Tim Weiss

Cultural Analyst of Entrepreneurship | Kenya & U.S. | Assistant Prof @imperialcollege | formerly @stanford @zeppelin

[Stanford Social Innovation Review @SSIReview]

Urban informal economies are thriving, yet they are at odds with—and risk being disrupted by development policies of governments, aid agencies, and for-profit actors. Joel Bothello & @TimsWeiss share insights from their fieldwork in Nairobi and Cape Town. https://t.co/hibsDcfEZ0

[Imperial Business School @ImperialBiz]

A massive congratulations to @TimsWeiss for winning the prestigious Aboyeji medal, awarded by @harambeans for his research, writing and teaching about the role of entrepreneurs in African societies 🙌 👏 ⭐️

[Tim Weiss @TimsWeiss]

@LauredePreux @ImperialBiz Fabulous! Well-deserved!

[Gandhi Centre @GandhiCentreIC]

🌍 Join us as Imperial academics unveil groundbreaking research tackling Africa's grand challenges! Don't miss this insightful event on 17th July: https://t.co/GZztMA6nuI #GrandChallenges #Africa #SocialImpact📅✨

[Tim Weiss @TimsWeiss]

@JonahZankl @UQ_Business @drtoubiana Amazing. Go you!!!

[Tim Weiss @TimsWeiss]

@dandekadt Perhaps of interest is a paper where we discuss how the lack of ethics in experimentation can lead to negative outcomes in industry using labor platforms in the gig economy as a site for data collection. More here https://t.co/iqq5iRliBo or https://t.co/k1iGed2L3v

[Tim Weiss @TimsWeiss]

@JonahZankl @drtoubiana @RobertNEberhart @sophiebacq @johannamair @Guemuesay Fabulous. Super congratulations. I will dig in.

[Imperial Business School @ImperialBiz]

Why you should work with your business rivals? 💼

In this week's #IBKnowledge, @TimsWeiss explains how harnessing the 'collaborative edge in your workplace or business can be extremely powerful'.

Read more 🔗 https://t.co/ANKtsWMkzZ

[Imperial Business School @ImperialBiz]

Why do identical informal businesses set up side by side? 💡

@TimsWeiss discusses how an informal social welfare system in African countries is critical because it provides stable employment & insurance at considerable scale.

Read in: @ConversationUK ↓
https://t.co/jQjsZuZH4x

[Imperial Business School @ImperialBiz]

📣 Applications for the Black Founder Challenge Programme are open!

Led by venture capitalist Andy Davis, the programme is open to all postgrad and PhD students of Black heritage from a UK university & is also open to Black heritage Imperial alumni. ↓

https://t.co/2c7thNorrP

[The Conversation Africa @TC_Africa]

Why do identical informal businesses set up side by side? It’s a survival tactic! https://t.co/NnzOCfpxCC

💻 Time Weiss, @ImperialCollege London
#BusinessAndEconomy

[Moina Spooner @Samooner]

Why do identical informal businesses set up side by side? It’s a survival tactic – Kenya study https://t.co/9J47VSeth5 via .@TC_Africa

[Imperial Business School @ImperialBiz]

How it is possible for a digital labour platform to determine your next job, pay, and visibility to prospective employers? 🤔

Dr Tim Weiss [@TimsWeiss] was featured in the @FT on his research around organisations conducting undisclosed digital trials. ↓
https://t.co/pI9E0xgPXd

[Christian Busch @ChrisSerendip]

Great new @OrganizationSci paper by @TimsWeiss, Michael Lounsbury, and Gary Bruton on the creative ways that entrepreneurs use to run their businesses in urban poverty contexts in order to survive and thrive. (The full paper can be found here: https://t.co/TF7SrWnVpX).

[Tim Weiss @TimsWeiss]

@JonahZankl @mggrim Fabulous. Well done. Is that the paper you had presented at EGOS?

[Imperial Business School @ImperialBiz]

Congratulations to Dr @TimsWeiss whose paper 'The Experimental Hand' has been highly commended for best academic research by the @FinancialTimes 👏 🎉

Read about the awards here ⬇️
https://t.co/j3Bmk8TSen

[Tim Weiss @TimsWeiss]

The Financial Times said "highly commended" for best academic research with societal impact. Check out our summary video of study published in @AOMConnect @TheAOM https://t.co/am4hMRxdqF

#experiments #experimentation #platforms #gigwork #gigeconomy #Labor

[Tim Weiss @TimsWeiss]

@JonahZankl @PaulJTracey @mggrim @CambridgeJBS Fantastic. Super congratulations. All the best for the next step.

[Tim Weiss @TimsWeiss]

@bshestakofsky @ucpress Please do.