ReadWriteStart

JUNE 26, 2020

Zoom, Slack, Trello, Jira, and Microsoft teams – are all suddenly household names. Tons of talented people live in Africa, but can you name even a single African company, much less be able to vet the resume of a Nigerian applicant? You can’t read the news or watch TV without seeing a how-to-go-remote guide.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 7, 2014

It’s always tempting to buy name brand, but it’s almost never worth the money. South Africa. If you’d like more information on making wise investments in South Africa so that you’re not wasting money and hopefully, instead growing your savings, you can go to Standard Bank Securities trading workshops.

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The Next Web

FEBRUARY 21, 2014

What is your company name? Image credit: Shutterstock / Africa Studio. There isn’t a one-size-fits-all template. Here are the main elements (in no particular order) that we considered including in our investor presentation: Introduction?—?Who Who are you? Opportunity/Problem?—?What Solution?—?How How are you solving the problem?

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 22, 2017

What exactly is going to be the name of your business? Whatever the inspiration or relation may be, the naming of your business is one of the most important parts of becoming a CEO. I then ran a crowdsourced contest on crowdSpring to come up with ideas for the name. CrownTV is a spinoff of that name.

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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.

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VC Cafe

JUNE 11, 2010

B efore we literally kick off the first ball in the 2010 South Africa World Cup, below is a collection of interesting links on Israeli startups and more for the week of June 11th: Interesting startups of the week. Each week I’ll be profiling 2-3 startups that caught my attention. Miscellanous.

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VC Cafe

JULY 21, 2020

Typically invest in series C and above, notable portfolio companies include Stripe, Lyft, Robinhood, UI Path, Snap, Duolingo and many more household names. Regional Google for startups accelerators (Africa, Brazil, India, etc.) This program is mainly led by the Developer Relations team.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 15, 2016

For the past 30 years great colleges have approached recruitment by creating a list of names from the PSATs and then sending out glossy brochures. Andela selects and trains world-class tech talent from Africa and matches them with U.S. The goal was to help low-income students better understand the college application process.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 23, 2013

Without naming names, Steinhael could have pointed out the obvious fact that consumers were no more at risk at Target than they were at any other retail store that accepts credit cards. Image credit: Africa Studio / Shutterstock. When it comes to Target, consumers have hundreds of other choices.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 28, 2023

07:20] Can you name a particular instance in your career where you felt like “This is going to work, this is like what I should be doing”? [08:58] Does your superpower have a name? [10:00] 10:00] Back in South Africa you got shot, what did that story mean to your journey? Let's go back to South Africa.

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Transformify

APRIL 15, 2016

Despite Kenya has been named as the fasted growing payments market in Africa, there is still a lot to be done to develop the local business angel community. Johnni Kjelsgaard is one of the world’s most enthusiastic proponents of Africa’s entrepreneurial potential. Joseph Mucheru East Africa Lead at Google.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 15, 2016

For the past 30 years great colleges have approached recruitment by creating a list of names from the PSATs and then sending out glossy brochures. Andela selects and trains world-class tech talent from Africa and matches them with U.S. The goal was to help low-income students better understand the college application process.

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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. Over the next five years, some African economies (Ethiopia, Mozambique and Tanzania, just to name a few) are likely to grow as fast as, or faster, than some of the recent Asian champions.

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thebarefootvc

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

I didn’t listen as I didn’t want to work with anyone that was intimidated by a NAME of all of things. I didn’t listen as I didn’t want to work with anyone that was intimidated by a NAME of all of things. Conforming will give you the status quo.

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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. It starts by not giving your company a name that means something totally offensive in some future important market.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 2, 2016

Dedicated Hosting: As the name depicts, dedicated hosting gives you access to your own server with all its resources. You won’t be missing any of these features unless you’re buying your hosting from an obscure upstart based in India or Africa. Step #7: Check their Customer Support.

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Hearpreneur

MARCH 21, 2021

I started my business because I was the victim of a horrible acquisition (can you name a good one?). 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. Thanks to Omid Semino, Diamond Mansion ! #7- Photo Credit: ????Jay Jay Helms.

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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). When asked to name the gadget they could not live without, 43-percent said their smartphone, another 43-percent voted their PC or laptop. Technology rules their lives.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 30, 2022

including Sergey Brin (Russia) at Google, Elon Musk (South Africa) at Tesla, John W. Those who come to this country with little more than hope to their name know that to get what they want they must work harder and longer than anyone else. Nordstrom (Sweden), and Pierre Omidyar (France) at Ebay.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

He reached out to younger founders and offered to help via his network at AT&T, Google, media agencies … you name it. Hamet started his career in Venture Capital working for the first post-apartheid VC fund in South Africa. And he followed through. So he had had a taste of it.

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Marvel’s fascinating turnaround story is no less than a heroic action story where the protagonist flips the scales at the last moment and arises like the phoenix, just like the many superheroes it helped become household names. This raised the company's name, despite all controversies. Thanks to Ryan Niddel, Ryan Niddel Strategies ! #9-

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

What exactly is going to be the name of your business? Whatever the inspiration or relation may be, naming your business is one of the most important parts of becoming a CEO. Here is what some CEOs said about how they came up with a business name. #1- As soon as the name Equity Commons came to us, we knew it was perfect.

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Naming Entrepreneur South Africa Cofounder 141

David Teten

MARCH 24, 2014

We did this again, overweighting emerging markets like Africa and EMEA (Middle East) in 2007 because they were cheap with high growth rates. Everyone hated small cap value back then, and loved the large-cap S&P 500 that had ruled for the last 10 years. However, it was the right thing to do from a valuation perspective.

Software Review 114

Software Review Due Diligence Venture Capital Portfolio 114

Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

If you’re a visiting dignitary whose country has a Gross National Product equal to or greater than the State of California, your visit to Silicon Valley consists of a lunch/dinner with some combination of the founders of Google, Facebook, Apple and Twitter and several brand name venture capitalists.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

It would cover every city, town and square inch of the earth from ships in the middle of the Arctic Ocean to the jungles of Africa to the remote mountain peaks of the Himalayas. Conceived in 1987 by Motorola and spun out in 1990 as a separate company, Iridium planned to build a mobile telephone system that would work anywhere on earth.

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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

That’s the first time I’ve seen that name, actually. And actually before we even get into that, I like how you pronounce my name correctly the first time. Jono Bacon: I was named Jono by a kid who lived opposite a new house that my parents moved into when I was seven. No, my real name is Jonathan.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 20, 2014

A celebrated speaker, he gets invitations to speak from all over the world – Australia (Melbourne was his childhood home), Europe, US, China, India, Africa, and South East Asia (including Singapore ). At the tender age of 31, Nick is a motivational guru, evangelist, and author of several bestselling books.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 2, 2013

A common complaint from many non-profits is that both government and private funders would rather spend their dollars on ‘sexy’ causes such as children’s charities, cancer, and heart disease, rather than long-term causes like global warming and erasing hunger in Africa.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 3, 2019

including Sergey Brin (Russia) at Google, Elon Musk (South Africa) at Tesla, John W. Those who come to this country with little more than hope to their name know that to get what they want they must work harder and longer than anyone else. Nordstrom (Sweden), and Pierre Omdiyar (France) at Ebay.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 18, 2011

A common complaint from many non-profits is that both government and private funders would rather spend their dollars on ‘sexy’ causes such as children’s charities, cancer, and heart disease, rather than long-term causes like global warming and erasing hunger in Africa.

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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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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 28, 2022

A common complaint from many non-profits is that both government and private funders would rather spend their dollars on ‘sexy’ causes such as children’s charities, cancer, and heart disease, rather than long-term causes like global warming and erasing hunger in Africa. distributed cash aid from $137.9 distributed cash aid from $63.9

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Knowbella Tech is an open science collaboration company that uses blockchain to deliver free tools, services, grants, and intellectual properties (IP) to researchers, particularly the underserved in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Name three people, in any field, alive or dead, you’d like to meet and tell us why. Learn and adapt.

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Intellectual Property Technical Review Malta Startup 48

Hearpreneur

AUGUST 12, 2018

What exactly is going to be the name of your business? Whatever the inspiration or relation may be, the naming of your business is one of the most important parts of becoming a CEO. We came up with our product name before our company name. The name had to be easily pronounceable, obviously spelled, and unambiguous.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 6, 2010

A common complaint from many non-profits is that both government and private funders would rather spend their dollars on ‘sexy’ causes such as children’s charities, cancer, and heart disease, rather than long-term causes like global warming and erasing hunger in Africa. 2 American Veterans Relief Foundation 6.4% 4 Junior Police Academy 3.7%

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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. Contents is well named: its content is placed first in source order. Authors name. But with the help of some JavaScript, you can hijack a click on ‘skip to’ links to smoothly scroll the user up or down the page.

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Mobile Web Software Review South Africa 68

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 3, 2012

When he hit on the idea of selling clean water, a scarce commodity in Africa, he could barely afford the fees to power his tank. Lopez and his family were living in a plastic tent in Barrio Nelson Mandela, Colombia, with $300 to his name. Reuben Mpunda, Tanzania. Marcelino Lopez, Colombia.

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