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The 4 Capitals that entreprenuers must have.

I had to share this on my blog. Personal capital, Intellectual Capital, Social capital, Financial Capital and why you need them all. Can I be bold enough to add Erotic Capital? I have just got the book " Honey Money;The Power of Erotic Capital" and I can tell you a few reasons why it makes a lot of sense. I found a review on the Guardian about the very controversial book bySenior Economics lecturer at London Busines School Catherine Hakimm Check the  Book Review, Honey Money, The power of erotic capital I shall talk about that here this week, for now, head over to where all entreprenuers should be checking ever so often. The link is below The 4 Capitals That Matter for Entrepreneurs, Employees, & Interns

LAMU TAMU, A Love Story.

I'm typing this post from Lamu House. A place that is reminiscent of a film whose title i cannot remember, but it was in a little spanish village. Homely, intensely romantic, simply furnished in Safari and a variety of African decor and amazing food. Infront of me is the sea, waves crushing softly, I am barefoot because Steve Biko says it is like Zen to be barefoot in Lamu. I notice a few other barefoot people walking across the little street that separates the Lamu House patio restaurant. There's a plane taking off not too off in the visible Manda Island, perhaps the dash 8 belonging to Fly540 that takes us back home tomorrow. I hope I have managed to make you sufficiently jealous. But. I wasn't made for the sea. I just had a boat ride. It is a big deal because it was a rough ride. I hate deep waters. Deep means anything beyond 4 feet deep. Meaning my head must be above the water when i stand in it. I am 5ft 1. Finally, I understand what raging water

Why Social Media is the Ultimate Ice Breaker

Yesterday I was reading a conversation on twitter (kenentrepreneur  and someone else I cant really remember now) and they talked about how Social media is too young to have experts. And in a sense I do agree. Social media, especially for brands, organisations and celebrities in our space (meaning in Africa) is still trying to find it's proper footing. While several people associate it with a twitter handle and a facebook page, it is way above that, it is in my opinion, what email was to secretaries in the mid 80's. Neither here nor there, butdefiantely cheaper, faster, and without the walk to post office, or to the next post office when they ran out of stamps. But there are a few people who seem to be getting it right. Last week I had breakfast with Mark Kaigwa , amazing young man who talked me through how things work, what to do, and what not to do. I also set up a coffee date with Marvin Tumbo , he who runs the TNA online strategy(Uhuru Kenyatta). They're both the