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Interview with Chris Garland of Botswana

The Startup Magazine

as a young man and completed my education in South Africa, where I worked for a time after graduating. Over time, I developed connections not only there but across southern Africa, and in my travels it became clear that Botswana was the “place to be” in the region. What originally attracted you to Botswana? I left the U.K.

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Startup Nation: The Best Startup Capitals for Entrepreneurs in 2023 

ReadWriteStart

The last few months have been an unprecedented time for entrepreneurs and startup founders on the market. Tech scale-up has been a massive driver for the local startup ecosystem, and non-VC or angel investing is also a growing market here. Coverage from last year showed that more than 70% of the $1.7

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Embracing Your Entrepreneurial Superpower Being Unemployable

Duct Tape Marketing

Embracing Your Entrepreneurial Superpower Being Unemployable written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Marketing Podcast with Alysia Silberg In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview Alysia Silberg. 10:00] Back in South Africa you got shot, what did that story mean to your journey? [11:53]

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7 Ways Of Using An Immigrant Culture In Your Business

Startup Professionals Musings

Yet, I find them often jumping to the forefront, with many notable successes , including Elon Musk (South Africa) at Tesla, Sergey Brin (Russia) at Google, and Arianna Huffington (Greece) at the Huffington Post. Look at the world as today’s global market.

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30 Money Saving Tips For Your Business

Up and Running

Business coach Jennifer Martin suggests comparing vendors and getting quotes at least once a year to make sure everything you’re paying for is a fair market rate, including your merchant card services. DIY Marketing and PR. South Africa. Check out the South African Savings Institute. ” Be creative.

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How Social Distancing Is Helping The Environment

YoungUpstarts

The reduction of marketing printing has a double benefit as CO2 emissions, created by delivery vehicles, have also reduced. Bears in Yosemite, California and lions in Kruger, South Africa have all been roaming into the spaces usually reserved for human visitors.

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Growth strategies for marketplaces: key takeaways from a fireside chat on growth

Version One Ventures

More than 75 marketplace founders and investors attended the event – coming from as far as South Africa and Nova Scotia. Just a decade ago, most software/cloud startups used a traditional model where product and marketing were siloed: product teams created the product and marketing drove people to the website to buy it.