From the Other Side of the World, Elmira Bayrasili
From the Other Side of the World, Elmira Bayrasili
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From the Other Side of the World
Extraordinary Entrepreneurs, Unlikely Places

Author: Elmira Bayrasili

Narrator: Tavia Gilbert

Unabridged: 7 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Ascent Audio

Published: 10/01/2015


Synopsis

Why the next Steve Jobs is just as likely to come from Lagos, Acapulco, Lahore, or Mumbai as from Silicon Valley.

Elmira Bayrasli’s colorful narrative brings readers inside the world of high-growth entrepreneurs as they overcome vexing obstacles to build businesses that create jobs and economic growth and—perhaps most important—shift mindsets. Here are the people who personify the transformative force of entrepreneurship from parts of the world that will be the source of the overwhelming amount of economic growth over the next twenty-five years.

Bülent Çelebi applies creative genius as he searches for the talent needed to roll out a wireless mesh technology, convincing skeptics from Europe and America that a breakthrough like this could be developed in Turkey. Tayo Oviosu grapples with the poor infrastructure and political chaos to bring financial services to the vast majority of Nigerians who lack access to banks and other financial institutions.

Bayrasli takes us on an extraordinary journey, with fascinating eyewitness accounts of courage, endurance, and ingenuity, as people in some of the world’s most challenging societies build globally competitive products and services that garner international praise and investment. As these extraordinary entrepreneurs create new economic possibilities in their countries, it becomes clear that the same game-changing creative development that happened in Silicon Valley in the 1960s is occurring right now in unexpected places on “the other side of the world.”

Reviews

Goodreads review by Justin on May 14, 2021

This was a fantastic and absolutely fascinating read from Professor Elmira Bayrasli. A former State Department official and Vice President at Endeavor, a global non-profit focused on supporting entrepreneurs worldwide, she profiles seven remarkable individuals tackling challenges in their respective......more

Goodreads review by Candra on April 14, 2020

Pros: 1. Very engaging of how she tell the story of each entrepreneur that participate in the global scale of economy facing their problem due to each problem that happen for each character. 2. Small introduction to macro economy for those of you who seek only small part of it just for the sake of kn......more

Goodreads review by Cat on February 26, 2017

The book is a continuous reminder of the real problems masses of people face in countries all over the world, and the hurdles these entrepreneurs faced to solve them. It goes to show how much you can truly do with little if you get creative and figure out how to hack the system (no pun intended). ”Th......more

Goodreads review by Book Grocer on September 20, 2020

Purchase From the Other Side of the World here for just $12! This is THE book on entrepreneurship that looks at successful individuals in many countries and at what unites them and sets them apart. Very inspiring. Elisa, Book Grocer......more

Goodreads review by Shahid on June 19, 2022

Good variety of entrepreneurs covered in the book. Simple narrative...quick read......more