Archive for June, 2007



I need a haircut!

15Jun07

我想剪头发.
My hair is getting bushy. And tough to maintain, because the water here is kinda strange. I think it’d be better to have shorter hair while going around some of the rural areas in China, so I want to get a haircut.
Hmm, if I decide to go to Tibet, maybe I should [...]

links for 2007-06-15

15Jun07

The 60-Second Pitch
(tags: pitch entrepreneurship startup)

Shanghai, Week 1.

14Jun07

我不吃肉,我吃素。
Originally uploaded by quami77
I haven’t had time to post, there’s been a lot of running around to perform administrative activities and get acclimated to Shanghai.
Also, I’ve been getting over the jet lag. I was absolutely fine the first day I got over here but then the jet lag started to kick in later, [...]

links for 2007-06-12

12Jun07

Sixty Six Bottles of Beer on the Wall Provide Hot Water (TreeHugger)
(tags: china solar water)

Vegetarian Eating | ChinesePod
So, I wish I learned this before I came to Shanghai. I suggest this lesson to anyone who is vegeterian and coming to China.
(tags: vegetarian Chinese Mandarin)

links for 2007-06-08

08Jun07

Harnessing Your Team’s Creativity on BNET
(tags: creativity management teamwork)

links for 2007-06-07

07Jun07

India’s notorious Dharavi slum up for sale
(tags: BoP India realestate)

Stanford Social Innovation Review : Articles : Microfinance Misses Its Mark (June 2, 2007)
(tags: microfinance BoP MFI article)

The coolest mouse ever

05Jun07

This has little to nothing to do with BoP, emerging markets, or business… but it does have something to do with product design.
I just got this mouse recently, the MX revolution from Logitech, and it’s by far the coolest mouse ever.  Ok, so I am a huge nerd, but I love the way this feels [...]

T minus 7 days to Shanghai.

04Jun07

Shanghai. Flickr credit: 2 dogs

Well, it’s 1:30am and I’m not in bed. Hopped up on caffeine and spent a fair portion of the night looking for my passport, which I had filed away in a very safe place… So mom, before you yell at me.. I didn’t MISPLACE my passport, I just [...]

links for 2007-06-02

02Jun07

Pepsi: Repairing A Poisoned Reputation In India
(tags: pepsi India emerging market BoP)



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On the nightstand

  • Naked Economics: Undressing the Dismal Science

    Naked Economics: Undressing the Dismal Science by Charles Wheelan

  • Emergence: The Connected Lives of Ants, Brains, Cities, and Software

    Emergence: The Connected Lives of Ants, Brains, Cities, and Software by Steven Johnson

  • On Writing Well, 30th Anniversary Edition: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction (On Writing Well)

    On Writing Well, 30th Anniversary Edition: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction (On Writing Well) by William K. Zinsser

  • The Learning Portfolio: Reflective Practice for Improving Student Learning (JB - Anker Series)

    The Learning Portfolio: Reflective Practice for Improving Student Learning (JB - Anker Series) by John Zubizarreta

  • Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations

    Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations by Clay Shirky

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