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Patricia Griffin on the business challenges and entrepreneurial opportunities of Africa

By Mark | April 4, 2012

About a dozen years ago now, I had an opportunity to work on a project with a young, precocious engineering undergrad at the University of Michigan by the name of Patricia Griffin. Our lives have taken us in different directions over the course of past decade, but we’ve always done a pretty good job of […]

Posted in entrepreneurism, Environment, Uncategorized | Also tagged Africa, Base of the Pyramid, bootstrapping, bribery, business philosophy, C.K. Prahalad, career decisions, cashew apples, cashews, consumerism, corruption, culture shock, doing good things with you life, drugs, EcoPost, exciting career opportunities, finance, good MBAs, iCats Fellowship, industrial operations, inspiration, international aid, Kenya, Kiva, KOMAZA, LGT Venture Philanthropy, malaria, Maslow's hierarchy of needs, Maslow's self-actualization pinnacle, micro-businesses, micro-financing, Mombasa, mosquito nets, Multidisciplinary Action Plan, Nairobi, opportunity-sensing, Patricia Griffin, pharmaceuticals, poverty, problem-solving, resourcefulness, Ross Business School, Ross School. MBA, SACCO, savings and credit cooperatives, supply chain management, The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, turning your life around, Uganda, wealth inequality | 15 Comments

Talking with Fred Thomas about the Ypsi Flea

By Mark | December 8, 2011

As the Ypsi Flea is coming up in about a week, I though that I’d take the opportunity to speak with Fred Thomas, who organizes the event. What follows is our email exchange. MARK: So, what’s the Ypsi Flea? FRED: Ypsi Flea is a free, all ages event held every so often that’s part flea […]

Posted in Ann Arbor, Art and Culture, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Amber Fellows, Annie Palmer, anti-consumerism, Avery Feral, Belleville, Ben Miller's take-home fashion show, book stealing, City Center, communal living, community coming together, consumerism, crafts, drowning in stuff, events, flea markets, food entrepreneurship, Fred Thomas, give to the poor, Grateful Dead, Heidi Pratt, hyper-corporate hex, local economy, possessions, public gardens, Radiator Hospital, Raphael Brim, records, redistribution of wealth, Sail, Stefanie Stauffer, stuff, take from the rich, Totally Awesome Fest, vintage clothes, Woodruff's, Ypsi Flea | 7 Comments

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