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Editorial: We owe a duty of care to founder mental health and it requires a collaborative solution

NZ Entrepreneur

His every move and misstep dissected and castigated by the same media and investors who sang his praises when things were going well, one can only guess at the anguish, shame and embarrassment that led the young entrepreneur into – what appeared to me as an uninformed observer – self imposed exile, in Kenya.

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Women 2.0 Pitch Night…batter swing!

Sophia Perl of Wisdom

Some of the finalists were generating revenues already and/or have very promising strategic partnerships lined up. Note to self, this event is not for alpha products with no customers. Kenya is the most advanced for mobile payment. The crowd turnout was pretty good and the event was well organized with plenty of food and drinks.

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Women 2.0 Pitch Night…batter swing!

Sophia Perl of Wisdom

Some of the finalists were generating revenues already and/or have very promising strategic partnerships lined up. Note to self, this event is not for alpha products with no customers. Kenya is the most advanced for mobile payment. The crowd turnout was pretty good and the event was well organized with plenty of food and drinks.

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10+ Trends: Recap of 2011 and What’s Next…

thebarefootvc

In Kenya, M-Pesa processed more transactions domestically than Western Union did globally, and “ provided mobile banking facilities to more than 70 per cent of the country’s adult population” , most of whom never had banking services before. And Beyond….

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From email scams to e-commerce wins: How online shopping is helping Nigeria fix its Internet reputation

The Next Web

It has made and wasted billions of dollars in oil revenues and outside Lagos the country is corrupt and doesn’t even run a Postal service for its people. We focus every day on delivering a fantastic shopping experience for our customers – fast, secure and stress-free.”. Moreover, investment in the country has been slow to accelerate.

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Beware The Consultant

infochachkie.com

For instance, if a consultant proposes to help you with public relations, pay them a commission equivalent to the greater of a flat fee per story placed or a percentage of revenue generated from the PR coverage. If a consultant claims they can enhance your marketing efforts, pay them based on their direct impact on your incremental sales.

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Magnificent Mobile Website And App Analytics: Reports, Metrics, How-to!

Occam's Razor

Company UX leaders are happy to stink less by taking the sub-optimal path of responsive design, rather than create a mobile-unique experience (your customers tend to do different things on your desktop site than your mobile site!). Transactions, Revenue and Ecommerce Conversion Rate. What do you learn from this report?

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