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SXSW Startups: Pawame Powers Africa

Austin Startup

And we’ve been selected to pitch for the MIT Enterprise Forum Pan-Arab Region’s Innovate for Refugees award in Amman, Jordan, based on our work in Kakuma refugee camp in northwestern Kenya. Our CTO and Co-founder Majd Chaaya and colleague Hella Bennani are representing us there at the end of January.

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Women 2.0 Pitch Night…batter swing!

Sophia Perl of Wisdom

Presenters: Sarah Allen (Co-Founder & CTO, Mightyverse) and Paul Lundahl (Creative Director, Mightyverse). Presenters: Sarah Jordan (Co-Founder & General Manager, Aesir Metals), Mark DeBruin (Co-Founder & Operations Manager, Aesir Metals). Mobile Track — Pitch 2010 Finalist — Nexpense.

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25 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Names

Hearpreneur

When I think of brand affinity, I think of brands like Apple, Starbucks, Jordan. I was brainstorming names with my co-founders CTO Jesse Forrest and CMO Matt Reilly. When the connection you have with your customers becomes an emotional connection, it is called brand affinity. That is why the word Affinity was chosen.

Naming 101
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Women 2.0 Pitch Night…batter swing!

Sophia Perl of Wisdom

Presenters: Sarah Allen (Co-Founder & CTO, Mightyverse) and Paul Lundahl (Creative Director, Mightyverse). Presenters: Sarah Jordan (Co-Founder & General Manager, Aesir Metals), Mark DeBruin (Co-Founder & Operations Manager, Aesir Metals). Mobile Track — Pitch 2010 Finalist — Nexpense.

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Backing someone pre-pitch: The story of how I backed Clubhouse

This is going to be BIG.

It was also right around that time when I started CTO School--a small five session series on how to go from being a developer to a technical leader, which blossomed into a not only a very active meetup , but also gave birth to a great conference series as well. Jordan Crook's comparison to Clubhouse as Salesforce for developers is spot on.

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24 Entrepreneurs Share Their Favorite Inspirational Business Quote

Hearpreneur

This quote is from Oleg Vishnepolsky the global CTO at DailyMail Online and Metro.co.uk. My favorite business quote comes from NBA legend Michael Jordan, he stated ‘Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships.’ #11 – If we give people tasks, we get doers. If we give people authority, we get leaders.

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7 Highlights from Lean Startup Week

Startup Lessons Learned

When it comes time to grow your team, Jeff Jordan and Eric pointed out three hiring mistakes to avoid. reflected David Kidder during his interview of Procter & Gamble CTO Kathy Fish. LESSON #3: Avoid these three hiring mistakes. First, do not hire someone just because they have the domain expertise.

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