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Whose Life are You Going to Change?

Both Sides of the Table

At Andersen Consulting I had built computer networks and programmed in COBOL. He introduced me to a senior guy from the “network solutions&# practice, a Dutchman named Valentijn Bonger. He had already sent a bunch of his staff on projects in Argentina & South Africa at super cheap rates just to keep his staff busy.

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Skills Development in Africa: How Wide is the Skills Gap?

Transformify

70% of Africa’s population is under the age of 25 shaping one of the largest untapped talent pools in the world. What are the drivers behind these figures and why Africa is so polarized when it comes to skills development and unemployment rates? Kenya: Youth Fund Targets Young People in Business Start-Up Loans Plan.

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Blockstream

thebarefootvc

The combination of mobile technology, sensors, robotics, and data analytics will create businesses that can empower billions of people around the world through decentralized and distributed networks where the “middlemen” are no longer required. No where is this more apparent than in financial services.

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SXSW Startups: Pawame Powers Africa

Austin Startup

A finalist in Payment and FinTech Technology category, Pawame is lighting up rural communities in Africa with clean, affordable and reliable solar home systems. Nairobi is the undisputed startup hub of East Africa, and perhaps all of Africa. and we can’t do it by ourselves. Has Pawame been involved with other pitch events?

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The State of the Crowdsourcing Union, 2011

crowdSPRING Blog

In many ways the granddaddy of crowdsourcing platforms, Turk enables users to tap into it’s network of workers to perform tasks which computers are unable to do, but which humans can perform quickly and inexpensively. Amazon Mechanical Turk. Plus the actor Edward Norton is the force behind this social-crowd venture.

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10+ Trends: Recap of 2011 and What’s Next…

thebarefootvc

Powered by cell phones and social networking platforms, we saw revolutions taking place, businesses being transformed and our daily lives made more convenient (if we could tear ourselves away from our Facebook and Twitter updates). eCommerce/Social Commerce: New models continue to evolve as ecommerce rebounded this past year.

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Small Business Spotlight of the Week: miiCard

crowdSPRING Blog

Instead of countless usernames and passwords, you have one identity to use for a variety of activities you want guaranteed security: online shopping, social networking, online dating, and online financials. miiCard supports the UK, North America, Western Europe, India, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.