I interviewed the co-founders, Jack (Chi-Kang) Wu and Leo Hsu of CoolSo at Garage+ in Taipei, Taiwan on March 21st, 2019. They are both very humble and extraordinarily talented individuals who are driven to make the lives of individuals with Musculoskeletal Disorders much more seamless for a more inclusive society using AI and VR applications.    

"CoolSo aims to create a groundbreaking gesture control device that is more reliable, user-friendly, and versatile than any other solutions currently on the market.  We use patented muscle bio signal technology developed by the founder. The technology is capable of measuring individual finger movement for detailed gesture control, and without the drawback suffered by other solutions on the market. such as being immune to human body perspiration which affects detection accuracy of EMG technology, or sunlight which affects the camera-based solution.  We currently focus on AR and VR applications and also pursue cooperation partners in the medical/re-habitation and sports equipment industry." 

I hope you enjoy this conversation that I had with them. 

Euler Bropleh originally from Liberia is the Founder and Managing Director of VestedWorld. He is a U.S. trained Lawyer with some Mergers & Acquisitions experience in China and now the Managing Vested World as he goes through interesting deals of early-stage companies across Africa.  He has a very inspiring story from growing up in Liberia, transitioning to the United States, and now transforming the continent of Africa through his work. 

Beyond Euler's work, I can sense and feel his kindness, warmth, graciousness as well as his unwavering passion. After listening to this episode, you will undoubtedly agree that Euler has a grandiose vision to transform the African continent and underserved communities through his amazing work at VestedWorld. 

You don't want to miss this episode.  

Martin Benavides, a successful multi-sector entrepreneur in Lima, Peru. We talk about the struggles during COVID-19, opportunities in Peru, and  South America, as well as all his leadership and managerial traits that I think is exemplary for an entrepreneur and leader.

He is a Managing Partner of Inmobiliaria Edifica, and also oversees the operations of 6 other companies within his portfolio (Trendy Host, Produktiva, Net Inversiones, Core Capital SAFI, Street Media, and Asia Sur). Martin has both the vision and plan to transform Real Estate Market not just in Peru but also in Latin America.

Mr. Efosa Ojomo, Harvard MBA Class of 2015 Graduate and Global Prosperity Lead at the Clayton Christensen Institute is one of a kind. He is a  caring, creative, charismatic, smart, and humble individual. He loves his work and he is more than passionate about sharing it with the world for practical change especially across Emerging Markets.  

The Quotes that stood out for me from Mr. Ojomo in this episode, "Writing a book is like running a marathon that you're not sure you're going to finish and even when you finish, success is often based on people watching the tape on you running the marathon." 

I think it is fair to say that Mr. Ojomo is one of the most authentic voices on how we should the future of Emerging Markets. He is the Co-Author of the book, The Prosperity Paradox.  This is the last book that Late Professor Christensen co-authored whom Efosa considers as a "Father figure," advisor, mentor, and friend.  This book was also co-authored by Karen Dillon whom Efosa considers the best editor that he has made in his life. He says what makes Karen special "is that she meets you where your work is and makes it better..."

We talked about Mr. Ojomo's upbringing in Nigeria, his journey to becoming a global researcher for the past 8 years, writing the book: The Prosperity Paradox, his work with Late Professor Christensen & Clayton Christensen Institute as a Global Prosperity Lead. 

We ended up the episode with Mr. Ojomo sharing some great advice how governments, entrepreneurs, and investors should observe, think, and act on Emerging Markets in 2020 and moving forward. 

Below are Mr. Ojomo's social media handles and recent work at the Clayton Christensen Institute: 

Efosa's Twitter  

Efosa's LinkedIn 

Efosa's personal page 

Efosa's Ted Talk titled, "Reducing Corruption takes a specific kind of Investment." 

A Harvard Business Review Article Efosa's Co-authored: A Decade In, It's Time to Supercharge the Giving Pledge 

The book: The Prosperity Paradox co-authored with Professor Clayton Christensen and Karen Dillon

Thank you so much for listening to this episode, and I hope you enjoyed it. Please subscribe, drop a message or just say hi at [email protected]. See you in the next episode.

Vaidehi Tembhekar is currently a Program Manager Intern at Ring (founded by Babson Alumnus and acquired by Amazon for $1 Billion USD). She is also a second-year MBA Candidate at Babson College and the Co-Founder/CEO of Busy Boda (https://busyboda.co.ke/)  

In this episode, she shares her childhood experience growing up in a household with a role model in her dad who was an entrepreneur for over a decade; her journey co-founding Busy Boda with her younger brother; the challenges as well as the opportunities she encountered developing the Busy Boda platform with some iterations to stay in business within the COVID-19 world. We conclude the episode as she talks about the impact and timing of technology in Kenya & Africa as a whole. Finally,  she also provides us with special advice for aspiring entrepreneurs on this continent.

I had an extensive, inspiring, and rich-content conversation with Jessica Li- A VC @ Soma Capital & Content Head @ Elpha (Y-Combinator S19)  To name few: we talked about her growing up in Indiana, China, and New Jersey- and that has shaped her mindset as VC today; role models in her life; family challenges (as she turned them into opportunities); Getting into Venture Capital (experiences at Global Board, TechStars, Rough Draft Ventures); China as an emerging Market (one was working with Oliver Hart-2016 Nobel Laureate in her Summa Honor Thesis at Harvard 2019); the historical and current state of entrepreneurship and investments in China as well as other emerging markets such as India, Brazil and many more (especially in her role as VC  @ Soma Capital founded by the owner of Sacramento Kings); her role as the Head of Content @ Elpha (Y Combinator S19, a platform for women to speak candidly online with 19K+ members) and many more.  

You really don't want to miss listening to this episode-  Fir any inquiries, you can reach out to Jessica on LinkedIn @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessica-li-12b74968/  On Instagram @ jessicaloveli via email @ [email protected]