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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. The ‘’must have ingredients’’ of a strong start-up team are tech, product/project management, marketing, sales, and business/finance competences. Business / Finance. Business / Finance.

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250 Developers

This is going to be BIG.

I’d bet anything that fewer students that participate in hackNY —will wind up in finance jobs relative to their computer science peers who just follow existing recruiting tracks. It’s really important that the key institutions surrounding our community—the VCs, the big tech companies, the government, etc.—get So where to start?

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It’s personal: Trim personal expenses and boost your business

The Startup Magazine

And if you’re one of those who stop at the coffee shop every morning for a jolt of java, either make it at home and fill your travel mug or wait until you get to the office. When it comes to health insurance, check out government health insurance plans as one option. It’s not only cheaper, but most likely healthier, too.

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FinTech Innovation Lab Launch Event – June 2, 2011

David Teten

Very enthusiastic about the potential for the NY tech ecosystem, leveraging our strength in finance. Social networking is governed by SEC 17a4, and SEC hasn’t opined on this. Java/Azure appliances will come in. After Goldman, ran startup Gadgetoff, which brought together inventors and entrepreneurs. Introductory remarks.

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Invest in Israel Newsletter March 2011 Edition

VC Cafe

The Tel Aviv center will support Barclay’s international finance operations and expand the British bank’s equities and prime services among others. The government will pay 40 percent of the wages of employees, up to a maximum wage of 25,000 shekels ($7,000) per month, during the first year of operation of the Barclays center.

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Out of the Crisis #26: Brian Armstrong of Coinbase on cryptocurrency, being mission-oriented, and institution building

Startup Lessons Learned

What is the role of public and private organizations in governing our shared civic fabric? And of course, I wasn't really interested in the finance side of it to me. I remember trying to learn, like I had some books someone gave me, like learn Java in 30 days or something like that. This is Out Of the Crisis. I'm curious.

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