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Category Archives: Education
An Evening with John Doerr- Why He is Betting on AI and Amazon!
This past Tuesday, I had the honor of attending a talk and spending some time with John Doerr, astute American Investor and venture capitalist who was an early investor in tech giants such as Google, Amazon, Twitter, Compaq, Netscape, Sun … Continue reading
Posted in Afropreneurship, branding, Education, Global Health, Innovation, Investment
Tagged Africa, ai, amazon, Doerr, Innovation, John, kpcb
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Overcoming the Fear of Growth
“There will never be a perfect time to do something that stretches you. That’s true whether you are starting a marriage, having your first child, changing careers, or wrestling with any number of challenging goals. That’s not a license to … Continue reading
Balancing Contentment and Ambition
We all struggle with being content with what we have achieved, and yet not falling into the zone of complacency. There is always the danger that desiring to achieve more may leave you unhappy with what you have already achieved. … Continue reading
Posted in Afropreneurship, branding, Education, Uncategorized
Tagged ambition, balance, contentment, growth, inspiration, motivation, rose
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Running to Rome!
“Redefining your limits is what makes great athletes — and great entrepreneurs.”— Unknown October 2013 found me on my way to Rome for the 2nd Rome Forum organized by the Harambe Entrepreneur Alliance – a network of highly educated young … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Afropreneurship, Education, Harambe, Innovation, Investment, Rome, Social Enterprise, social venture capital, Uncategorized, Vatican, wennovation
Tagged Africa, entrepreneurship, Google, Harambe, Innovation, italy., mckinsey, rome, twitter
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How ‘Afropreneurs’ will shape Africa’s future- CNN Feature
So my work got featured recently on CNN. See below; How ‘Afropreneurs’ will shape Africa’s future (CNN) — His full name is Idris Ayodeji Bello, but you might just call him “Afropreneur.” That’s the buzzword adopted by the young Nigerian … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Afropreneurship, branding, Education, education innovation, Global Health
Tagged Africa, Africa CGIU Clinton Nigeria Leadership Youth Idris Bello Afropreneur Oxford, africa cnn health oxford, Afropreneur, and health science program., china-africa, Clinton, cnn, Innovation, MIT Istanbul Africa Innovation Oxford Startup Ushahidi Cashmere Afropreneur, Nigeria, obama, wennovation
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Making the Case for Youth Leadership in Africa!
313 delegates, 512 Livestream viewers, 750 GooglePlus Hangout participants, 13 speakers, and 6 sponsors! With the theme “Building Capacity for a New Generation: The Case for Youth Leadership in Africa”, the 2012 Oxford University Pan Africa Conference held on 5 … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Afropreneurship, branding, Education, Investment, Nigeria, Oxford, Social Enterprise
Tagged Africa, Central Bank, China, Google, Hadeel Ibrahim, Idris Bello, Kenya, Kingwa, Liehui, Matthew Kukah, Mo Ibrahim, Nigeria, oxford, PanAfricanism, sanusi, Touchroad, Worl Bank, Youth leadership
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Off to Cape Town:Roundtable Discussion with Honorable Trevor A. Manuel and Africa’s Social Entrepreneurs
The next few weeks are already showing up to be hectic, which is why when I drew up my study plan for my April exams, I myself doubted if I was ever going to abide by it with all the … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Afropreneurship, Education, Flights, Global Health, Harambe, Innovation, Oxford, Social Enterprise, Uncategorized
Tagged Africa, business, Cape Town, CGIU, Clinton, Harambe, Health, Innovation
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Creating high performance brands- When others zig, you need to Zag!
I have been reading ‘Zag’ by Neumeier-author of ‘The Brand Gap’ and will be sharing some key points from the book for individuals and entrepreneurs working on their brands. The goal is to provide insights, process, and courage to build … Continue reading
Posted in advertising, branding, communication, Education, Innovation, marketing, Social Enterprise, social venture capital, Uncategorized
Tagged advertising, books, brand, business, communication, marketing
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Michaelmas @ Oxford; A tale of classes, dinners and confounders!
As my first term at Oxford slowly slides into history, I am taking a moment to sit back, and remember the highlights of what has turned out to be an amazing nine weeks. The Term: Michaelmas-pronounced “Mickel-mas”. Michaelmas term derives … Continue reading
Silicon Valley Comes to Oxford Appathon
One of the great things about going to school at Oxford is the crazily large amount of activities going on at anytime. There is even a joke that Oxford students are tested on their ability to fit in a large … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Education, Innovation, Social Enterprise
Tagged appathon, Education, oxford, silicon valley, university
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1st Week -Oct 9-15, 2011
Acada begins! With Freshers’ week now out of the week, work proper started this week. I had 4 core courses spread between Monday-Friday each week; Challenges in Global Health, Health Policy and Public Health, Statistical Concepts for Global Health, and … Continue reading
Posted in College, Education, Michaelmas, Oxford
Tagged Debate, Formal dinner, Matriculation, Merton, oxford, Union
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Global Health for Dummies: What everyone deserves to know
It’s been a great time so far in the Global Health Science Program here at Oxford. I am privileged to be in class with 24 other very smart and highly achieving young people from thirteen different countries. While the class … Continue reading
An Introduction to Oxford’s Collegiate System
One of the new aspects of life at Oxford that I have had to adjust to is the role that the college plays in the life of the student. Not being familiar with the collegiate system, I had not put … Continue reading
Why are you getting a degree in Global Health?
Why do you need a third Masters degree? You mean you left a job in an oil company to go back to school? Are you a doctor? How does your past education and experience tie in with this degree? I … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Afropreneurship, Education, Global Health, Innovation, Nigeria, Oxford, Social Enterprise
Tagged Africa, apple, business, commerce, Education, energy, Health, Innovation, inspiration, motivation, oxford, rice, steven jobs, technology
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