I just finished reading Michael Lewis’ Vanity Fair profile of Barack Obama, and I am blown away. Everyone who knows me knows I’m more than a little fascinated by the POTUS and FLOTUS, mostly because they’re ordinary people holding the most powerful job in the US. A true example of the fact that anyone can make it. This profile takes my fascination a step further,…
Read MoreEver wondered how the Diners Card got it’s name? Or how the first person thought of the concept of using a card to make a payment? Yesterday I was conversing with a friend about the payments systems, and it got me wondering how cards came to be. The card you, and 2 billion other people across the globe use to make payments today has an…
Read MoreOn the 5th of September, Safaricom Limited will be launching its first report on sustainability, which I believe is a first by a listed company in Kenya. This morning we attended a press workshop that gave us a preview of what is in the report, and I must say I’m looking forward to this. Doing business in a sustainable manner essentially means meeting the needs of…
Read MoreEntrepreneurship and being the boss of you is the in thing. The blog world is rich with articles on how to start out on your own, and if the increasing number of “Under 30 CEOs” is anything to go by, those articles are a reflection of reality. Employment isn’t very attractive to our generation, which is a good thing. However, one thing that’s critical for…
Read MoreInteresting reads from around the interwebs. Milo one of my readers shared a fantastic used car checklist from the IFC SME toolkit centre. If this article was remotely interesting to you and you are considering buying a used car, I’d recommend that you download it and use it. Interviews can be a drag for both the interviewer and the interviewee. As an interviewee, you don’t just want…
Read MoreInteresting reads from around the interwebs: Bidding to host Olympics is a terrible dream for Kenya – Waga Odongo looks at why Kenya shouldn’t look at hosting the Olypmics as the ultimate dream, following the Prime Minister’s promise that Kenya would bid to host the 2024 Olympics. While on the surface it may seem that hosting such an event is good for the country’s economy, Waga…
Read MoreYesterday’s 100 metre men’s finals was the highlight of The Olympics, as Usain Bolt breathtakingly broke the Olympics record, finishing the race in 9.63 seconds, again affirming his position as the fastest man alive. The most amazing thing was that he seemed to do it effortlessly. In fact, some people felt he could have done better time had he put in more effort, but that’s…
Read MoreThe key to success in life is deliberate purposeful living. This consists of four things: Defining what success means to you; knowing what you need to do to be successful why you need to do it, and a practical “how to” do it. Most of us think about purpose in January when making new year resolutions, or when we are creating our life plans, but after…
Read MoreA couple of years ago, before mobile technology arrived in Kenya, telephone communication was monopolised by Telkom (now Orange) Kenya, then fully owned by the government. This was prior to the 2008 privatization which saw France Telkom buy 51% stake in the company, and subsequently re-brand it to Orange Kenya. Telkom was highly inneficient, but that’s all we had, and therefore couldn’t complain much. Orange is a great…
Read MoreTo most of us, the computer is our most valuable work tool,yet we rarely take proactive steps to protect it and we risk our information and livelihood needlessly. Buying antivirus software for your computer is mandatory these days, especially if you use the more common operating systems, and are on the Internet constantly (which makes it most of us). Choosing the kind of software to…
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