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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. Kenya and Nigeria are of a particular interest for the employers in the UK due to the high percentage of English speakers who have received bachelor’s degree or higher. What are the most common skills in each category?

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Leapfrogging into the Future

thebarefootvc

When speaking about the blockchain to many people in the United States, I get a puzzled look on why the technology matters. I didn’t take out my phone – still a feature phone, this was the year the iPhone was released – as I was told I may be followed and arrested if the government thought I was a journalist.

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Leapfrogging into the Future

thebarefootvc

When speaking about the blockchain to many people in the United States, I get a puzzled look on why the technology matters. I didn’t take out my phone – still a feature phone, this was the year the iPhone was released – as I was told I may be followed and arrested if the government thought I was a journalist.

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Leapfrogging into the Future

thebarefootvc

When speaking about the blockchain to many people in the United States, I get a puzzled look on why the technology matters. I didn’t take out my phone – still a feature phone, this was the year the iPhone was released – as I was told I may be followed and arrested if the government thought I was a journalist.

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Out of the Crisis #21: Tomas Pueyo on the hammer and the dance, political polarization, and how the pandemic will affect the way we live and work

Startup Lessons Learned

It turned him instantly from an education technology expert--his day job is as VP of Growth at Course Hero--into a leading voice for how to move forward. And then, once that curve is low enough, governments can dance, testing and tracking cases until the virus is eradicated or we develop a working vaccine. I'm Eric Ries.