agree - oft times we see people on "top 10", "most watched" etc lists mostly because of the noise they make rather than the actual value created or innovation. I believe there are many unsung entrepreneurs we do not hear about since they are more focused on doing stuff rather than making noise about the little they do. The sad thing is that they miss out on investor opportunities while the "Paris Hilton" entrepreneurs attract investors/attention ... On 12 October 2012 22:22, Ali Hussein <ali@hussein.me.ke> wrote:

Robert

This is apt and timely. The thing though is to find a balance to ensure that the real entrepreneurs rise above the noise.

Regards

Ali Hussein

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On Oct 12, 2012, at 9:00 PM, robert yawe <robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

Hi All,

This is an interesting article that explains the comprenuers (competition entrepreneurs) bug that is affecting so many of our brilliant minds

http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2012/10/the_danger_of_celebritizing_en.html

Regards

Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya

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