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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. Nairobi, the capital of Nigeria, is often pointed out as the birth place of the so-called Silicon Savanah which gave the rise to the Africa’s tech scene between 2007 and 2010. What are the most common skills in each category?

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Build Success from a Struggling Agency with a Multimillion-Dollar Pivot

Duct Tape Marketing

So John (00:52): Maybe in your case, because somewhat we're going to talk about is a pretty significant pivot for your business. Chris (01:04): Yeah, so well, let's go back to 2007. Fast forward to 2007, I'm like, I wonder if I can help other marketing agencies get access to this hidden talent pool. Yeah, that's you.

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Damon Becnel Discusses How The Startup Scene Has Changed Over The Past Decade

The Startup Magazine

Traditional business models have changed as globalization takes hold on a global scale, and technology changes our lives day by day. The first iPhone came out in 2007 but didn’t make its way mainstream until 2010, when apps were released for purchase on iTunes. What’s behind this boom?

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The Entrepreneur’s Essentials: Introduction

Austin Startup

Luck plays a big role in entrepreneurship and we were at the right place at the right time with our pioneering business model. And then eventually, as we built the business retail customer win by retail customer win, we became known for the company we kept. The iPhone wasn’t out yet (that was 2007). Then SaaS?—?Software

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The Other Amazon Deal this week. Drupal founder attracts over $100 Million in 3 months.

Scalable Startup

Drupal was launched in 2001, and Acquia started in 2007. Red Hat was one of the first of these types of companies bridging open source with big finance, leveraging Linux support into a profitable business, also leveraging the enterprise. They kind of invented this business model. Acquia, Inc. Because they are open source.

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18 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

Now, we can share our proven business model with people everywhere. I became a business owner because I could. I was tired of the bureaucracy of government and corporate work along with limited vacation days (my balance was always bouncing off of zero!). I started my business in San Diego in 2007.

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Hacking For Defense In Silicon Valley

Steve Blank

government reengineered its approach to building weapons. In 1950, government support of basic science research in U.S. By the end of 2007, the REF had delivered more than 550 types of equipment and more than 75,000 individual items. —– But first some history… World War II. In World War II the U.S.