We live in very cool times. I post a comment to Guy Kawasakis How to Change the World Blog and received a comment to my comment from Mark Grimes. The next thing you know, Im talking with Mark on the phone, discussing entrepreneurial efforts in Africa. Hes a founder and activist of http://www.ned.com/ – a [...]
Entries from February 14th, 2008
Tipping Point Revisited
February 9th, 2008 · No Comments · Uncategorized
I love teaching the concept of the Tipping Point, or the Social Epidemic Curve to my students. It’s great to see the “Ah ha” moment it almost always produces. I learned the concept from Brian Uzzi at the Kellogg School of Management in Evanston, Il. Mary Cemenski is the teacher of Marketing at Mankato West [...]
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Pulled the trigger
February 8th, 2008 · No Comments · Uncategorized
Heading for South Africa with Dr. Scott Fee to visit Eden Campus. We leave March 11th and return the 25th. A few posts ago I told you a little about the school – a “green” university built and funded by students through their own entrepreneurial ventures. Designed to help poor rural South Africans build and [...]
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Make Meaning
February 6th, 2008 · No Comments · Entrepreneurship, ideas, making meaning
Guy Kawasaki tells the tale in “The Art of the Start” that great businesses don’t start out trying to make money – they start out making meening. I go through this list of ideas with clients and students when coming up with new products or promotions. Feel free to use them to jump start the [...]
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Eden Campus
February 2nd, 2008 · No Comments · Uncategorized
I just spent the week with an social entrepreneur from South Africa. Steve Carver has helped create Eden Campus the first green business school in South Africa. Its an incredible vision free tuition to impoverished Africans elected by their villages. The school has an great entrepreneurial mission. The students built their own [...]
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