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

thebarefootvc

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. As of year-end, Foursquare had over 15 million users, with an exponential growth rate globally. Nothing seems impossible anymore.

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TECHNOLOGY AND THE AFRICAN GIRL. THE JOURNEY SO FAR…

Transformify

If you ask me I would say things are changing and so fast, the reason I am able to write this article and have it shared with a global community gives me hope. Over the past few years, there has been an increasing emphasis on girls and information and communication technology in the development sector. who writes from Nigeria.

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Vote Local, Austin: 18 SXSW panels featuring Austinites that deserve your PanelPicker vote

Austin Startup

Support the ATX Startup Community by voting for this selection of panels featuring Austinites. Once submitted, the community is allowed to chime in and vote on what topics capture their interest. Once submitted, the community is allowed to chime in and vote on what topics capture their interest. We reached out to the M.io

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3 Big Lessons From African Entrepreneurs

YoungUpstarts

He grew up on his parents’ smallholding farm in rural Nigeria. It’s hardly a surprise then that according to the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor, African entrepreneurs score very highly on the self-confidence scale. In Africa if you take a risk and it goes wrong it can have a far greater impact on you, your employees and community.

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Why International Startups Love NY, and NY VCs Love International Startups

David Teten

Other New York initiatives include the World Innovation Tour to Asia organized by New York International and four Asian governments; Startup Global New York City ; and the GlobalNY program. . ” The role model for most of the international innovation communities I meet is Israel, the “ startup nation ”.

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30 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

9- Desire to go global. I wanted to be the first Indian beauty/wellness brand to go truly global. I grew up in Nigeria, and have seen up close the health and safety concerns posed by communities lacking clean toilets and running water. 20- Add value to the global human community. Photo Credit: Ashwin Sokke.

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50+ Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Name

Hearpreneur

When I returned to Nigeria from Germany looking to create a dedicated (online) hotel booking agency for Nigerians, I wanted my company to communicate in the simplest terms possible what our value proposition was. We are committed to delivering affordable and convenient bookings to our customers anywhere in Nigeria.

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