Transformify

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

At the same time, 75% of all university graduates in Kenya and Nigeria are likely to be unemployed for up to 5 years after graduation. Most young people can’t afford to study abroad without government subsidies or scholarships. Kenya: Youth Fund Targets Young People in Business Start-Up Loans Plan.

Africa 75

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thebarefootvc

DECEMBER 16, 2011

2011 was finally the year when the media spotlight shone on how under-represented women are in almost all power structures in business, government, technology and media – and how crucial it is that we leverage the leadership skill set that they bring to the table to tackle the problems facing the world today. What’s Next in 2012….

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 17, 2020

They were providing low-cost healthy meals for schools across the country and, before the crisis, were delivering two million federally reimbursable school and community meals per week nationwide. So here we are today designing, producing, distributing close to three million meals per week across 400 cities. So it's been fast-scale.

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Agile VC

JUNE 12, 2012

At first glance, mobile payments seem like a no brainer… consumers [seemingly] want the convenience of paying with a phone rather than cash or credit card, merchants dislike the cost associated with accepting credit cards, and mobile ecosystem players (e.g. Government fiat. FAQ A: What about Square?

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Mobile Disintermediation SMS Government 250

Hearpreneur

AUGUST 19, 2015

Do you know how much it cost 2 days of “holidays” for the company? After managing a distribution center where I sold vinyl to record stores (my first client was Asheville’s own Harvest Records), renting the farmhouse was about becoming self-sufficient. 31) Opportunity Cost. #18) Better Person. 32) A Dream.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 27, 2017

Microfinance institutions are able to offer more competitive loan rates to their users to take advantage of lower costs due to dealing in cash. In Kenya and Tanzania, over 25 million people use the M-Pesa mobile payments platform, operated by Safaricom and Vodacom, with money sent via text message. What are mobile payments?

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India Mobile SMS Tanzania 100

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

And then, once that curve is low enough, governments can dance, testing and tracking cases until the virus is eradicated or we develop a working vaccine. They didn't have experience buying bulk from the government things like masks or ventilators." The benefit of the hammer and the dance is lower, and also the cost is higher."

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