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Startup Nation: The Best Startup Capitals for Entrepreneurs in 2023 

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Tightening of monetary policies has led to skyrocketing interest rates as central banks try to manage rampant running inflation, supply chain issues persist despite the fact that the pandemic is now in the rearview — and venture capital funding has looked to dry up almost overnight.

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Embracing Your Entrepreneurial Superpower Being Unemployable

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07:20] Can you name a particular instance in your career where you felt like “This is going to work, this is like what I should be doing”? [08:58] Does your superpower have a name? [10:00] 10:00] Back in South Africa you got shot, what did that story mean to your journey? Let's go back to South Africa.

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35 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Name

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What exactly is going to be the name of your business? Whatever the inspiration or relation may be, the naming of your business is one of the most important parts of becoming a CEO. I then ran a crowdsourced contest on crowdSpring to come up with ideas for the name. CrownTV is a spinoff of that name.

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30 Money Saving Tips For Your Business

Up and Running

It’s always tempting to buy name brand, but it’s almost never worth the money. South Africa. Check out the South African Savings Institute. The South African Savings Institute is a good resource for South Africans, with news, savings tips and information on participating in the national Savings Month.

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Whose Life are You Going to Change?

Both Sides of the Table

You can also spend time with a newer startup helping them navigate the world of product management, venture capital or team building. I had come across a guy from the US named Michael Rhattigan who had transfered from the Chicago office to a place called Sophia Antipolis in the south of France (mid way between Nice & Cannes).

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30 Entrepreneurs Reveal Their Favorite Business or Entrepreneur Turnaround Story

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Marvel’s fascinating turnaround story is no less than a heroic action story where the protagonist flips the scales at the last moment and arises like the phoenix, just like the many superheroes it helped become household names. When he did manage to start his own business, it was short-lived and failed. Photo Credit: Paul Bowley.

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Upfront Ventures Adds Hamet Watt as New Investment Partner

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He reached out to younger founders and offered to help via his network at AT&T, Google, media agencies … you name it. Hamet started his career in Venture Capital working for the first post-apartheid VC fund in South Africa. And he followed through. So he had had a taste of it.

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