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How to Use Frugal Innovation to Grow Your Startup

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As the global economic situation deteriorates amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine and soaring energy costs, many aspiring entrepreneurs might be tempted to give up and wait for better days. A frugal tap in Ghana. But don’t give up! It is true that founding a startup in times of crisis may look more challenging.

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3 Big Lessons From African Entrepreneurs

YoungUpstarts

It’s hardly a surprise then that according to the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor, African entrepreneurs score very highly on the self-confidence scale. But in countries like South Africa and Ghana entrepreneurial failure is seen by many as shameful.

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Disrupting VC

thebarefootvc

A Global Platform: That being said, I wanted to leverage my global network from years of investing in Silicon Valley, Europe, Asia and Latin America to build a venture platform that adds value beyond NYC borders. Startups are not immune to globalization and can accelerate growth if thinking globally from launch.

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NYC 3.0

thebarefootvc

My view is that it’s time to harness the incredible enthusiasm and talent of these individuals to drive impact, locally in NYC as well as nationally and globally. Make no mistake: NYC has arrived solidly as major global tech hub. Founded in 2004, it has grown in leaps and bounds along with NYC’s tech sector.

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25 Entrepreneurs Explain What They Love About Being An Entrepreneur

Hearpreneur

As the co-founder of the Virtual Global Consultant (VGC) Group, I love the fact that we have created employment in underserved communities globally. We are generating employment for countries such as the United States, Philippines, Canada, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Kenya, Ghana and Nepal. 16-EVERYTHING!

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Out of the Crisis #11: Jeremy Howard on the power of masks, health policy, and data science in medicine

Startup Lessons Learned

So he said, "Okay, well you can look at all this human resources data for this mine in Ghana. So plenty of dark bits, but also this weird discovery that you can create incredibly close connections with people that I've never met before and build a global community of people who want nothing more than to help save lives. And he told me.