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When Third is First

thebarefootvc

I noted in the blog post that Jugaad is “now an acceptable management technique…and also applies to any kind of creative and out of the box thinking which maximizes resources for a company and its stakeholders”. Resource scarcity leads to innovation — as those of us who have lived and worked in the developing world are acutely aware.

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The Midas List Then and Now

View from Seed

Perhaps similar to the rise of successful China focused investors, we’ll see a similar wave of Midas list investors that have focused specifically on Africa or some other emerging economy. I think we’ll also see continued diversity from a geographic and demographic standpoint.

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Hacking for Defense @ Stanford 2020 Lesson Learned Presentations

Steve Blank

While I authored this blog post, this class is a team project. The results reinforced our belief that the class, scaling across the county was helping to bridge the civilian/military divide while teaching students a set of skills that will last a lifetime. Student feedback on the class is here. It Takes a Village. and the U.K.

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30 Money Saving Tips For Your Business

Up and Running

South Africa. If you’d like more information on making wise investments in South Africa so that you’re not wasting money and hopefully, instead growing your savings, you can go to Standard Bank Securities trading workshops. The post 30 Money Saving Tips For Your Business appeared first on Bplans Blog.

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When Third is First

thebarefootvc

I noted in the blog post that Jugaad is “now an acceptable management technique…and also applies to any kind of creative and out of the box thinking which maximizes resources for a company and its stakeholders”. Resource scarcity leads to innovation — as those of us who have lived and worked in the developing world are acutely aware.

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How we built our investor presentation and raised $2 million

The Next Web

Mikael writes about psychology, startups, and product marketing over on the ooomf blog. Image credit: Shutterstock / Africa Studio. Mikael Cho is the co-founder of ooomf , a network that connects short-term software projects with handpicked developers and designers. Entrepreneur Insider'

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Entrepreneurship in the Fast Lane

Growthink Blog

Since 2005, they have been the two leading investors in Africa, investing $31 billion and $16 billion on the continent, respectively. Well, McKinsey estimates that consumer spending in Africa will double, to $1.8 trillion, by 2020, equivalent to bringing a whole new market the size of Brazil online.

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