Week 4 Reading Reflection

1) I was so surprised by the returns that companies in Africa are seeing. That's an incredibly hearty return, where are these companies finding these profits in foreign countries? Where does one go about finding a return like that? I think that emerging markets really can prevent some interesting opportunities for investors, but I don't think I knew the opportunity was in Africa.
2) I'm confused on why security hunting is such a bad thing. I feel like there are plenty of low risk decision that could fall into remaining secure, so this idea that security hunting has no risks seems confusing. There is risk taking in security, because nothing can be so sure that you have to take no risks. Security hunting without taking any risks seems paradoxical.
3) I would ask for the author to clarify the four areas of innovation. What are the distinctions, and where does one start? Are you supposed to know which area you are before you go in, or do you just begin innovating and see which area you fit in?
4) I don't know if I would reward heroic behavior. I think I would more say that it's important to really reward logical decision making that pushes you toward your milestone goals. You want to be pushing towards your goals, not heroic decision making. Heroic decision making gets companies killed.