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Entrepreneurs are Everywhere Show No. 39: Jeremy Johnson and Michael Eidsaune

Steve Blank

That kicked off this long conversation about how you might try to leverage this evolution of education technology to create scalable impact in places where tuition couldn’t be the driver of growth. I went to Nigeria to meet that first cohort, interview them and try to pick four from the six. We got that down to six finalists.

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Vote Local, Austin: 18 SXSW panels featuring Austinites that deserve your PanelPicker vote

Austin Startup

Sample @ Hypergiant Over the past five years, the tech industry has pushed the implementation of conversational intelligence, but actual execution presents several challenges. This will no doubt be a lively conversation that fiercely debates diverse investment approaches. From Basic Bot to Extraordinary AI” with C.K. Technologist C.K.

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Entrepreneurs are Everywhere Show No. 39: Jeremy Johnson and Michael Eidsaune

Steve Blank

That kicked off this long conversation about how you might try to leverage this evolution of education technology to create scalable impact in places where tuition couldn’t be the driver of growth. I went to Nigeria to meet that first cohort, interview them and try to pick four from the six. We got that down to six finalists.

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How a crappy promotion led to me being a software engineer

Austin Startup

Quick Background I was born in Nigeria, but mostly grew up in Dallas, TX. They say, “desperation breeds innovation”, and that led to me asking the hiring manager if they could bring me on for an internship or an apprenticeship. To my surprise, he said yes. Sidenote: I’ve been shooting my shot in life ever since that moment.

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50+ Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Name

Hearpreneur

When I returned to Nigeria from Germany looking to create a dedicated (online) hotel booking agency for Nigerians, I wanted my company to communicate in the simplest terms possible what our value proposition was. We are committed to delivering affordable and convenient bookings to our customers anywhere in Nigeria.

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Episode 3: A Startup Comic Book Company, How to Find a Mentor, and #BigData – The Bcast

Up and Running

We had a conversation. How do you have that conversation? How do you hire? I’m on there as a mentor, and I’m mentoring a guy in Nigeria, who’s starting a business. Time to purchase, conversion rates, those kinds of things. Jonathan: That’s our conversation about big data. I know that you know how to draw.

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THINK. TECH. DISCOVER.

Austin Startup

Now we see weird case of designer from Nigeria collaborating with APP developer from Romania building a product which Intellectual Property is registered in Netherlands and LLC registered in Boston. Just how cool is that? The tech world is very complex, competitive and expensive, you need to get all of the help you can. See you soon Austin !

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