One of the highlights of our recent Meet Up in Cambodia was the presentation from Matthew Rendall, Managing Partner of Sciaroni & Associates. It was a very enlightening hour, which we wish could have continued for far longer than that! The topic of doing business in any country can take up volumes, and it’s no [...]
April 25, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Another Day in the Frontier
One of the biggest rewards of running this site is the people Chris and I meet. Heading into day 3 of our Meet Up, we’ve gotten to know our attendees a bit, and once again we’re truly impressed! Hedge fund managers, entrepreneurs, scientists, business owners, academics and more. It’s a small group of just over [...]
April 23, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Risk and Reward in Frontier Markets
Chris and I are on the ground in Phnom Penh this week preparing for our Meet Up, which will have begun as you are reading this. We arrived a few days ago and have been getting the lay of the land with our partner Scott, who has been living in Phnom Penh for several months [...]
April 18, 2013 By Leave a Comment
A Visit to the Libyan Stock Exchange
Our friend Kevin Virgil of Pathfinder Ventures recently discussed his trip to the Libyan Stock Exchange on his blog . I thought our readers would enjoy his observations of a true frontier market, boots-on-the-ground and all. Those with some foresight and a good bit of guts, guys like Kevin, could stand to make a fortune [...]
April 4, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Something Wicked This Way Comes
For those that don’t know the origin of the title of this post, which I’m sure almost everyone has heard before, the phrase “something wicked this way comes” is originally from William Shakespeare’s play Macbeth. More appropriate for purposes of this post is its role as the title of a Ray Bradbury novel penned in [...]
March 21, 2013 By 1 Comment
On the Ground in Myanmar
Chris and I took a trip to Yangon a few months back. We wrote about it here and here. While in-country we met an intrepid American chap named Billy Selig. Billy runs an outfit called New Crossroads Asia. We spent several hours discussing the country, Billy’s background and his plans for investing in the country. [...]
