The Daily Entrepreneur: Disruption and Bananas

by Nathaniel Whittemore · 2009-05-13 21:11:00 UTC
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The Disruption Talk: A very cool talk on, that's right, disruption, by A VC Fred Wilson.

Going Bananas for Energy In Africa: BBC reports on a new process that helps translate bananas (plentiful in many African countries) into fuel.

Uganda's Appfrica Labs: Erik Hersman profiles my likely most discussed startup, Appfrica Labs, and puts some interesting context around their awesome work.

Nathaniel Whittemore is the founder of Assetmap. Previously he was the founding director of the Northwestern University Center for Global Engagement.
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