thebarefootvc

JUNE 15, 2014

The ingenuity of a rural farmer in Africa is on par with some of the greatest innovation I’ve seen in the heart of Silicon Valley, particularly in light of the lack of “formal” training and mentorship many of us experience in the developed world. The “third world” is now first in many categories – in natural resource, in youth, in GDP growth.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 26, 2021

Yet, I find them often jumping to the forefront, with many notable successes , including Elon Musk (South Africa) at Tesla, Sergey Brin (Russia) at Google, and Arianna Huffington (Greece) at the Huffington Post. Look at the world as today’s global market.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 15, 2016

But to do it, you need to actually have a sustainable business model. Starting a business is too risky. Andela selects and trains world-class tech talent from Africa and matches them with U.S. We assumed we had product-market fit and all we had to do was keep selling. Our revenue model was wrong.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 23, 2010

We spent two days of analyzing and exploring their customer discovery visits just completed across South America, Africa and Asia. Followers of the Customer Development process know that you can’t start selling until you have transformed product, customer and other hypotheses into a validated business model and sales roadmap.

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Growthink Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

Pursue Global Markets 2. Pursue Global Markets. If you don’t have a business that can scale globally, then either don’t bother or just content yourself with staying small. Since 2005, they have been the two leading investors in Africa, investing $31 billion and $16 billion on the continent, respectively. This is HARD.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 15, 2016

But to do it, you need to actually have a sustainable business model. Starting a business is too risky. Andela selects and trains world-class tech talent from Africa and matches them with U.S. We assumed we had product-market fit and all we had to do was keep selling. Our revenue model was wrong.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

It's this side of East Africa this brief report is about and which brought me here, to the mobile revolution I had only read about, and to the IPO48 event with its great bunch of start-ups: Sponsor. Bruno is a European-born entrepreneur currently busy building a new venture, work|i|o , in New York. in the next 18 months.

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The Next Web

FEBRUARY 21, 2014

Mikael writes about psychology, startups, and product marketing over on the ooomf blog. What does this market look like? Business Model?—?How I spoke about the opportunity in our market and how we were going about solving the problem. One of the most important ones is an investor presentation or a “deck.”.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 30, 2024

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thebarefootvc

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

Many people, some of whom who hadn’t been able to previous borrow and lend through their existing markets, were able to do so and accumulate assets; others, not satisfied with the yields they were getting in the traditional markets, turn to DeFi to increase their potential returns.

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thebarefootvc

JUNE 15, 2014

The ingenuity of a rural farmer in Africa is on par with some of the greatest innovation I’ve seen in the heart of Silicon Valley, particularly in light of the lack of “formal” training and mentorship many of us experience in the developed world. The “third world” is now first in many categories – in natural resource, in youth, in GDP growth.

Africa 40

Africa India Bangladesh United States 40

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 4, 2018

The new competitive landscape is shaped less by firm-specific strategies and more by new business models powered by ecosystem-centric strategies. Consider how to find your place in the new ecosystem-centric business environment through these strategies: 1. Customers change, markets shift and technologies evolve.

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Africa Cofounder Differentiation Business Model 157

Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

Conceived in my Princeton dorm room, TerraCycle’s original business model of worm poop fertilizer was like a lightbulb going on in my head: we could take the school’s food waste, feed it to worms, get beautiful worm poop, and sell it. 15- Help people in Africa get access to clean water. Thanks to Reginald Swift, Rubix LS ! #9-

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

It would cover every city, town and square inch of the earth from ships in the middle of the Arctic Ocean to the jungles of Africa to the remote mountain peaks of the Himalayas. With an out-of-this-world business plan. They made other assumptions about the type of sales channel, partnerships and revenue model they would need.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

A demonstration of Hemafuse at the launch event with Amref Health Africa in Kenya. Because of a global donor blood shortage, particularly in emerging markets, clinicians and patients don’t have enough access to donor blood. It is currently sold in Africa through Kenya’s largest medical distributor. Hemafuse in action.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 6, 2019

After thinking about how much I enjoyed helping her business grow and learning all I could about business structure, marketing, SEO and social media to name a few, I decided to take these new skills and help other small business owners. My company now helps any new or existing business grow and succeed.

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David Teten

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

It provides users in emerging markets mobile access to their financial lives, who were previously typically not served by financial institutions. Most of Africa runs on a cash economy, making it much harder to Africans to access credit, low-cost financial transfers, and other basic tools of a modern economy. . adult/NSFW content.

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Up and Running

JULY 26, 2017

Website, web app, or a mobile app—what would be the right “form” for your business idea ? Since the release of the very first iPhone, everyone has been treating the mobile-first business model as the new gold rush. Of course, you have specific business goals in mind, apart from merely making profits and changing the world.

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thebarefootvc

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

People ask me if innovation can flourish in places like Africa and my response is that I encounter innovation everywhere there, when people are forced to innovate to survive, often with scarce resources. Conforming will give you the status quo. It is only when you break out of this that innovation and creativity flourish.

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The Next Web

JULY 29, 2013

Over the past couple of years Berlin has attracted talented developers, designers, marketers and creative people from all across the globe. Those were problems we thought we were able to fix, but there was an even bigger opportunity in this market – many didn’t see. Another one I can really recommend is Business Model Generation.

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The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 17, 2019

Plus he worked as a ski-guide, had mobile disco, was an agency creative director in South Africa, rasied several million in Silicon Valley for a SAS startup long before that was popular and of course he invented that other USB power charger long before launching MAGFAST. It’s all about marketing. What’s Next for MAGFAST?

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VC Cafe

JUNE 19, 2020

“As big businesses begin to measure their impact, they begin to show it is fundamental to their future business models.” This is also backed by other research findings, such as the International Finance Corporation (IFC) which noted that the impact investing market is “growing and maturing”. Sir Ronald Cohen.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 4, 2016

These include the continued pursuit of weapons of mass destruction by states and non-state groups, the outbreak of internal conflict across the Middle East and in parts of Africa, the most significant flow of refugees since World War II, and a changing climate that is beginning to affect both developed and developing countries.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 22, 2017

When my husband Andy and I started dating, I was finishing my Master’s in Anthropology of International Development, where I was focusing on West Africa. I would get a rush helping to come up with the business model, brand concept, brand identity and creative vision around the new product or service. The rest is history!

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 15, 2012

Silicon Valley is made up of solely one industry: technology, whereas countries in emerging markets have existing industries, around which entrepreneurs are innovating. Speaking a good level of English is also paramount as Silicon Valley investors are now looking to emerging markets to make investments. Africa ahead in mobile.

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Transformify

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

The origins of the subscription economy can be traced back to newspapers and periodicals, but the advent of technology is what brought this business model into the mainstream. This approach can be taken to the market for all roles, including ‘ fractional executives ’ (as-a-service).

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 21, 2014

Why you can run a business and why you should run a business. 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. Think the country is dominated by big businesses run by people with MBAs?

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Growthink Blog

JULY 23, 2012

Well, for starters they a) pursue global Markets b) place company culture above all else and c) They embrace the Black Swan within and without. They Pursue Global Markets. Since 2005, they have been the two leading investors in Africa, investing $31 billion and $16 billion on the continent, respectively. Your India strategy? •

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 4, 2016

These include the continued pursuit of weapons of mass destruction by states and non-state groups, the outbreak of internal conflict across the Middle East and in parts of Africa, the most significant flow of refugees since World War II, and a changing climate that is beginning to affect both developed and developing countries.

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Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 27, 2019

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thebarefootvc

OCTOBER 25, 2015

Last week, I spoke at The Economist’s Buttonwood Gathering in NYC about how emerging markets (and Africa in particular) are leapfrogging innovation in the financial services sector. Banks, if they don’t begin to explore new business models to service customers, will become extinct during this process.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 18, 2017

I was very involved in a few clean water NGO’s in Sub-Saharan Africa, and knew that whatever company I would start, regardless of the industry, its focus and mission would have to be on improving conservation and access to clean water and education. Tell us about your business and what you do. . . I also did a lot of volunteering.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 18, 2019

Netflix’s personalization for each individual viewer is next level – even the thumbnails showcased for any given show will vary depending on the insights gathered – and this helps to boost brand loyalty and ensure that the competition doesn’t even come close to taking a meaningful chunk of Netflix’s market share.

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thebarefootvc

OCTOBER 25, 2015

Last week, I spoke at The Economist’s Buttonwood Gathering in NYC about how emerging markets (and Africa in particular) are leapfrogging innovation in the financial services sector. Banks, if they don’t begin to explore new business models to service customers, will become extinct during this process.

Disintermediation 40

Disintermediation United States Nigeria Kenya 40

Austin Startup

AUGUST 10, 2017

SEL and Gamification ( link ) Using Authentic Student Stories to Reach Students ( link ) Personal sensors: seeing through engineered eyes (link) Developing US EdTech in International Markets ( link ) Opportunity vs. Achievement: Framing the Gap ( link ) How Do We Get (and Keep) More Girls in STEM?

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Austin Startup

MARCH 15, 2017

Because we African-Americans have our own urban communities, we are smart people and there is real demand for innovation, our people can quickly move forward with blockchain and go straight to market. Augmented currency is the true approach and the right approach, not virtual currency. Blockchain Need to be Standardized Myth.

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online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

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