Bangladeshi villagers sharing cell phones helped build what is now
a thriving company with more than $200 million in annual profits.
But what is the lesson for the rest of the world? This is a
question author Nicholas P. Sullivan addresses in his tale of a new
kind of entrepreneur, Iqbal Quadir, the visionary and catalyst
behind the creation of Grameen Phone in Bangladesh.
Grameen Phone–a partnership between Norway’s Telenor and
Grameen Bank, co-winner of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize–defines
a new approach to building business opportunities in the developing
world. You Can Hear Me Now offers a compelling account of
what Sullivan calls the 'external combustion engine’–a
combination of forces that is sparking economic growth and lifting
people out of poverty in countries long dominated by aid-dependent
governments. The 'engine’ comprises three forces: information
technology, imported by native entrepreneurs trained in
the West, backed by foreign investors.
a thriving company with more than $200 million in annual profits.
But what is the lesson for the rest of the world? This is a
question author Nicholas P. Sullivan addresses in his tale of a new
kind of entrepreneur, Iqbal Quadir, the visionary and catalyst
behind the creation of Grameen Phone in Bangladesh.
Grameen Phone–a partnership between Norway’s Telenor and
Grameen Bank, co-winner of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize–defines
a new approach to building business opportunities in the developing
world. You Can Hear Me Now offers a compelling account of
what Sullivan calls the 'external combustion engine’–a
combination of forces that is sparking economic growth and lifting
people out of poverty in countries long dominated by aid-dependent
governments. The 'engine’ comprises three forces: information
technology, imported by native entrepreneurs trained in
the West, backed by foreign investors.
Spis treści
Preface viiThe Author xv
Introduction: The Three Forces of xvii
External Combustion
Part I: The Grameen Phone Story
1. Connectivity Is Productivity 3
2. Dish-Wallahs of Delhi (and Other 17 Early Models)
3. Cell Phone as Cow: A New Paradigm in Search of Investors
35
4. On the Money Trail in Scandinavia 51
5. Building a Company 71
6. Building a Network 87
Part II: Transformation Through Technology
7. Wildfire at the Bottom of the Pyramid 107
8. Cell Phone as Wallet 125
9. Wealth Creation and Rural Income Opportunities 145
10. Beyond Phones: In Search of a New 'Cow’ 161
11. Eyeing the Dhaka Stock Exchange 181
Epilogue 199
Notes 203
Resources 215
Index 217
O autorze
Nicholas P. Sullivan has written widely about technology andentrepreneurship, as well as international development issues. He
is publisher of the journal Innovations:
Technology/Governance/Globalization (MIT Press), and a partner in
the Global Horizon Fund, a private-equity fund for emerging
markets. This is his second book.
www.youcanhearmenow.com
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