Dejene Hodes: Ethiopian Entrepreneurship Perspectives On Fire

This is a special addition of Perspectives On Fire as this episode was recorded in Ethiopia. My guest today is Dejene Hodes who is an American-Ethiopian Serial Entrepreneur. He currently operates a Ethiopian tourism business, Ethiopian art distributor to the United States and a business to business networking company. Also, he is the son of Dr Rick Hodes who is a well regarded, American Doctor in Ethiopia.

Dejene talks about the culture of Ethiopia and the differences between western society along with entrepreneurial opportunities within the country, He shares the in's and out's of the economy, potential growth of the agricultural industry and the issues currently facing the nation.

I asked Dejene at the end of the show what book he recommends for a friend to read, he responded with 'The Intelligent Investor'.

The Intelligent Investor
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