Transformify

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Facing a high unemployment rate among graduates, Kenya encourages entrepreneurship in an effort to create more jobs in the technology sector. Technology is changing how Nigerians live and do business, quite often in a remarkable way. million and unemployment rate of just 3.4%, Rwanda is close to the top of the list.

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 15, 2012

Silicon Valley is made up of solely one industry: technology, whereas countries in emerging markets have existing industries, around which entrepreneurs are innovating. Governments supportive of technology. We wanted to share some other trends we observed; Countries have startups that play to their strengths. Many female entrepreneurs.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

The technological developments of the last decade have made the development of social capital essentially free, aside from the time and courage one needs to put into building it. For the last two years the company has been measuring and scoring the social capital of entrepreneurs in Kigali, Rwanda.

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thebarefootvc

APRIL 18, 2010

It is great to see that a conversation is finally evolving on the importance of gender diversity in the technology and venture capital sectors. On my trip to Rwanda last year I wrote a blog post on why I thought diversity in general was important. Studies have found that teams with both women and men are more profitable and innovative.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Based in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as well as Rwanda, GoTech is resolved to develop, design and implement solutions to help communities respond to fire. See the product in action at the final pitch session for the Hyper-Connected Communities Technology category at 5 pm Saturday, March 10, in the Hilton Austin, Salon AB.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

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. So when a fractured world where the media is as politicized as it has ever been, who managed to get this message out? He wasn't a media star. His name is Tomas Pueyo.

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