Category Archives: Digital Anthroconomy

My 2nd day began with a breakfast at MiKENGO followed by a day of talks where I primarily stayed around TNW’s “Growth Quarters” (Impact and Innovate being the other two stages). Due to the wind, the organisers had to migrate the outside Innovate stage to the Growth Quarters area and so I caught a bitContinue reading “Insights from The Next Web Valencia: Friday Conference Day 2”

I was pretty impressed by the weather on Thursday – started off feeling cool with a bit of a breeze yet warm enough to be able to wear a shirt and jeans with maybe a light jacket. Since the conference venue was set in the outdoors under a large roof, it made all the difference. Continue reading “Insights from The Next Web Valencia: Thursday Conference Day 1”

From my now cross-country exposure to start-up and venture ecosystems across North America, Europe and South East Asia, I’ve spotted a few key ingredients that make for a vibrant and thriving innovation ecosystem in a country. Chilling on the beach in the mid-day Valencian sun searching for beers with Andre Lejeune, we unpicked exactly whatContinue reading “Insights from The Next Web Valencia: Wednesday Pre-Party”

I am a strong believer, that they key to healthily and genuinely engaging with the subject of diversity is to more fully understand the context and circumstances that have shaped the individual(s). Rather than dismissing difference as something that needn’t be discussed because “it doesn’t matter where someone comes from”, we should look to firstContinue reading “Outdated Leadership: The Cultural Issues Behind Africa’s Growth Limitations”