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. Reaching out to new markets and opportunities requires skills, experience, and networks that are usually developed by those who have studied abroad.

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thebarefootvc

DECEMBER 16, 2011

Powered by cell phones and social networking platforms, we saw revolutions taking place, businesses being transformed and our daily lives made more convenient (if we could tear ourselves away from our Facebook and Twitter updates). The era of the patriarch is nearing an end.

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Agile VC

JUNE 12, 2012

But IMO it’ll take a “big bang” multi-party effort rather than an incremental innovation, so it’ll favor large organizations (big companies and/or governments) rather than startups. Government fiat. M-Pesa created by mobile carrier Safaricom in Kenya is the best known example of this.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 19, 2015

Tapping into my knowledge of and experience in automotive marketing, I identified a need to monetize social networks for businesses. 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.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 27, 2017

It is being impacted by the growth in mobile network operators and mobile payment platforms, not classified as deposit-taking institutions, who are acting as banking agents. 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.

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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." Had we been able to apply this strategy simultaneously nationwide, the U.S.

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