had heard much about the disturbing videos they show, of the rooms full of pictures of the dead, of the skulls and bones in glass cases. However, the most chilling Read more…
July 2, 2009
A year ago, I registered this domain with the intent of starting a blog but life intervened and I never got around to it. Back then I don’t think any of us could have envisioned the different reality we live Read more…