Entrepreneurs, engineers, and designers are crucial for turning ideas into innovations. The same goes for investors, people prepared to invest in risky projects. Most start-ups would have a hard time launching without them, or at least reaching a...
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Social Media’s new Generation should worry Facebook
By fpisaniWhat if Facebook’s long-term outlook is hindered by the fact that it began on computers and not on mobile phones? This is something you start to wonder when you look at three Asian companies that have, between them, nearly 400 million users. And...
Read moreTaxibeat: A Greek Startup Makes Finding a Cab Easier and More Reliable
By fpisani1CommentThere were a lot of good startups at LeWeb . Startups hailing from northern Europe, Canada and the United States … but the most impressive startup was from Greece. Taxibeat, developed in Athens, helps users find taxis in cities major cities, from...
Read moreLeWeb shows part of the Innovation World's Diversity, but needs more Southern Exposure
By fpisaniThe best thing about LeWeb (December 3-6, Paris) is the the huge amount of countries represented. The 3,500 attendees came from “almost 70 countries,” says event co-founder Géraldine Le Meur, who founded the conference – now in its ninth year...
Read moreChocolate and Creative Diasporas
In today's world of innovation, creative diasporas are everywhere. I saw one of the best examples of how the entrepreneurial spirit drives them in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Vincent Mourou and Samuel Maruta, two French entrepreneurs based in the...
Read moreChina's Social Entrepreneurship, Part Two: Relevant to Us
By fpisaniSocial entrepreneurship helps Chinese citizens fight social problems without resorting to politics. Perhaps we can learn something from them.In my last post, I profiled Isaac Mao, who is building a platform to bring his IT and business skills to the...
Read moreSocial Entrepreneurship In China, Part One: Isaac Mao, Advocating Sharing
By fpisaniOne of the biggest surprises I've had recently was seeing the importance of social entrepreneurship in China. In a country that is often described as combining the worst of the capitalist and communist worlds, I found people who are trying to change...
Read moreEnswers: Korea's "Google for Video"
By fpisaniWith Imideo – immediate video – you only need a single still image to find what video it comes from, and then find and play that video. Shazam does this with audio and Google does it with text, but moving images are more difficult – more...
Read moreThe Impact of China's Population on the Future of IT
The 1,300,000,000 population of the Chinese nation is seen by foreigners as an enormous potential market. Since the labor there is cheaper than developed nations, companies line up to manufacture and sell there. But this is changing, and the...
Read moreEntrepreneurship is also a Political Act
By fpisaniMarlon Parker, 34, is a South African who is making a mark as an entrepreneur. Holding a degree in Computer Science from Cape Peninsula University of Technology, he lives in an underprivileged neighborhood rife with youth drug use and gang...
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