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

Transformify

What are the drivers behind these figures and why Africa is so polarized when it comes to skills development and unemployment rates? Reaching out to new markets and opportunities requires skills, experience, and networks that are usually developed by those who have studied abroad. thanks to the well-developed tourism industry.

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Victoria: Investing In Morocco’s Future

YoungUpstarts

Situated near Casablanca, the flagship development project is an excellent complement to the west coast commercial hub and deep water Atlantic port. In 2014, the impressive project began with triple aims, to: Promote an integrated and inclusive community for residents from various socio-economic backgrounds.

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Why Entrepreneurs & VCs Should Focus on Basecamp, Not the Summit

Both Sides of the Table

In this area I’ve developed another philosophy that guides my investment decisions and forms a lot of the premise that I debate in our internal partners’ meetings when I’m advocating that we invest in a company. We have no clue where the community will help take Twitter next. But what about markets?

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Why I’m Doubling Down on the Twitter Ecosystem

Both Sides of the Table

Today I’m announcing that GRP Partners is doubling down on the Twitter ecosystem by investing in DataSift , a company who provides a real-time data platform and tools to third-party developers and corporations. Or just the sheer power of people being able to self organize as they have done in Egypt, Iran or Tunisia.

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