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The Pain Of Two-Minute Tasks

Duct Tape Marketing

The Pain Of Two-Minute Tasks written by Sara Nay read more at Duct Tape Marketing. About the show: The Agency Spark Podcast, hosted by Sara Nay, is a collection of short-form interviews from thought leaders in the marketing consultancy and agency space. Pieter was born and raised in South Africa, moving to the UK in 1997.

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15 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Names

Hearpreneur

The Cocoonsie is the world’s most functional, around the house, wearable blanket on the market today! Our name, Lubanzi, comes from a wandering dog that followed me and my co-founder on a 6 day, 100 mile trip hiking across South Africa’s remote Wild Coast. 3- Onesie that fits like a cocoon.

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30 Entrepreneurs Reveal Their Favorite Business or Entrepreneur Turnaround Story

Hearpreneur

Airbnb founders Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia had difficulty securing funding, so they launched a mini project to build some funds and catch investors' attention. Using this capital , the founders launched and enjoyed exponential growth in their first year, with 10K users and thousands of listings. Photo Credit: Jack Underwood.

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3 Steps Brands Can Take To Boost Bottom Line By Creating Behavior Change

YoungUpstarts

And no one is in a better position to help make this happen than marketers and brands. Just look at Durex, a condom brand, that helped reduce HIV infections worldwide by creating behavior change through marketing and public-private partnerships. Yet change is the only way we’ll reach the “new normal.”

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Founder Interview: Michel Ruiz on Augmented Reality and Building the KaviAR Tech Startup

The Startup Magazine

Here’s more from The Startup Magazine Founder Interview series. We interviewed Michel Ruiz, CEO and co-founder of KaviAR Tech , an augmented reality software startup headquartered in Paris. AR has many valuable applications and solutions for sales, marketing, customer service and training. Put in the time.

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Mobile Payment Platform Swiff Launches in Singapore; Targets Other Markets

YoungUpstarts

This payment solution was beta-tested by merchants such as Russian-themed restaurant and caviar bar Buyan in Singapore since June last year, and is now launched worldwide, with the company targeting Southeast Asia, South Africa and South America as key target markets. Today, Swiff is unique in its ability to do so.”

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3 Big Lessons From African Entrepreneurs

YoungUpstarts

You’d be forgiven for thinking that because the African market is not saturated with startups that means it’s easy for entrepreneurs to create explosive growth with little forward planning. In Africa, entrepreneurs have serious, intractable problems that western startups don’t face. Take Ndubuisi Ekekwe, founder of Zenvus.