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Whose Life are You Going to Change?

Both Sides of the Table

“Mark, I’m an Associate Partner. The only person who could carry you on his budget is the lead partner, Cory Van Wolvelaere.&#. He was a senior partner, I was a peon. 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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Upfront Ventures Adds Hamet Watt as New Investment Partner

Both Sides of the Table

I am thrilled to announce that we have added Hamet Watt as a Partner at Upfront Ventures. But as sweet as that success has been (we invested pre-revenue in a small team) today my even more important news was the further expansion of our partner ranks. We have been on a drive to add more operational partners. What does that mean?

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Embracing Your Entrepreneurial Superpower Being Unemployable

Duct Tape Marketing

She is the CEO & General Partner of the investment firm Street Global. 10:00] Back in South Africa you got shot, what did that story mean to your journey? [11:53] She is the CEO and general partner of the investment firm, street Global. Let's go back to South Africa. Does your superpower have a name? [10:00]

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Small Business Spotlight of the Week: miiCard

crowdSPRING Blog

miiCard supports the UK, North America, Western Europe, India, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. miiCard will build the user base directly and through partnering vendors using multi-channel distribution strategy. It provides a safer, faster and more convenient way to transact online.

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27 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

I recognized the challenges that the majority of the unemployed face in South Africa: a lack of finance, lack of frequent access to technology, education and language issues (English is not the first language of many in South Africa). Image Credit: Saleem Jaffer. I know my leaving was a surprise to my former employer.

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Scaling Techstars Horizontally

Feld Thoughts

However, for the past eight years, my partners and I at Foundry Group haven’t once scaled vertically (we haven’t added any partners since 2007 when we started) until we added Lindel Eakman as part of Foundry Group Next. Barclays (New York, South Africa and Israel). Techstars Mobility (Detroit).

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7 Ways Of Using An Immigrant Culture In Your Business

Startup Professionals Musings

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. Success means seeking complementary partners and relationships. Practice persistence in overcoming all obstacles.