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3 Big Lessons From African Entrepreneurs

YoungUpstarts

They might not be well-known names in the US, but the continent has many iconic entrepreneurs and investors whose stories can tell us a lot about success in business, such as Jason Njoku , Mzi Khumalo and Peter Munga. But in countries like South Africa and Ghana entrepreneurial failure is seen by many as shameful.

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Lean Startup Beyond the Tech Sector

Startup Lessons Learned

But the methods have expanded into nearly every industry we can name. She is working toward affordable waste removal in Kumasi, Ghana, a city of 2.5 The Lean Startup methodology has its roots in the tech sector, where companies need to iterate quickly in order to survive. He sold out of machines before even getting Series A funding.

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Why I left Wall Street to figure it out.

Austin Startup

I wanted a Ghanaian delicacy that I had grown up on ( I was born in Ghana), and that meant getting up and going to the only African shop in the city. I thought of a name and settled on Kilimanjaro, after the highest mountain in Africa. Scratching an itch One day I was lying in my apartment, and a craving hit me?—?I

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Telling Your Brand Story Through Packaging Design: These 3 Businesses Are Doing It Right

crowdSPRING Blog

The experience of unpacking a product is part of a customer’s experience with a brand, much like a company’s name and logo. Your brand story – as we’ve already mentioned – covers a lot more ground than just your company’s name, logo and tagline. Divine Chocolate: Featuring Brand Promise.

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Telling Your Brand Story Through Packaging Design: These 3 Businesses Are Doing It Right

crowdSPRING Blog

The experience of unpacking a product is part of a customer’s experience with a brand, much like a company’s name and logo. Your brand story – as we’ve already mentioned – covers a lot more ground than just your company’s name, logo and tagline. Divine Chocolate: Featuring Brand Promise.

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What is Brand Identity and How To Create a Great One: A Complete Guide for Marketers and Businesses (2019)

crowdSPRING Blog

Branding is a process designed to develop, among other things, a unique business name and custom logo design for a company, product, or service. But branding isn’t solely about tangible concepts like a company’s name and logo. A simple but effective way to do this is to ask yourself, “would [persona name] do [action]?”.

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What Clint Dempsey Can Teach You About Business Timing

Up and Running

He proved this early on in the tournament when he scored 30 seconds into the game against Ghana , the fastest goal in US World Cup history and the 5th fastest all-time in World Cup history. The day after the US win, Dempsey, known under the rap name “Deuce,” announced that he would be releasing his first album this year.

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