Where The Road Leads – Vasilios Pavlounis By Joe Bonadio A first generation Greek-American reared in Nova Scotia, Bay Area entrepreneur Vasilios Pavlounis graduated with a business degree from The University of Halifax in 1986. His life changed course, however, when he saw an ad for a … Read the rest
Epic Hike With A Dozen Wearables: Eran Frohman By Joe Bonadio “The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.” – George Bernard Shaw, “Man and Superman” I recently … Read the rest
Repurposed Phones Defend Rainforests By Joe Bonadio A San Francisco nonprofit called Rainforest Connection has devised an ingenious way to convert used cell phones to solar-powered listening devices, and is now employing them to monitor old-growth rainforests for the sounds of illegal loggers. The … Read the rest
Used Bikes Power Change In Africa By Joe Bonadio A group of Bay Area entrepreneurs is shipping used bikes from California to 7 different nations in Africa, where they are bringing mobility, freedom and opportunity to thousands. Mike’s Bikes of Marin has shipped over 16,000 used … Read the rest