For those tech disrupters ready to pack their bags and return to Palo Alto because pursuing a tech life in New York is unsustainable, think again. Continue reading “New York Becomes A Hub For Entrepreneurs”
New York Becomes A Hub For Entrepreneurs
So You Wanna Be In VC?
With Bulge Bracket heavyweights Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, BAC Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley raising capital for uber-Internet phenomenons, Facebook and LinkedIn, investors Continue reading “So You Wanna Be In VC?”
TechCrunch Disrupt: How are you DiSrUptIve?
We ask a number of founders and people working for startups: how are you DiSrUpTiVe?
Publisher, Rafat Ali, on Life After paidContent
Publisher, Founder and Editor of paidContent announced this week he was leaving his company in July.
He spoke with us at TechCrunch upcoming plans.
Africa Entrepreneurship Master Class
Four Columbia Business School students consulted with hotel owner and Dar es Salaam entrepreneurs, Joseph and Damasi Mfugale, on how to build their Peacock Hotel chain, from three-stars into a five-star hotel.
Africa Entrepreneurship Master Class: Charlly
Charlly Greene, Columbia Business School student, class of ’08, talks about her participation in the African Entrepreneurship Master Class.
Africa Entrepreneurship Master Class: First meeting
The Columbia Business School team meets Joseph and Damasi Mfugale, owner and ceo of the Peacock Hotel. The Mfugales take the CBS team on a tour of their $2 million hotel expansion that will include a spa, conference center and luxury suites.
Africa Entrepreneurship Master Class: A Profile on the Peacock Hotel
Joseph Mfugale, 64, is the founder,. He recevied his MBA from the University of Lusanne, Switzerland.
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Africa Entrepreneurship Master Class: The Drive
Damasi takes the Columbia Business School students to survey the proposed site for their beachfront luxury hotel on the Kigamboni Peninsula. The site is a five-minute ferry ride from Dar with an additional 10-minute drive from the Kigamboni ferry. This day, the ride took almost two hours.
Africa Entrepreneurship Master Class: Visit to the Peacock Hotel Proposed Beach Site
Damasi and the Columbia Business School team finally arrive at the beach front property. The Mfugales paid the Tanzanian government $100,000 for the prime real estate. There is a catch.
Continue reading “Africa Entrepreneurship Master Class: Visit to the Peacock Hotel Proposed Beach Site”