http://www.ryanallis.com Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:52:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en On December 10th, 2011 I gave a TEDx presentation in Raleigh on "Creating a Better World." I just saw the video tonight for the first time. Take a look! What do you think about it? Check out the 5 Human KPIs and Our Parents' Report Card within. Here's the video... And here ... http://www.ryanallis.com/tedx-presentation-creating-a-better-world/ My cousin's dog Sam overlooking the sunset near Anna Maria Island tonight Thanksgiving weekend is a time for gratitude for the people in our lives who make life a miraculous bundle of joy. Here are some people I'm especially thankful for this Thanksgiving 2011. Each of whom in one way or ... http://www.ryanallis.com/people-im-thankful-for-this-thanksgiving/ I've got a special place in my heart for East Africa, having visited there three times and with investments in Pengo Loans and Think Impact, both with operations in Kenya. After visiting the Kibera slum in Nairobi in 2009 to see the work of Carolina for Kibera, I feel especially ... http://www.ryanallis.com/todays-fuel-explosion-in-nairobi/ On Thursday at the Smart Village Egypt outside of Cairo, I had the opportunity to give a keynote speech during the NexGen IT Entrepreneur Bootcamp award ceremony. The winning teams were Bey2ollak, Inkezny, Supermama, and Crowdit. The team from Bey2ollak and one other team TBD will be interning at iContact in ... http://www.ryanallis.com/my-message-to-egyptian-entrepreneurs/ I came to Cairo five days ago not knowing what to expect. I leave knowing there are world-class tech entrepreneurs here in Egypt. In April, I learned I had been selected as one of six American entrepreneurs who would be mentors for a USAID/State Department program backed by the Danish and ... http://www.ryanallis.com/egypt-from-political-revolution-to-entrepreneurial-evolution/ Hello from Boston. I'm here today for year three of the EO/MIT Entrepreneurial Masters Program. I am excited to be heading to Egypt tomorrow as part of a U.S. State Department and USAID funded program in alliance with the Egyptian and Danish governments. I'll be headed there with American entrepreneurs Shama ... http://www.ryanallis.com/going-to-egypt-tomorrow/ Tonight I gave the graduation speech at the Leadership Triangle College Edition graduation that nineteen amazing local college students from Duke, UNC, NC State, NCCU, Shaw, Meredith, St. Augustine's, and Peace college have participated in. In preparation for the speech I wrote down "12 Life Lessons" I've learned in the ... http://www.ryanallis.com/12-life-lessons/ iContact is announcing iContact Free Edition today - a no cost version of our email marketing and social marketing tool designed to enable more individuals, community organizations, and small businesses to grow and succeed using the power of easy online marketing tools. Here's the video announcement... For more info, take a look ... http://www.ryanallis.com/announcing-icontact-free-edition/ Here's a short except from the article "The CEO Job Description" that I'm slowly writing over the course of a couple months whenever I have a few moments... CEO Role #1: Set Your Mission, Vision, and Purpose (MVP Statement) Why does your company exist? What is the problem you are trying to ... http://www.ryanallis.com/setting-mission-vision-purpose/ Here's an early excerpt from the article "The CEO Job Description." It's an early "unfinished" version that I'm just getting out there because I can't stand writing sitting on a computer doing nothing :-). Enjoy! On the topic of building culture, take a look at this News & Observer article on ... http://www.ryanallis.com/defining-company-culture/