Jacqueline Novogratz is the founder of Acumen Fund, and in this TED Talk (which I really enjoyed!) she shares her experiences that led her to found Acumen and some of the lessons she has learned along the way.

Here’s your Daily Brief for September 9th: African Entrepreneurs – (via Freakonomics Blog / NYT) – A cool write-up featuring Appfrica’s John Gosier and Magatte Wade of “Adina for Life” beverage company (which is AWESOME!). This blog post profiles three innovators in Africa introducing new solutions to their countries’ and continent’s unique challenges. They all [...]

Here’s your Daily Brief for August 27th: Growing middle class and Africa’s demographic opportunity (via Annansi Chronicles) – This article piggy-backs well off my previous post on “How Not to Write About Africa” and the branding/marketing problems involved. This is a good look at Africa’s growing middle class. There are also three awesome videos which [...]