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David Homa brings an engineering background and reinvigorates the Initiative's commitment to community
As you all know, the Digital Initiative has been searching for its next Director for the last few months. About a month ago, that search came to an end when David Homa assumed the role as the Initiative's second Director. David comes from a leadership role in the Harvard Business School Division of Research and Faculty Development, lending valuable institutional knowledge to the Initiative as it starts a new chapter. He has inspired us with his thoughtful and energetic approach to building an even larger D/I community. In today’s edition of the newsletter, he shares a little bit more about himself, as well as his thoughts on the digital economy. - Note from the Editor

"When I look back on the decisions and turning points in my career I know this role at this time is exactly where I should be.  I like change, exploring, making order out of chaos, and creating a little chaos to drive change.  I’ve always looked for new ways of doing things, especially if it involves buttons, flashing lights, and running code. A trip to NYC recently reminded me of an early encounter with technology where as a kid..." Read the rest of David's thoughts here.
Here, we share one of David's favorite reads on the digital economy from the last few weeks:
Investors in Africa's Tech Sector Will Win by Solving Real World Problems, Not Just the Digital Ones

Tech's typical approach - replacing incumbents or existing infrastructure - will not work in Africa. Instead, successful tech ventures in Africa will solve for the lack of infrastructure and facilitate growth by solving previously intractable problems.
HBS Tech Conferece: Hello, World!
Spangler Center
Harvard Business School Campus
What Makes Geeks Tick? A Study of Stack Overflow Careers
Luís Cabral of New York University Stern School of Business
Digital Seminar Series
Harvard Business School Campus
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The Harvard Business School Digital Initiative studies the digital transformation of the economy, and seeks to shape it by equipping leaders, building community, and conducting leading-edge research. This newsletter is produced by Matt R. Tucker, Platform Manager at the Digital Initiative.

This Bi-Weekly Newsletter by the Harvard Business School Digital Initiative is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.


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