Tag Archives: TU Delft

My Biggest Failing as an Entrepreneur: Not Asking for Help

Posted on October 19, 2012 by Aditya Dev Sood

This will date me, but I first heard the song ‘Message in a Bottle’ by The Police off a 33 r.p.m. record in my parents drawing room. It’s an eloquent parable of a song, written by a loner, sending out … Continue reading →

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A Capabilities Approach to Design

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Namrata Mehta

A couple of weeks ago in Delft, I met with Annemarrie Mink, a PhD student at Industrial Design Engineering, Technical University, Delft, who over the last few years has been involved in designing for the bottom of the pyramid. For … Continue reading →

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Thinking Beyond Design for the Bottom of the Pyramid

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Namrata Mehta

I spent much of my last week at the Technical University Delft, Netherlands, where I was invited to talk about the lessons learned and challenges ahead after ten years of BoP or emerging markets. The visit was organised around a … Continue reading →