Moneyball, one of my favorite movies of all time is based on the book by Michael Lewis. It is based on the true story of how the Oakland Athletics (A’s) reinvented Baseball using the data-driven approach for player selection and eventually making it to the world series. …

I recently facilitated a workshop for an SME (Small and Medium Enterprise) company in Kenya on a marketing plan. The company was working on coming up with a marketing plan. I was invited because of my experience working with both Micro and small businesses. I am currently working as a…

Most people start businesses in the search for freedom but only to be enslaved. How many times have you heard business owners state that “when I am not around the business sales decrease by X amount, the employee is stealing from me, or if I am not around nothing gets…

Any time a new person, be it a politician making political promises or a new officeholder is assuming office, in their acceptance speech use words like new technologies, innovation or even disruptive innovation. For today, let me debunk the term ‘disruptive innovation.’ On one hand, innovation is the creation of…

Last month, the KCSE results were released by the Cabinet Secretary for education, Professor Magoha. He did the usual of making the announcements in the full glare of the media. As I closely followed the results on students who were most improved concerning KCPE versus KCSE results, Abdi came to…

Earlier this month I had a visit down at the coast. Part of the reason was to debut on the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR). I know I am late into the game, but better late than never. The journey starts with the first stop at the railways’ station in the…

Uncle: How are you? Child: Fine Uncle: You have grown up? Child :(Nodding and smiling at the same time.) Uncle: Which class are you in? Child: Two Uncle: Which number were you? Child: Three Uncle: Excellent. What do you want to be when you grow up? Child: An engineer. Uncle…

I first heard of the Industrial Revolution during my history lesson. The Agrarian Revolution in Mesopotamia led to increased food production in the 17th century. We have had significant developments in the industrial and manufacturing space fast forward to the 21st century. But first, let’s understand some basic terms. An…

The First Grader, Live and Die in Africa Album by Sauti Sol and Auntie boss, a comedy-drama series that used to air on NTV. Do these sound familiar? Well, for almost anything to do with sound and music, then be sure Musyoka was involved. Musyoka is in the music business…