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Growth strategies for marketplaces: key takeaways from a fireside chat on growth

Version One Ventures

More than 75 marketplace founders and investors attended the event – coming from as far as South Africa and Nova Scotia. When we think about this question, it’s important to remember that startups today fail due to lack of distribution and product-market fit – not because of technical problems that they were unable to solve.

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12 Questions: Meet Angus Griffin (England)

crowdSPRING Blog

I lived there for 9 years before my father got offered a great opportunity and we moved to South Africa for a three year contract. They are a start-up company focusing on distribution and private label of organic (bio) food, food-supplements and traditional medicines. That ended up being 13 years.

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12 Questions: Meet Angus Griffin (England)

crowdSPRING Blog

I lived there for 9 years before my father got offered a great opportunity and we moved to South Africa for a three year contract. They are a start-up company focusing on distribution and private label of organic (bio) food, food-supplements and traditional medicines. That ended up being 13 years.

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How to Start a Business in a Month – #30DayChallenge

Up and Running

While our data does apply to a US audience, the reasons for starting a business really aren’t going to be that different, whether you’re in Canada or South Africa. Before you can advertise your business or setup your website, you’ve got to think of how you’re going to brand your business. Day 21: Advertise.

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35 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Name

Hearpreneur

Corner Piece Productions doesn’t have its own website currently, but here’s the site for West of Her, which picked up five Best Narrative Feature awards over our festival tour this summer, along with rave review from critics across the country, and is set for wide video on demand distribution this year.

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