J. Eric Wright
@jericwright
Venturepreneur. Passionate @ Entrepreneurship | Private Equity | Business of Sports | Managing Partner @ Vibranium Capital Group. USC | The Wharton School | '06
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“The four most dangerous words in investing are: ‘This time it’s different.'” Sir John Templeton
"The telephone has too many shortcomings to be seriously considered as a means of communication." ~Western Union Internal Memo "Who the hell wants to hear actors talk?" ~H.M. Warner "There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in his home." ~Ken Olson
In 1903, Henry Ford’s lawyer was debating whether to invest in Ford’s new car company. A local banker advised: “The horse is here to stay, but the automobile is only a novelty—a fad.” Thankfully, the lawyer ignored him and invested $5,000. He later sold his stake for $12.5M.
Indian immigrants run American companies worth ~3x times the GDP of India now. Wild!
Africa is on fire! Kudos! RT @TechCrunch: Africa has another unicorn as Chipper Cash raises $100M Series C led by SVB Capital tcrn.ch/3p9EBpd by @ulonnaya
Spot on!
In 1903, Henry Ford’s lawyer was debating whether to invest in Ford’s new car company. A local banker advised: “The horse is here to stay, but the automobile is only a novelty—a fad.” Thankfully, the lawyer ignored him and invested $5,000. He later sold his stake for $12.5M.
Great article with actionable steps on the FinTech landscape in South Africa by two thought leaders @jesmaneboggenp1 @KaraboMorule businesslive.co.za/amp/bd/opinion…
businessday.co.za
Lifting fintech funding will improve diversity in founder community
We desperately need much more funding for fintech to seed fund, commercialise and scale the innovations and power SA’s contribution to the development of global solutions
I think you should consider @Semhar in your list of sources.
Journalists: Need to diversify your sources? SheSource.org has close to 1,000 diverse women experts #mediadiversity
Discussing Diversity in Tech and Silicon Valley w/ speakers from Facebook, Pandora and McKinsey! #wmy #thenewblack fb.me/6Ntd1xxJX
Social Entrepreneurship Has To Be More #Entrepreneurship Than Social To Succeed onforb.es/1LzreXc #SocEnt
Members of victims’ families extended forgiveness to Dylann Roof at court appearance: on.wsj.com/1I3oEad
Cops have killed way more Americans in America than terrorists have boingboing.net/2015/04/14/cop…
I have not seen the African Presidents that rushed to Paris over the Charlie Hebdo massacre rush to Nairobi after the Garissa massacre
Why Jay-Z is the perfect entrepreneur to change the music industry with Tidal bit.ly/1Cq0ceX
Watch Out Silicon Valley, Utah Is Building Steam...Fast via @inc5000 bit.ly/1y4WQN3
Irony that CNN is supposed to be airing The Sixties right now. Instead we're watching it replay in real time. Hmm. #Ferguson
Excellent example is IFC-WB Lighting Africa initiative which used capacity-building to create a viable #solar market scidev.net/global/innovat…
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