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Africa Online: Check out “The Shift”

David Cohen

In Rwanda, for example, where electricity is available to less than a quarter of the population, more than 60 percent of people now have access to mobile phones. A production of BloombergTVAfrica , this will be an ongoing series about technology and entrepreneurship across Africa. It’s great stuff.

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What the Elephant God Can Teach Tech Entrepreneurs

thebarefootvc

Large Flapping Ears: Last year when I was in Rwanda I wrote a post on the importance of listening. If you don’t have a (large) ear to the ground, you will miss out on your customers’ needs or your competitors’ moves. Large ears signify listening capacity.

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