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[Review] Startup Rising

YoungUpstarts

Where there’s been the overthrowing of governments, mass protests and even outright civil war, there’s… entrepreneurship. Schroeder, looks at how a wave of entrepreneurial activity – especially tech entrepreneurship – is sweeping across that part of the world.

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Sprint Like An Egyptian: A Tech Entrepreneurship Revolution in Alexandria

Gust

My client handled the whole thing with aplomb, fortified by a decade of immersion in the distinctive culture and language of Egypt and the Arab world. What the heck was I doing in Egypt anyway? On the other hand, I was exhausted, patience worn thin after a half-dozen similar encounters over the course of a four-day trip.

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[Review] The Rise Of The New East

YoungUpstarts

Spanning halfway round the globe – from Turkey to the United Arab Emirates to India, South East Asia and China – the book brings one on a fascinating tour of the complex business characteristics governing our neck of the woods. Let me highlight some of the book’s fascinating themes: Growth of Middle-Class Consumers.

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

Transformify

Most young people can’t afford to study abroad without government subsidies or scholarships. Kenya and Nigeria are of a particular interest for the employers in the UK due to the high percentage of English speakers who have received bachelor’s degree or higher. What are the most common skills in each category?

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The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

online.wsj.com

Loading… Tech. An entrepreneur with a hot technology and venture-capital funding becomes a billionaire in his 20s. Distribution and use of this material are governed by our Subscriber Agreement and by copyright law. Mossberg Reviews the iPhone 5. » More. » More. Loading… New York. » More.

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27 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

I realized that working for large companies who were fighting each other, or fighting the government, was never going to scratch that itch. Increased productivity also leads to reduced lead-time and improved due date performance, both of which reduce chaos and foster a great work culture. Thanks to Andre Kazimierski, Improovy ! #15-

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Data Visualization Inspiration: Analysis To Insights To Action, Faster!

Occam's Razor

Stats Monkey also presents that table using the Sunburst visualization… Perhaps compared to the Treemap, this visual shows fewer countries and fewer actual numbers of oil consumption due to space limitation. This example is about the very sad reality of the Ebola epidemic and the sadder still inaction by governments (like ours).

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