The great thing about layered airport security is that you get to meet the same people over and over and over. Today I get to …



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Given the situation in Afghanistan how smart is it to conduct street/ad-hoc research on the ground? To answer this it’s worth reflecting on the working …
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A 5:30am start to the day to a drive down to Jalalabad for a number of interviews in the city and surrounds. There are a …
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Shipping out today for a journey that will span 3 continents, a couple of speaking gigs, and take me from the pot-holed and badly lit …
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A day wrapped around local media interviews and the inevitable photo shoot. When it’s nudging 40-degrees-and-humid there’s nowhere better than the reflective properties of a …
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Delivered a short opening session to tech@state here in DC sharing the stage with many pioneers and bright-minds in the mobile money space. Video’s of …
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From Tokyo to Los Angeles to London – there’s nothing like a late night blast through the city to tear up the cobwebs, stretch the …
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Today’s office alternates between the elegant reception at the Afghanistan consultate in Beijing and the white linoleum of a nearby illy cafe. Despite an early …
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