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Business card handed to me in Shanghai for local store You know, it’s really funny. When you’re walking down the streets of Shanghai– or at least the newer ones lined with shops, you’re always accosted by vendors saying “Looka looka… Please have a looka looka”. And they’re constantly trying to sell you stuff. All kinds [...]

Zentation.com Presentation – “The Art of Innovation” (tags: innovation) Health Care Franchise . NOW | PBS (tags: healthcare rural Africa development socialentrepreneurship)

A subway map on the ceiling of the subway car Originally uploaded by quami77 Kevin and I keep commenting on how we live in the dark ages in Chicago, as we are walking around Shanghai. There are little customer innovations everywhere, reducing the friction of daily travel, eating, and the rest. This picture is a [...]

我想剪头发. My hair is getting bushy. And tough to maintain, because the water here is kinda strange. I think it’d be better to have shorter hair while going around some of the rural areas in China, so I want to get a haircut. Hmm, if I decide to go to Tibet, maybe I should get [...]

The 60-Second Pitch (tags: pitch entrepreneurship startup)

我不吃肉,我吃素。 Originally uploaded by quami77 I haven’t had time to post, there’s been a lot of running around to perform administrative activities and get acclimated to Shanghai. Also, I’ve been getting over the jet lag. I was absolutely fine the first day I got over here but then the jet lag started to kick in [...]

Sixty Six Bottles of Beer on the Wall Provide Hot Water (TreeHugger) (tags: china solar water) Vegetarian Eating | ChinesePod So, I wish I learned this before I came to Shanghai. I suggest this lesson to anyone who is vegeterian and coming to China. (tags: vegetarian Chinese Mandarin)

Harnessing Your Team’s Creativity on BNET (tags: creativity management teamwork)

India’s notorious Dharavi slum up for sale (tags: BoP India realestate) Stanford Social Innovation Review : Articles : Microfinance Misses Its Mark (June 2, 2007) (tags: microfinance BoP MFI article)

This has little to nothing to do with BoP, emerging markets, or business… but it does have something to do with product design. I just got this mouse recently, the MX revolution from Logitech, and it’s by far the coolest mouse ever.  Ok, so I am a huge nerd, but I love the way this [...]

Shanghai. Flickr credit: 2 dogs Well, it’s 1:30am and I’m not in bed. Hopped up on caffeine and spent a fair portion of the night looking for my passport, which I had filed away in a very safe place… So mom, before you yell at me.. I didn’t MISPLACE my passport, I just PLACED it [...]

Pepsi: Repairing A Poisoned Reputation In India (tags: pepsi India emerging market BoP)