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The top 10 companies investing billions in the Metaverse

VC Cafe

It goes beyond the change of name, to reflect the company’s intention to become fully metaverse focused within 5 years – Facebook is investing billions and hiring 1,000 people in EMEA to build their vision for our future online social interactions. No company has more riding on the Metaverse than Meta. Dapper Labs.

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

Transformify

Commenced in July 2017, The Youth Enterprise Development Fund provides start-up loans to help young entrepreneurs fund their businesses at a very early stage. Scrum, Agile, Product Management. Scrum, Agile, Problem Analysis, Business Catalyst, Business Analytics. What would a startup team look like based on this data only?

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Three Reasons Creative “Passion Projects” Add Value for Clients

Austin Startup

They Build Skill and Agility This one’s a gimme: passion projects are opportunities to learn and test new skills, techniques or approaches efficiently. Imagine now that you’re looking to hire a critic to write about music. They Build Relationships (and Keep Us Current)!

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Austin’s Paper Census: Helping Government Break Up with Paper

Austin Startup

In 2017, Austin City Council passed the Smart Cities Strategic Roadmap. We’re super lean and agile,” says Ortiz Shields, who works with two researchers in the city’s Office of Design & Delivery. Where do you start when you decide to become a smart city ? For Austin, one of the first steps is going paperless. That’s okay.

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5 Biggest Mistakes in Healthcare Staffing by Susanne Mariga, CPA

Mike Michalowicz

The commitment to their nurses and clients has contributed to a 30% annual growth rate allowing them to gross revenue of $56,543,000 in 2017. They are unable to hire the best internal staff, they are unable to pay payroll taxes, and they are unable to invest in the development of the company.

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DataRails Hires David Rosenberg as New VP of Customer Success

The Startup Magazine

DataRails , the financial analysis and reporting software startup, has announced the hiring of David Rosenberg as the company’s new VP of customer success. Goori herself came on board in October 2021, when DataRails significantly bolstered its executive team with a string of high-profile hires. ” Product Focus.

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[Interview] Robert Tallack, CEO of ConversionPoint Technologies, Inc.

YoungUpstarts

First, hire slow, but fire fast. Robert Tallack is chief executive of a fast-growing e-commerce company, ConversionPoint Technologies, that launched in July 2016, hitting over $70 million in estimated revenues in 2017. I’ve learned to be tough, agile and durable. Two of his most important guiding principles?