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

Transformify

Facing a high unemployment rate among graduates, Kenya encourages entrepreneurship in an effort to create more jobs in the technology sector. Commenced in July 2017, The Youth Enterprise Development Fund provides start-up loans to help young entrepreneurs fund their businesses at a very early stage. Project/ Product Management.

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Factors in Structuring a Product Organization

SVPG

For nearly every organization that has grown beyond a very early stage startup, one of the most common, yet difficult, questions is the optimal way to split up the product work. As soon as you have more than one product manager, or more than one interaction designer, teams face this question.

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Tale of Two Valleys: LA and the Bay Area from an Investor’s Perspective

Mucker Lab

At the time, LA and Santa Clara were both the epicenter of the technology industry due to the significant overlap between the aerospace/military industry (Los Angeles) and the computing business (Silicon Valley). At the same time, the consumerization of the technology business made Silicon Valley the de facto capital of all things tech.

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The most valuable lessons I learned from managing a virtual team

The Next Web

Traditional office working is losing ground as the “best way” to work, and managers supporting it are either of a generation where using social technologies is seen as lazy or timewasting, or they have the wrong team – i.e. a team that requires intense scrutiny to keep it working. . After the scrum, if time allows, hang out and catch up.

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Should You Co-Found Your Company With a Software Development Shop (2 of 2)?

David Teten

You’ve got a great idea and domain expertise, but limited money and insufficient technology resources. They’re well aware of the conventional VC bias against funding companies which externally develop their technology, but they do have relevant skills. Should you co-found your company with a software development shop?

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Episode 3: Smart Bear Live!

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

Michael: Well, I’m very in the early stage, and my question reflects that. If you can’t get people to take it for free, even if it is early stage, then I think that’s a bad indication that you still don’t have enough differentiators from those other three. Jason: Nice. Jason: Alright. Jason: Great.

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Why Successful Product Management Involves More Than Spectacular Specs

YoungUpstarts

Upon arrival, I incorporated a few elements from my previous stop into this new endeavor, including a battle-tested Agile Scrum process and the corresponding technology. Early stage CTOs often overlook predictability, but it’s a valuable asset in thwarting brewing internal conflicts. Manage Your Workflow — Or Else.