Yes, now there’s an Uber for everything. This includes an Uber for laundry (Washio), massages (Zeel), and booze (Minibar). But Uber-mania also reflects a profound turn in the way the economy is organized. According to Fortune Editor Alan Murray, these companies are examples of “platforms” which hybridize their markets. (MORE…)
Well, somebody must. In 2014, AirBNB, the service that helps people rent out rooms in their home, “sold” more than 40MM room nights. (MORE…)
Worldwide, smartphone ownership has grown from 5% of households in 2009 to 35% in 2015. That’s 2.5B people – equal to everyone in China and India. (MORE…)
One of our Private Equity advisory clients recently decided to open an investment office focused specifically on finding investment opportunities in Africa, especially Nigeria and Kenya. Here are some of the points that underlie their thinking… here are some of the thoughts which drove this Fund to a major commitments: (MORE…)
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