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How Can FinTech Industry Successfully Navigate the Complex Web of Cybersecurity

The Startup Magazine

Rising client demand for e-financing, a surge in FinTech implementation in banks and other institutions, and increased internet usage in everyday life are all factors driving the global rise of the FinTech industry. As a result, their databases are a veritable hacker honeypot, with hackers able to utilize and sell the information.

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Visions of Web 3

Version One Ventures

I’ve been noodling on this post for a few months now, trying to find the best way to explain why a decentralized Internet is important and how we might get from here to there. It certainly seems that the use case and demand for a decentralized Internet has never been stronger. More inclusive models of stakeholder capitalism.

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10 Key Business Domains Where ‘Big Data’ Looms Large

Startup Professionals Musings

quintillion bytes of data — much of it unstructured and far beyond the capability of conventional databases. Hence one segment of the opportunity is the need for new database technologies, like Hadoop , a distributed file system originally designed for indexing the Web. Facebook has nearly 3 billion users, the Internet has 1.6

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6 Reasons Why Startup Prototypes Attract Investors

Startup Professionals Musings

You need to find vendors who can deliver in less cost and time than competitors, and build distribution and support channels. Basis for working with vendors to finalize costs, manufacturing, and marketing. After the market and product have been validated, the real challenge comes. A prototype is the three-dimensional version of your vision.

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Every Entrepreneur Needs to Start With a Prototype

Startup Professionals Musings

You need to find vendors who can deliver in less cost and time than competitors, and build distribution and support channels. Basis for working with vendors to finalize costs, manufacturing, and marketing. After the market and product have been validated, the real challenge comes. A prototype is the three-dimensional version of your vision.

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10 Business Areas Where Data Is The Key To The Future

Startup Professionals Musings

quintillion bytes of data — much of it unstructured and far beyond the capability of conventional databases. Hence one segment of the opportunity is the need for new database technologies, like Hadoop , a distributed file system originally designed for indexing the Web. Every day, we create 2.5 That’s a lot of data to analyze.

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

Transformify

Most young people can’t afford to study abroad without government subsidies or scholarships. Post Brexit, many companies in the UK consider distributed teams overseas as an alternative to the shrinking talent pool and high recruitment costs in Britain. Kenya: Youth Fund Targets Young People in Business Start-Up Loans Plan.

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