When I first read The Pillars of the Earth 15 years ago, I absolutely fell in love with it. I would have never imagined that the building of a cathedral … Continue reading “”

A number of you have asked me which of my articles first time entrepreneurs should read. Here is the list as requested: Fund Raising 101 The nature of entrepreneurship: randomness, … Continue reading “”

While 2006 was a year of transition with the break after Zingy and the creation of OLX, 2007 was a year of consolidation. I put my disagreement with the acquirer … Continue reading “”

As I wrote in a recent article (Capitalism and Democracy), despite decreases in global inequality because of economic growth in South East Asia, in-country income inequality has been rising. However, … Continue reading “”

If you want to find out more about we have been up to, you can read the interview at: http://puchoo.wordpress.com/2007/12/19/interview-with-fabrice-grinda-co-ceo-olx-inc/

The movie is good, not great. It’s extremely well done and acted. However, given that it’s directed by Ridley Scott (Alien, Blade Runner, Gladiator, Black Hawk Down), I expected to … Continue reading “”

“I have stressed the fact that the beloved person is a substitute for the ideal ego. Two people who love each other are interchanging their ego ideals. That they love … Continue reading “”

In a recent post, I explained how one of the ways that OLX has grown was to partner with other sites to run their classifieds channel (http://www.fabricegrinda.com/?p=256). The other way … Continue reading “”

I live in New York even though I work on the Internet. That decision has always been for personal reasons. To maximize business opportunities, I should arguably be in San … Continue reading “”

We thought it would be cool to let users display their listings on their profile page and use OLX without ever having to leave Facebook. Given that OLX is functional … Continue reading “”

They are so incredibly cute 🙂

It is the formidable character of the species to routinely seek the improbable, the difficult, even the impossible, as a source of pleasure and self-justification. Who would try to write … Continue reading “”

You have to love the dry British humor 🙂

Last night, I had the pleasure of listening to Alan Patricof speak on Entrepreneurship in Africa at the Core Club. As you are probably aware, microcredit has been one of … Continue reading “”

Having read and enjoyed Richard Dawkins The God Delusion, I decided to check out the book that made him famous. It’s interesting to see that many of the themes from … Continue reading “”