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

Transformify

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. Well, there will be 2 copywriters, 1 editor, 1 blogger, 3 programmers, 1 Project/Product Manager, 1 Business/ Finance, 1 Sales/ Marketing expert.

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Finding a Technical Cofounder

bizthoughts.mikelee.org

Mint & finances #distribution #andalsoproduct # 19 hours ago @davemcclure Idea 3: Build brand buzz to epic proportions, aka a Purple Cow, ie. link] # 4 hours ago Going #lean and testing with imagemaps, cuz concepts are cheap and code is expensive. # 4 hours ago @davemcclure Idea 4: Make something very useful drop-dead simple to use, ie.

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Business Advice Podcasts: Why Every Entrepreneur Should Tune In

Up and Running

The latest member of this elite media club is the humble podcast. In 2003, the journey of the podcast began, and by 2007, “The Ricky Gervais Show” made headlines with a record-breaking audience 260,000 listeners. Four years later, comedian Adam Carolla made headlines for his audience of nearly 60 million. But herein lies a problem.

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What is Sweat Equity Worth?

www.entrepreneur.com

Entrepreneur Homepage Startups Starting a Business Home How-To Guides Startup Basics Business Ideas Business Planning Startup Financing Success Stories Home-Based Business Starting a Business Play Video How to Take a New Product from Just an Idea to a Business (Video). Financing Some Jobs Act Proposals Make Headway. July 31, 2007 |.

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[Interview] Dwayne Rettinger, Executive Financial Consultant at Rettinger & Associates Private Wealth Management

YoungUpstarts

He has spent his career in the financial industry, as a management consultant and, since 2007, as a certified financial planner professional and executive financial consultant. But at least take enough to keep your personal finances straight and separate from your business.”. Dwayne Rettinger should know. Bad idea, Rettinger says.

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You Are Only Worth This Much On The Dark Web

YoungUpstarts

The following is a breakdown of different types of personal information and what it’s worth to hackers: Personal Finance details, and credit cards in particular, are the most common listed items and the most valuable. Types of Personal Information on the Dark Web. Email Accounts that have been hacked number in the millions on the dark web.

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Is There a Valuation Bubble for Social Media Companies (and if so, is it Bursting)?

Pascal's View

This time, the debate centers on the “favored few” Social Media venture backed companies that have brought tremendous windfalls to a select group of venture funds and management teams, both pre- and post-IPO. tech sector have more than doubled since 2007. Welcome to the latest passionate debate over the ‘valuation bubble or not?’