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SXSW Startups: Pawame Powers Africa

Austin Startup

A finalist in Payment and FinTech Technology category, Pawame is lighting up rural communities in Africa with clean, affordable and reliable solar home systems. Nairobi is the undisputed startup hub of East Africa, and perhaps all of Africa. CEO Maurice Parets answered these questions about Pawame’s ambitious plans. In the U.S.,

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5 Reasons That Successful Non-Profits Are A Challenge

Startup Professionals Musings

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 Marty Zwilling.

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12 Entrepreneurs Discuss The Entrepreneurs That Best Represents Innovation and Disruption

Hearpreneur

Innovation is a driver of many businesses globally. He is also the most engaged business leader on Facebook in Africa. Some argue that Microsoft's products aren't very excellent, that they're clones of Apple's, or don't support open standards. Thanks to Mogale Modisane, ToolsGaloreHQ ! #2- 2- Jeff Bezos. Photo Credit: John Li.

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5 Reality Checks On Running A Charitable Organization

Startup Professionals Musings

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 Marty Zwilling.

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Labor in the 21st Century: Cryptoeconomics, Communities and Global Markets

thebarefootvc

Last year we had a “DeFi” summer, where peer-to-peer finance was being conducted through crypto products worldwide. The growing NFT infrastructure allowed those that were not able to find markets for their art before to monetize their work through online global communities.

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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.

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5 Reasons NOT To Start With A Non-Profit Business

Startup Professionals Musings

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 Marty Zwilling.