YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Bears in Yosemite, California and lions in Kruger, South Africa have all been roaming into the spaces usually reserved for human visitors. National Parks across the country and world were closed at the height of the pandemic. This lack of human interference and the resulting natural calm has meant that wildlife has thrived.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 3, 2019

including Sergey Brin (Russia) at Google, Elon Musk (South Africa) at Tesla, John W. In addition, I’ve always wondered why an inordinate number of successful businesses today were started by people born outside the U.S., Nordstrom (Sweden), and Pierre Omdiyar (France) at Ebay.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 6, 2022

Pieter was born and raised in South Africa, moving to the UK in 1997. He is husband to Sophie, a medical oncology consultant, and papa to the awesome Amélie & Olivia. Pieter has a passion for Hi-Fi, music, books, single malt whisky and Smoker BBQs, but doesn’t like wearing shoes much.

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Two social media influencers, brothers Finn and Jack Harries, known as JacksGap on YouTube, traveled to South Africa to help the Waterberg Welfare Society. Their videos about South Africa have gained 2 million views, spreading the word about the Waterberg Welfare Society around the world.

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The Next Web

JULY 19, 2014

Joseph is based in San Francisco and has lived and worked in Singapore, India, England, Australia, and South Africa. Joseph Pigato is the Managing Director of Sparked. Recruiting, interviewing and hiring staff overseas can be an adventure.

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Feld Thoughts

MARCH 12, 2020

Globally, she has worked on meningitis, pneumonia and Ebola vaccine trials in West Africa, and conducted surveillance and prevention projects in South Africa. Dr. Schuchat has serious medical credibility, so it’s worth hearing her, in basically real-time, talk about what is unfolding daily.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 11, 2020

The beer brand Carling Black Label combatted domestic violence in South Africa through its #NoExcuse campaign against gender based violence and fighting against toxic masculinity. Toothpaste brands have tackled school absenteeism and oral hygiene. And these are just a few examples.

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SiliconHills

JUNE 21, 2017

A Native of South Africa, Clinton Phillips, a serial entrepreneur, recently founded Medici, a HIPAA-complaint telemedicine app, in Austin and raised more than $24 million in venture capital funding. Previously, Phillips founded and ran Aspen-based Aspen Back & Body, physical rehab clinic, that he sold to Laser Spine Institute.

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The Startup Magazine

APRIL 23, 2020

Michel researching South Africa. Getting consumers introduced to AR is KaviAR Tech’s mission. The travel experience today begins when the consumer opens the catalog or web browser.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 27, 2019

There are many loan sharks in South Africa, with IOL saying that South Africa’s private debt crisis cost the country an estimated R500-million a month. If you are on the lookout for a loan, and are currently scouring online loan companies, it can be baffling to know which company is the right one.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 9, 2012

But the three standout countries in terms of ambition are United Arab Emirates (95-percent), South Africa (85-percent) and India (81-percent). Perhaps closely related to entrepreneurship, 72-percent of Millennials in Asia said they were ambitious and have big dreams. Technology rules their lives.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 11, 2019

One of the first advantages you will notice with a broker , specifically in South Africa, is that after opening a trading account, you can ask to be set up with a “dummy” account. However, there are so many advantages to signing up with a broker that most traders find it beneficial and even more profitable to work with a company.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 24, 2019

In South Africa, 31% of entrepreneurs fear failure, close to the highest figures in the west, and Africa does lag behind when it comes to discussing business failure. But in countries like South Africa and Ghana entrepreneurial failure is seen by many as shameful.

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Jeff Hilimire

OCTOBER 22, 2017

But his speech in 1968 while in South Africa, often referred to as the Ripple of Hope speech, is probably my favorite. Not a political figure in South Africa, but a US Senator. He had no business being in South Africa, except that he cared. At the time, Bobby Kennedy was a Senator.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 6, 2017

including Sergey Brin (Russia) at Google, Elon Musk (South Africa) at Tesla, John W. In addition, I’ve always wondered why an inordinate number of successful businesses today were started by people born outside the U.S., Nordstrom (Sweden), and Pierre Omdiyar (France) at Ebay.

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The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 16, 2019

In Africa – and South Africa in particular – you can seek online tenders and have the jobs sent straight to your inbox. This works particularly well for those engaged in B2B activities or for those who struggle to network. Keeping a business blog and guest blogging on other websites are other ways to get your name out there.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

In many of the projects I was involved with – in Lithuania, South Africa, Ghana and Liberia — we used a practitioner-to-practitioner approach, so that public servants in these countries could share and learn from their counterparts in Canada and vise versa.

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David Cohen

MAY 16, 2014

In The Shift: The Entrepreneurs and Companies Bringing Africa Online , my good friend Elizabeth Gould who produced the Techstars documentary series on Bloomberg TV now reports on some of these inspiring stories of ingenuity and entrepreneurship in Africa.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 20, 2011

“The inspiration for the arrow in our logo is a turn-off sign you see along the N2 coastal highway in South Africa that has breaks like J-bay along it,&# adds Watts. “Nine times out of ten that sign means good surf!&#.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 27, 2020

Usually, these offshore suppliers are in Asia, (India, Afghanistan, Malaysia, China, Vietnam and the Philippines), Eastern Europe (Russia, Romania, Bulgaria, Armenia), or Africa (Morocco, Kenya and South Africa).

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 5, 2016

Other reports across South Africa and Europe have also indicated similar findings. This is according to a report by PayPlan , a debt advice provider, in an in depth study which was originally based in the UK but could hint at a worldwide trend.

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 20, 2019

In South Africa especially, there is an underlying need to keep a business well financed and managed, in alignment with the economic development goals of the country. Finance is one of the very subtle sectors of a business that can make or break entrepreneurs. Ideally, all companies need finances for daily operations.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 13, 2013

While cybercrime in Singapore is generally low compared to other high-risk countries (Russia sees 85% cybercrime rate, with China at 77% and South Africa at 73%), the sharp rise in losses from cybercrime is cause for concern.

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Version One Ventures

OCTOBER 27, 2016

More than 75 marketplace founders and investors attended the event – coming from as far as South Africa and Nova Scotia. Last Thursday, we hosted a private marketplace-themed event in San Francisco, The Holy Grail of the Marketplace: The Virtuous Cycle.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

Hamet started his career in Venture Capital working for the first post-apartheid VC fund in South Africa. He also formed strong working relationships with my partners at Upfront over the years. So he had had a taste of it. He also served nearly 2 years as an EIR and Scout at True Ventures one of the Silicon Valley firms I most respect.

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Hearpreneur

JULY 29, 2018

Our name, Lubanzi, comes from a wandering dog that followed me and my co-founder on a 6 day, 100 mile trip hiking across South Africa’s remote Wild Coast. He stuck with us throughout our journey – for 6 days & 100 miles – until he disappeared in the middle of the night before our final morning.

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Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

OCTOBER 31, 2014

A citizen of the world, he’s worked with disadvantaged youth in South Africa, and volunteered his time at many conferences around the world. Including conferences in Italy, Canada, Holland, Turkey, the UK, Korea, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, New Zealand, and Australia.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 26, 2012

This payment solution was beta-tested by merchants such as Russian-themed restaurant and caviar bar Buyan in Singapore since June last year, and is now launched worldwide, with the company targeting Southeast Asia, South Africa and South America as key target markets.

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Jeff Hilimire

MARCH 19, 2017

Trevor Noah, if you aren’t aware, is a comedian from South Africa. Instead, it gives his story of growing up extremely poor in South Africa, dealing with the effects of a post-Apartheid society. I just finished listening to Trevor Noah’s book, Born a Crime , on Audible. Check out some of his videos.

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Board Effect

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

The term ‘community engagement’ is popular in Australia, South Africa, and Canada, while public involvement is the most common term in the United Kingdom. Technically speaking, there isn’t a whole lot of difference between them. The primary difference in the terms relates to your geographical location.

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Mike Michalowicz

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Wendy is originally from South Africa and after a year traveling abroad, fell in love with the sparkle of the City of Angels and decided to make Los Angeles her home. Wendy is a member of the AICPA and CAlCPA societies.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 5, 2019

This summer, for example, I spoke in Singapore, Australia and South Africa. The Airbnb Way is my ninth business book since 2004. I also travel internationally, providing keynote speeches on leadership and customer experience. You’ve covered some incredible companies in other books. In other words, why Airbnb, and why now?

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 4, 2012

South Africa: Motivated. India: Effective. Indonesia: Multinational. Italy: Responsible. Malaysia: Motivated. Netherlands: Creative. New Zealand: Creative. Saudi Arabia: Motivated. Singapore: Creative. Spain: Specialized. Sweden: Creative. Switzerland: Analytical. United Arab Emirates: Motivated. United Kingdom: Motivated.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

In Cape Town, South Africa you can head over to WorkShop17. In Dubai, there are various workstations, business centres and hot desking options hosted by the world leader in office space rentals – Regus. A collaborative working space that contains one of the best views in the world courtesy of the famous Table Mountain.

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The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Growing up in South Africa, I had a pet giraffe named George that followed me around. There is an infinite difference between good and average people in how they can impact your business. What is one interesting fact about you that people may not know? My family owned the Johannesburg Lion Park for many years.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 20, 2014

I was also touched by how he gave away $20,000 of his meagre savings when he made a mission trip to South Africa, and provided orphanages with presents for kids, books, blankets and beds despite having very little then. This was because he cared more about people hearing his message than about making profits.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 28, 2017

Locations and Dates: Johannesburg, South Africa – February 16-17, 2018. Buzz: In just two minutes, this video will give you an idea of exactly what you’re getting when you attend an Admingling event. Executive Secretary Live. Conference Organizer: Executive Secretary Magazine. London, England – March 16 – 17, 2018.

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