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BOP Market Size: $1.3 Trillion (WRI)

Posted on Saturday, Jun 30th 2007

In International Dollar, the number, actually is $5 Trillion, which breaks down as follows. The BOP market in Asia (including the Middle East) is by far the largest: 2.86 billion people in 19 countries, with an aggregate income of $3.47 trillion. The BOP market in these countries represents 83% of the region’s population and 42%

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In The Shadows Of Iraq: Qubad Talabani (Part 1)

Posted on Saturday, Jun 30th 2007

Qubad Talabani is the son of Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, and is a representative of the Kurdish Regional Government of Iraq. The entire world is all too familiar with the war going on in that country. While I am not interested in exploring the political ramifications of such a war, history has taught us that

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Why Silicon Valley Lacks True GMs?

Posted on Friday, Jun 29th 2007

I made the comment in an earlier post that Yahoo now needs true GMs, not just glorified functional managers. As I wrote that piece, it made me reflect on the significance of what I just said. Silicon Valley is not a place that has that many true General Managers. In the sense that GE or

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Cracking the Online Video Monetization Nut: Adap.tv CEO Amir Ashkenazi (Part 8)

Posted on Friday, Jun 29th 2007

Here I challenge Amir some more on the business strategy. Technology is wonderful, but are they solving the right business problem? Just because I am looking at a car chase in a movie segment doesn’t mean I am ready to jump and buy a BMW. There is little relevance. On the other hand, if I

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iPhone Objections So Far

Posted on Friday, Jun 29th 2007

The iPhone isn’t perfect, acc. to the reviews. Here are the objections so far: 1. Fragility of the device, compared with equivalent mobile handsets. The glass case may break if you drop it. 2. Battery Life. Apple says, the iPhone will have 8 hours of battery life. The battery is not removable, hence the option

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Web 3.0 & the Semantic Web

Posted on Thursday, Jun 28th 2007

My definition of Web 3.0 is one of the most popular entry points into this blog. In it, I proposed the vision of a web which becomes increasingly verticalized by “Context”, and the relevant Content, Community and Commerce elements are successfully mashed up “in Context”. I also proposed 2 other elements: Vertical / Contextual Search,

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Cracking the Online Video Monetization Nut: Adap.tv CEO Amir Ashkenazi (Part 7)

Posted on Thursday, Jun 28th 2007

We continue our discussion about the technical and strategic implementation of the Adapt.tv technology. The core behind it is a learning system which is fed data from contextual matching as well as inputs from user interaction with ads. Over time, this produces an optimized ad campaign for video-content providers, addressing a validated market need. SM:

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Venture Capital for MicroFinance: Chris Brookfield (Part 8)

Posted on Thursday, Jun 28th 2007

To conclude the interview, I ask about Africa. The general political instability has created an environment which makes it difficult for microfinance investments. However, you have to wonder if some socio-economic stability would not provide increased political stability? A vicious cycle exists, but can it not be concerted into more of a virtuous cycle? SM:

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