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Scaling Techstars Horizontally

Feld Thoughts

However, for the past eight years, my partners and I at Foundry Group haven’t once scaled vertically (we haven’t added any partners since 2007 when we started) until we added Lindel Eakman as part of Foundry Group Next. Techstars Mobility (Detroit). Barclays (New York, South Africa and Israel).

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Mobile Payment Platform Swiff Launches in Singapore; Targets Other Markets

YoungUpstarts

Earlier this year, I commented during the launch of UOB’s mobile banking iOS application that mobile payment options such as that offered by Square would be a boon to small business owners. Mobile Payment Now A Reality For Singapore Small Business Owners. Today, Swiff is unique in its ability to do so.”

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Small Business Spotlight of the Week: miiCard

crowdSPRING Blog

miiCard– which stands for “My Internet Identity”– is an identify verification service using your email address, your mobile phone, and your online banking account to prove you are actually you. miiCard supports the UK, North America, Western Europe, India, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.

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30 Entrepreneurs Reveal Their Favorite Business or Entrepreneur Turnaround Story

Hearpreneur

This included health insurance and making them domestic partners. The Fat Sheep project in South Africa's barren Karoo landscape is my favorite turnaround story. He speculated that upwardly mobile college graduates could be interested in a product or service that was superior to 7-11. 10- Elon Musk.

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27 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

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). I know my leaving was a surprise to my former employer.

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Traveling the world, meeting startups: What We learned

The Next Web

Many international entrepreneurs are looking at what is working in the USA and cloning them in various countries, our venue partner in Rio De Janeiro, Peixe Urbano (which means “Urban Fish” in Portuguese) is based upon the Groupon model. Africa ahead in mobile. Many startups are Silicon Valley clones.

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SXSW Pitch Finalist: Hemafuse

Austin Startup

Prior to Sisu, Yarina founded a medical device non-profit working with rural mobile clinics in India. This will require new partners, new skill sets, and new business model innovation. and Indian companies. What has the startup experience taught you about life?