crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2012

miiCard supports the UK, North America, Western Europe, India, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. This offline stage, responding to Anti Money Laundering, Know Your Customer Regulations and the Proceeds of Crime Act, is a massive barrier to global trade and the market demands its elimination.

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

The sales helped them raise $30K and the attention of a startup incubator, which offered them training and another $20K in funding. Thanks to Keith Terrell, Backpacks Global ! #14- The Fat Sheep project in South Africa's barren Karoo landscape is my favorite turnaround story. 14- Polaroid. Photo Credit: Justin Carpenter.

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 15, 2012

We wanted to share some other trends we observed; Countries have startups that play to their strengths. Brazilians like to fiesta and have a huge bar and restaurant industry, startups like our Rio finalist We Go Out are helping people to find the best parties and events to go to tonight by showing you where your friends are checking in.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Because of a global donor blood shortage, particularly in emerging markets, clinicians and patients don’t have enough access to donor blood. Carolyn Yarina , Co-Founder and CEO of Sisu Global Health. What is your top goal for Sisu Global for 2020? We are proud to be a Baltimore-based company with global reach.

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ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 24, 2012

In the past few years just about every country with a high-speed network and a national budget has hatched a “startup ecosystem.” First Choice For Second-Tier Startups? But if you’ve got a startup that is not quite as hot as a Dropbox or an Instagram, there could be a good reason to consider one of those other startup ecosystems.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

Most often, if the initiative is not driven by an organization that already has funding, then the effort will require more effort than with a normal startup venture. AGAG has its roots in the South Africa. If banks will only make a business loan under these conditions, how is a local effort to get funded in the first place?

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Austin Startup

MARCH 6, 2019

Started in 2015, Backstage has now invested nearly $5M into 100 startups led by underestimated founders and has been featured in Forbes, Fast Company, Fortune, Wall Street Journal, CNN Money, Inc., Entrepreneur, and Quartz. If you'll be at @sxsw , my session is on Monday, March 11th. Leave a comment below with a link.

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 14, 2017

I recognized the challenges that the majority of the unemployed face in South Africa: a lack of finance, lack of frequent access to technology, education and language issues (English is not the first language of many in South Africa). Image Credit: Saleem Jaffer. Thanks to Dr. Ekrem Teymur, Newsmeter Inc !

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The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 16, 2019

These are the top 5 smartest ways to generate leads for your startup… so listen in, get clued up, and start making your small business more money! Did you allocate a budget for marketing in your startup business plan ? All it takes is a single viral video to find your business leads on a global scale [i]. 1 – Social Media.

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Up and Running

JUNE 13, 2015

It started as this philanthropic endeavor, where it was a startup, and it was this side project. Something that we recommend, and you might be familiar with this concept with lean planning and lean startup is the minimum viable product. One of my favorite examples of this in the business world is the story of Groupon.

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 16, 2017

I soon became borderline obsessed with my startup and would stay up late into the night getting it online. Unemployment is a huge problem in South Africa and being employed is associated with having a good quality life or in many cases even having a life at all. Thanks to Vaclav Muchna, YSoft ! #12 12 – X-Files.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 10, 2017

The SXSW Conference is a melting pot opportunity for global professionals at each level to network, interact and learn about what’s next in the world of culture, technology and entertainment. In the film world this year’s documentary highlights are Walk With Me, Stranger Fruit and Barbecue.

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VC Cafe

JUNE 12, 2016

I understood, that while we may not eradicate poverty, or solve the problem of access to education on a global level, we are a part of the solution and we are making a difference in these kids life. 10 Literacy Instruction programmes implemented in South Africa, Nepal, Cambodia, and Bangladesh.

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Feld Thoughts

DECEMBER 16, 2015

Barclays (New York, South Africa and Israel). These programs don’t run in isolation – rather they are part of a horizontal scaling strategy based on a premise that you can build startups, and a startup community, anywhere in the world. Techstars Mobility (Detroit). Techstars Berlin (Berlin).

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 2, 2015

American Express recently released its 2014 Global Customer Service Barometer , a report that includes responses from approximately 1,000 consumers over the age of 18 who weighed in on the current state of purchasing trends. Originally a trained fashion buyer from South Africa, Gnesin stepped into entrepreneurship at the age of 19.

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VC Cafe

JUNE 19, 2020

“Because COVID is shaking our habits and beliefs it opens the door to discussion to whether we should change our whole system,” says veteran investor Sir Ronald Cohen, chairman of the Global Steering Group for Impact Investment and the man known as “the father of British venture capital” .

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 17, 2017

My blog has always been a mixture of what was on my mind and a blend of venture, startup life, tech views and current society events that related to my interests: Venture, startup & tech. So as societal movements had impacts on startups affecting LGBTQ issues, for example, I was public about my support.

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