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Accelerating Technology Change and Continuous Learning

Feld Thoughts

At dinner last week, my long time friend Dave Jilk (we just celebrated our 30th friendship anniversary) tossed a hypothesis at me that as people age, they resist adopting new technologies. People working in information technology tend to take a producer perspective. The essay follows. I think he totally nails it. What do you think?

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Skills Development in Africa: How Wide is the Skills Gap?

Transformify

What are the drivers behind these figures and why Africa is so polarized when it comes to skills development and unemployment rates? Reaching out to new markets and opportunities requires skills, experience, and networks that are usually developed by those who have studied abroad. Scrum, Agile, Product Management.

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Internet of Things: The Skills Connected Companies Look For In Young Professionals

YoungUpstarts

A smart meter, some wearable device, connected technology in your home or car, IoT technology powering an application in one of your favourite shops, the list is long. Just check out the IoT job trend graphic from www.indeed.com, posted on February 2017 below: that is what we call exponential growth.

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The top 10 companies investing billions in the Metaverse

VC Cafe

Is there an early mover advantage for being early on a technology trend? In the first five months of 2022, more than $120 billion have been invested in building out metaverse technology and infrastructure, according to McKinsey. Here we go! Epic Games. Unity’s recent $4.4 Also, their $1.6 There are now 2.8B

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Dalhousie University Commencement Speech – 2017

Steve Blank

Whether you like it or not, or know it or not, you’re coming of age at just that extraordinary time in human development. I love technology. And I’ve watched how, in a blink of an eye, technology went from products used by the very few, to ending up in the pockets of billions, bringing social change and corporate disruption.

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6 Ways to Make Sure Your Tech Startup Will Succeed in 2018

Up and Running

Develop a viable proposition. That’s why it’s smarter to embrace the agile approach and constantly test your idea on the market to learn about the needs and desires of your target. It also pays to develop a recruiting system that attracts talent in your field—specifically, one that is on-point and efficient.

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Startup Marketing: 5 Startups that changed their name (and why)

crowdSPRING Blog

Startups are intended to be agile businesses that consistently face engineering and marketing challenges with creative thinking and a willingness to evolve. began to develop a product focused on providing data to marketers with easy to use measurement and reporting tools. Technology is just a tool to get us there.”

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