The year started with the Mother of All Disruptions as the world teetered toward economic and financial collapse. The technology industry withered in general due to lack of demand. Intel, for example, reported its first loss in 21 years in the second quarter. As we head in to 2010, things seem to be on the [...]
Recently I participated in an online debate sponsored by Infodev and UNESCO on technology in education with Walter Bender, CEO of Sugar Labs, the non-profit organization that provides the software for the XO laptop of One Laptop Per Child. The debate was focused on which model was better for schools in the developing world. I [...]
This is Part One of a two-part series on the economic crisis and what disruptive leaders everywhere should do to survive and thrive. Part two can be found here.
If you have been following my posts you’ll notice that my underlying approach to business is how all things disruptive—disruptive thinking, disruptive strategies, disruptive innovation to name [...]
I absolutely love that phrase. I heard it at the Social Capital Markets 2008 (SoCAP) conference this week in beautiful San Francisco by William Foote, Founder and President of Root Capital. SoCAP was intended to bring together for-profit and non-profit businesses, investors and partners. The phrase perfectly epitomizes the mood and underlying themes of the [...]
I’ve long been an advocate of using for-profit business principles (e.g. capitalism) to promote development and world progress, specifically in technology. This belief has been formed from:
My personal experiences working with local entrepreneurs in emerging market countries.
Leading business initiatives such as Intel’s “World Ahead” program that (uncomfortably at times) straddles business and philanthropic objectives.
Reading/following [...]
