"Africa is young, Europe is old". That was one of the first conclusions I reached after a few weeks in Lagos.  I wasn't thinking just in terms of the age of the population, more in terms of the spirit and outlook I saw there. Africans are bursting with youth and energy which is why I…

If you ever ride a cab in Madrid, you can be sure of having an entertaining and engaging conversation with the taxi driver about everything from sports to politics and from business to philosophy. Last year, during one of my visits to Madrid, I had an interesting conversation about Uber with the taxi driver. During those days taxi…

A fun part of being a professor is talking to entrepreneurs and learning from them. A few weeks ago, I was talking with a European CEO who had just moved his company to California. He has a pretty amazing business model, which is quickly evolving as they learn about the landscape of the industry. But in…