Entrepreneurship

Since its inception in 2011, Cool Ideas has morphed and pivoted quite a bit. In its early days, it offered...

Africa’s urban areas are booming, experiencing a high urban growth rate over the last two decades at 3.5% per year....

“The problem we are addressing is the lack of access to finance for smallholder farmers from the formal financial ecosystem…...

This is one of those questions that comes up every once in a while, and it does so in different...

Ignore friendly advice, unless it’s expert level. Unless your friends are your customers, you shouldn’t care too much about what...

News this week that Uber’s CEO was stepping down likely was not a surprise to those who have been following...

I have an unusual job. Like, really unusual — unless you’re a venture capitalist (which I’m not). I’ve written about my work...

What does it take to really start a business? As a consultant and mentor to small businesses and entrepreneurs, a...

When investors listen to a "pitch," establishing whether or not someone has a good business idea is the easy part....

Many of you asked me this week to say a bit more about "pitching," including what the word really means....