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Entrepreneurship in the Fast Lane

Growthink Blog

Since 2005, they have been the two leading investors in Africa, investing $31 billion and $16 billion on the continent, respectively. goods and services, especially services, and they are expanding in aggregate at a rate that even 10% U.S. A strong results and metrics-focused approach. domestic GNP growth couldn’t touch.

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The Future is Better than You Think

Growthink Blog

Since 2005, they have been the two leading investors in Africa, investing $31 billion and $16 billion on the continent, respectively. goods and services, especially services, and they are expanding in aggregate at a rate that even 10% U.S. A strong results and metrics-focused approach. domestic GNP growth couldn’t touch.

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Out of the Crisis #7, Brian Chesky Part 1: running Airbnb in crisis mode, being multi-stakeholder, and re-founding the company

Startup Lessons Learned

20:32) On believing in the internet as an immune system, then learning it's not and taking responsibility.(22:55) All stakeholders, not just short term investors. People, not just metrics. No longer even in the era of internet, a product customers actually liked. And this was mid '90s internet kind of philosophy.