I took a left, it took a left, and my right was met by a pause from the big-eyed digital waitress who left a…
Entrepreneurial Snapshot: South Africa
In a new series of posts — Entrepreneurial Snapshot — I’d like to give a brief overview of the six countries surveyed in Omidyar…
Rocket Internet’s Russian clothing outfit Lamoda raises $130m
Russian online store fashion store Lamoda has secured a US$130-million round of funding from Access Industries, Summit Partners and Tengelmann. Rocket Internet, the German-based…
Poke Asia’s startup bubble all you want, it won’t burst
What’s popular in these Asian countries, and why you should care. Because after all, Asia is not a startup bubble. The cynics sneer from…
The co-innovation trend and the challenge in emerging markets
While the absence of mature intellectual property laws remains one of the deterrents holding back co-creation or co-innovation in Africa, it’s a compelling model…