I second that, I used to work at this startup in the states where I was the youngest person by five or six years after those handful of (relatively young) people, the age gap was about 15 or 20 years (the geezers). It was a nightmare developing web apps for a bunch of people who couldn't define the words 'web' or 'app'. At least with the younger generation (often called digital natives) they get the basic concepts even if they don't understand the mechanics. ---- Jonathan D. Gosier Appfrica International P.O. Box 1420 Kampala, Uganda http://appfrica.net - African Technology News Blog http://appfrica.org - Investing in Africa's Entrepreneurs in Technology Uganda +256.773806071 USA +650.336.4313 USA +1.520.318.0828 ext 145 UK +44.2032398156 Skype j.gosier Twitter appfrica On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 6:08 PM, saidimu apale<saidimu@gmail.com> wrote:
.... my generation would like to break up with you. Everyday, I see a widening gap in how you and we understand the world — and what we want from it. I think we have irreconcilable differences.
http://blogs.harvardbusiness.org/haque/2009/07/today_in_capitalism_20_1.html
This brilliant article reminds of an earlier Business Daily piece: "Is Exodus of young executives driven by generation clash in boardroom?" at http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Company%20Industry/-/539550/617890/-/u9k4...
Saidi
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