thebarefootvc

DECEMBER 16, 2011

This was the year that the promise of technology to truly change the world and empower individuals (the reason I entered the tech world in 1994) reached global scale. The Power of the Individual: This was the year that the individual, amplified by technology platforms, became empowered to rise against oppressions both large and small.

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NZ Entrepreneur

MARCH 6, 2019

But there’s no doubt that the next greatest technological impact is the ability to link these two components through the Internet of Things. And secondly, so that we can then control an object or piece of machinery through the internet, relating back to the information/data that has been collected.”. What is IoT?

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ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

I wrote down things like “I want to be able to go volunteer in Africa for 6 months when I want to. I also couldn’t be just a volunteer for non-profits as you gotta live and flying to Africa is not that cheap + would have to worry about financial security. The only possible solution: the income had to come from the internet.

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Growthink Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

Since 2005, they have been the two leading investors in Africa, investing $31 billion and $16 billion on the continent, respectively. Well, McKinsey estimates that consumer spending in Africa will double, to $1.8 trillion, by 2020, equivalent to bringing a whole new market the size of Brazil online. Place Culture Above All Else.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

With today’s access to the Internet, and Google searches, it really isn’t that hard. Since Keiretsu Forum’s founding in 2000, its members have invested over $180M in 200 companies in technology, consumer products, healthcare/life sciences, and real estate. Or does it? I’ll come back to that later.

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 11, 2019

The connection between Forex and technology is an obvious one. Because of the characteristics of currency trading, it’s normal to assume that technology can help investors perfect their strategies and make the most of the money they put in this trading method. Facile internet connection has also contributed to the globalization factor.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

Reliable Cross-Browser Testing, Part 1: Internet Explorer – [link]. Famine in East Africa Worsening – [link]. Adopting Feng Shui in Web Design – [link]. 25 Examples of Big Typography in Web Design – [link]. nin & The Liquid Economy – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 16, 2010

Why artists and creatives have an unfair advantage in internet marketing – [link]. Breathtaking Pictures of Africa – [link]. Now in Blogs, Product Placement – [link]. Using Charts and Graphs for Content – [link]. Content Is No Longer King: Curation Is King – [link]. Twinkie deconstructed – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2010

The Internet is trying to tell us something – [link]. Google trying to help people to help their parents with technology issues – [link]. The True Size of Africa – [link]. Nearly half of all Twitter users don’t read a word you say – [link]. Marketing trends – [link]. The future of stories.

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VC Cafe

JUNE 29, 2012

When I moved to VC, I found out that there were no good consumer internet startups. Jeff – we look at mobile, consumer Internet, games and SaaS. Cause technology changes very fast. Testing if we can apply the accelerator model from the Bay Area to Africa. A startup that made Internet based insoles, for shoes.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 26, 2011

Good to see innovation in delivering internet access to Africa (using voice control) – [link]. Fun industrial design: Unusual and Creative Designs of a Door Stop – [link]. Impressive Aluminum Based Package Designs – 37 Packages – [link]. Google’s Elemental API Periodic Table – [link].

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 95

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 5, 2015

There will be big growth in the world but it will be elsewhere in countries like India or in Africa , where there will also be some big opportunities. Infrastructure will need to be redone and rethought, creating a lot of openings for building and technology innovators. Explosion in technology. .

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2012

miiCard– which stands for “My Internet Identity”– is an identify verification service using your email address, your mobile phone, and your online banking account to prove you are actually you. miiCard is like flashing your driver’s license or passport on the internet.

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Hearpreneur

MARCH 21, 2021

We noticed a clear need for an evolution of wallet styles and technologies and ran with it. My purpose was primarily learning about the internet and how to build a business. But it wasn’t until I was in Africa several years ago that I was inspired by the people I met there to follow my own dreams – and start a new business.

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 14, 2017

It was 1998 and the internet wasn’t exactly readily available. A fashion executive wife and technology entrepreneur husband we were moving house and faced a vexing problem: how to sell their fabulous, nearly new furnishings that couldn’t fit into their new digs? I was sitting in a pool and wondering about home.

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David Cohen

MAY 16, 2014

Technology is changing lives — even saving lives — in Africa, the world’s second most populous continent. And although only 8 percent of Rwandans are internet users, that number is growing rapidly. A production of BloombergTVAfrica , this will be an ongoing series about technology and entrepreneurship across Africa.

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thebarefootvc

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

This environment allowed Jack Ma, founder of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, to build a modern day conglomerate: an Internet platform providing commerce, entertainment and financial services to a middle class that numbers over 300 million (and expected to reach nearly 1 billion in the next 20 years).

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 9, 2012

But the three standout countries in terms of ambition are United Arab Emirates (95-percent), South Africa (85-percent) and India (81-percent). Technology rules their lives. We know that the Millennials are defined by their love for and use of technology, but how much do they really embrace the Internet and their devices?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 26, 2021

Yet, I find them often jumping to the forefront, with many notable successes , including Elon Musk (South Africa) at Tesla, Sergey Brin (Russia) at Google, and Arianna Huffington (Greece) at the Huffington Post. With the advent of the internet, every opportunity is global, since every customer can see you from anywhere in the world.

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The Next Web

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

The Third Mainland Bridge is one of three bridges that connect Lagos’ Victoria Island with the ‘mainland’ and is the longest bridge in Africa. With a population estimated at between 21 and 23 million people, every month another 50,000 people converge from across Africa to live in the city. Slowly overcoming its reputation.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 3, 2013

Technology is a booming industry, with Web 2.0, Several up-and-coming business leaders emerged within just the past few years, marking the waves of change in the world of business and technology. Here are four business technology leaders paving the way for future innovators: 1. by Morgan Sims. Jeff Bezos, Amazon Innovator.

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Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 14, 2024

12:10] With your use of technology, tasks that once took hours can be completed much faster. He had immigrated from South Africa to America when I was a young kid, and he just had this work ethic that I still haven't seen rivaled Today. John Jantsch (10:26): AI might be the most important new computer technology ever.

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Austin Startup

JULY 14, 2017

Silicon Valley — another American racist/sexist shithole just like the Segregated South When the Internet first came around in the mid-1990s, it was herald as “The Great Equalizer” where anybody with a keyboard can start an e-commerce shop, publish their works and reach the world to millions who are also attached to the Internet.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

With today’s access to the Internet, and Google searches, it really isn’t that hard. Since its founding in 2000, its members have invested over $400 million in companies in technology, consumer products, healthcare/life sciences, real estate and other segments with high growth potential. Angel Capital Association (ACA).

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2013

With today’s access to the Internet, and Google searches, it really isn’t that hard. Since its founding in 2000, its members have invested over $400 million in companies in technology, consumer products, healthcare/life sciences, real estate and other segments with high growth potential. Angel Capital Association (ACA).

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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

Jono Bacon: So I think really, we’ve seen a real growth in communities in recent years and especially because technology has been growing so significantly. I mean, 85% of millennials, for example, are now on a smartphone, and we’ve seen internet access grown around the world. And then he’d walk two hours back.

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Eric Friedman

AUGUST 18, 2021

If the future and the past have some kind of relationship in most contexts, there are places where the past and the future become uncorrelated and there are ways to assess that around things like demography, technological shifts, et cetera. He expressed to me the idea that investing in Africa was—he used the word “risky.”

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 28, 2020

There were some great examples of enabling students in Africa to participate in programs from Australia, which had never happened before. Technology mentors, and then market mentors. And we had people doing that, both in Africa and in San Jose. Which is a huge strength and has network benefits that people couldn’t anticipate.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 15, 2017

The African-American community with a global movement known as the Afro-Tech quietly mastered blockchain/distributed ledger technology several years ago to benefit urban communities. So here is what we learned about the blockchain and DLT technology, brace yourself for the following disruptive talking points.

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 15, 2012

Silicon Valley is made up of solely one industry: technology, whereas countries in emerging markets have existing industries, around which entrepreneurs are innovating. The internet has no barriers when it comes to reaching an international user base and these startups are capitalizing on being able to have a global reach.

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Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Well, in our rather cushy modern world danger could be like, I, I can't go a day without high speed internet. You know, like if you watch, how, how people get spun out about traffic or not have having internet, like I said, are not having their favorite, whatever. You know, I love to talk about that. What does it mean to be dangerous?

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 24, 2019

Africa is a huge and diverse continent, and over the last few years, it has emerged as one of the world’s hotspots for startups. In Africa, entrepreneurs have serious, intractable problems that western startups don’t face. by Sharon Fishburne. In fact, quite the opposite is true. Take Ndubuisi Ekekwe, founder of Zenvus.

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www.netmagazine.com

FEBRUARY 12, 2013

That number is higher in places such as Egypt, Brazil, and South Africa, and it’s growing worldwide. We produce content across five core areas: Technology TechRadar T3 MacLife Gizmodo UK More. Read more about us Subscribe to.net magazine Current issue of.net. Future is AOP and PPA Consumer Digital Publisher of the Year.

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thebarefootvc

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

This environment allowed Jack Ma, founder of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, to build a modern day conglomerate: an Internet platform providing commerce, entertainment and financial services to a middle class that numbers over 300 million (and expected to reach nearly 1 billion in the next 20 years).

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 2, 2013

China is looking beyond natural resources; in Israel, Chinese companies are finding the technological advantage and innovative spirit that can help them compete in their domestic market and ultimately become dominant global players. Strategic and financial Chinese investors are increasingly investing in Israeli tech companies.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 2, 2018

Regular computers must be united into a sophisticated computing network; big tasks should be broken into smaller ones; and all the possible contingencies — like slow internet or sudden computer shutdowns — must be taken into consideration. (Unless it’s a high-end supercomputer with a computing capacity of 10 000 regular PCs.)

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 22, 2017

We work with non-profits, for-profits, US Government, and international organizations, to identify the underlying goals, the users needs and abilities, and put together an appropriate technology solution to meet the requirements. We are technology agnostic with our focus on what will accomplish the client’s mission.

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