Up and Running

MAY 26, 2021

In South Africa, a small donation is asked with every meal to help feed the poor. Businesses can use their websites and social media to take a stand on inequalities in the workplace. For example, the KFC franchise has different initiatives in different geographical areas.

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Board Effect

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Alice Black , Executive Assistant to the Superintendent and the Board of Education, Aspen School District April Van Epps , Chief of Staff, Centerstone Beth Finch , Founder, Executive Director, CharterSource Billy Sorochak , CEO / Executive Director, Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Coastal Empire Carissa Burgett , Executive Assistant to the President (..)

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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.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

I think we started working together in 2003 when he was new in the UK from South Africa. When we were acquried by Salesforce.com he went on to be the team technical lead and has steadily performed well there moving up in his role and responsibilities. Ryan is now in his 30’s (old fart).

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 7, 2014

South Africa. Check out the South African Savings Institute. The South African Savings Institute is a good resource for South Africans, with news, savings tips and information on participating in the national Savings Month. Free investment workshops.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Bears in Yosemite, California and lions in Kruger, South Africa have all been roaming into the spaces usually reserved for human visitors. National Parks across the country and world were closed at the height of the pandemic. This lack of human interference and the resulting natural calm has meant that wildlife has thrived.

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 15, 2020

South Africa. South Africa is a great destination for safari, as cities like Cape Town offer excellent tour opportunities, accommodation, and transportation infrastructure, while still being close enough to reserves to get people into the heart of the wilds.

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Feld Thoughts

DECEMBER 16, 2015

Barclays (New York, South Africa and Israel). If you reflect on one part of Techstars – the accelerator programs – we’ve added the following new programs in 2015. Techstars Mobility (Detroit). Techstars Berlin (Berlin). Techstars METRO (Berlin). Techstars IoT (NYC). Virgin Media Accelerator (London).

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 3, 2019

including Sergey Brin (Russia) at Google, Elon Musk (South Africa) at Tesla, John W. In addition, I’ve always wondered why an inordinate number of successful businesses today were started by people born outside the U.S., Nordstrom (Sweden), and Pierre Omdiyar (France) at Ebay.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

The scam has been targeting consumers in South Africa, a country where online consumers face a high risk of internet fraud , for the past year. The scam starts with an email or SMS being sent to customers, purported by Wonga South Africa, to a diverse range of recipients. How to identify the scam.

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Version One Ventures

OCTOBER 31, 2016

More than 75 marketplace founders and investors attended the event – coming from as far as South Africa and Nova Scotia. Last week I had the great pleasure of sitting down with Andrew Chen for a fireside chat on growth strategies as part of the Version One marketplace meetup.

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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). Perhaps closely related to entrepreneurship, 72-percent of Millennials in Asia said they were ambitious and have big dreams. Technology rules their lives.

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Feld Thoughts

MARCH 12, 2020

Globally, she has worked on meningitis, pneumonia and Ebola vaccine trials in West Africa, and conducted surveillance and prevention projects in South Africa. Dr. Schuchat has serious medical credibility, so it’s worth hearing her, in basically real-time, talk about what is unfolding daily.

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The Startup Magazine

APRIL 23, 2020

Michel researching South Africa. Getting consumers introduced to AR is KaviAR Tech’s mission. The travel experience today begins when the consumer opens the catalog or web browser.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 24, 2019

In South Africa, 31% of entrepreneurs fear failure, close to the highest figures in the west, and Africa does lag behind when it comes to discussing business failure. But in countries like South Africa and Ghana entrepreneurial failure is seen by many as shameful.

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2012

miiCard supports the UK, North America, Western Europe, India, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. miiCard stands for “My Internet Identity”, it is the first service that allows you to prove your identity purely online to the level of a passport, driver’s licence or photo ID.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 27, 2019

There are many loan sharks in South Africa, with IOL saying that South Africa’s private debt crisis cost the country an estimated R500-million a month. If you are on the lookout for a loan, and are currently scouring online loan companies, it can be baffling to know which company is the right one.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 11, 2019

One of the first advantages you will notice with a broker , specifically in South Africa, is that after opening a trading account, you can ask to be set up with a “dummy” account. However, there are so many advantages to signing up with a broker that most traders find it beneficial and even more profitable to work with a company.

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Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 14, 2024

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. Where do we start? This takes me back into when I was 15, I was pushing the shop room for my dad and I was learning, I was watching him.

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The Next Web

JULY 19, 2014

Joseph is based in San Francisco and has lived and worked in Singapore, India, England, Australia, and South Africa. Joseph Pigato is the Managing Director of Sparked. Recruiting, interviewing and hiring staff overseas can be an adventure.

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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.

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

The Fat Sheep project in South Africa's barren Karoo landscape is my favorite turnaround story. Since then, Adidas has developed into a world whole recognized for its premium athletic attire. Thanks to David Reid, VEM Group ! #19- 19- The Fat Sheep project. Photo Credit: Lorie Carson.

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SiliconHills

JUNE 21, 2017

A Native of South Africa, Clinton Phillips, a serial entrepreneur, recently founded Medici, a HIPAA-complaint telemedicine app, in Austin and raised more than $24 million in venture capital funding. Previously, Phillips founded and ran Aspen-based Aspen Back & Body, physical rehab clinic, that he sold to Laser Spine Institute.

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 14, 2017

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.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 2, 2010

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. He asked about the projects I had worked on, what I wanted to do next and why I wanted to work in Europe. Then he devastated me. He told me that he didn’t have the budget to carry me.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 6, 2017

including Sergey Brin (Russia) at Google, Elon Musk (South Africa) at Tesla, John W. In addition, I’ve always wondered why an inordinate number of successful businesses today were started by people born outside the U.S., Nordstrom (Sweden), and Pierre Omdiyar (France) at Ebay.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 13, 2013

While cybercrime in Singapore is generally low compared to other high-risk countries (Russia sees 85% cybercrime rate, with China at 77% and South Africa at 73%), the sharp rise in losses from cybercrime is cause for concern.

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The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 16, 2019

In Africa – and South Africa in particular – you can seek online tenders and have the jobs sent straight to your inbox. This works particularly well for those engaged in B2B activities or for those who struggle to network. Keeping a business blog and guest blogging on other websites are other ways to get your name out there.

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Jeff Hilimire

OCTOBER 22, 2017

But his speech in 1968 while in South Africa, often referred to as the Ripple of Hope speech, is probably my favorite. Not a political figure in South Africa, but a US Senator. He had no business being in South Africa, except that he cared. At the time, Bobby Kennedy was a Senator.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 20, 2011

“The inspiration for the arrow in our logo is a turn-off sign you see along the N2 coastal highway in South Africa that has breaks like J-bay along it,&# adds Watts. “Nine times out of ten that sign means good surf!&#.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

Hamet started his career in Venture Capital working for the first post-apartheid VC fund in South Africa. He also formed strong working relationships with my partners at Upfront over the years. So he had had a taste of it. He also served nearly 2 years as an EIR and Scout at True Ventures one of the Silicon Valley firms I most respect.

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 20, 2019

In South Africa especially, there is an underlying need to keep a business well financed and managed, in alignment with the economic development goals of the country. Finance is one of the very subtle sectors of a business that can make or break entrepreneurs. Ideally, all companies need finances for daily operations.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 5, 2019

This summer, for example, I spoke in Singapore, Australia and South Africa. The Airbnb Way is my ninth business book since 2004. I also travel internationally, providing keynote speeches on leadership and customer experience. You’ve covered some incredible companies in other books. In other words, why Airbnb, and why now?

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 5, 2016

Other reports across South Africa and Europe have also indicated similar findings. This is according to a report by PayPlan , a debt advice provider, in an in depth study which was originally based in the UK but could hint at a worldwide trend.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 20, 2014

I was also touched by how he gave away $20,000 of his meagre savings when he made a mission trip to South Africa, and provided orphanages with presents for kids, books, blankets and beds despite having very little then. This was because he cared more about people hearing his message than about making profits.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 26, 2012

This payment solution was beta-tested by merchants such as Russian-themed restaurant and caviar bar Buyan in Singapore since June last year, and is now launched worldwide, with the company targeting Southeast Asia, South Africa and South America as key target markets.

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David Cohen

MAY 16, 2014

In The Shift: The Entrepreneurs and Companies Bringing Africa Online , my good friend Elizabeth Gould who produced the Techstars documentary series on Bloomberg TV now reports on some of these inspiring stories of ingenuity and entrepreneurship in Africa.

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