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What Investors [Really] Want | Entrepreneur Magazine

What Investors [Really] Want | Entrepreneur Magazine | MyRoundUp | Scoop.it
Unlearn assumptions about funding start-ups.
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Zuma confirms NDP’s ‘road map’ status, while also stressing other economic strategies

Zuma confirms NDP’s ‘road map’ status, while also stressing other economic strategies | MyRoundUp | Scoop.it
President Jacob Zuma responded to Minister in The Presidency Trevor Manuel’s appeal that the National Development Plan (NDP) be reaffirmed as the county’s development “road map”.
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Africa’s diverse languages a unique challenge for developers

Africa’s diverse languages a unique challenge for developers | MyRoundUp | Scoop.it
Africa’s 2,000 languages make building and developing software on the continent a lot harder, with this an issue that needs to be tackled.
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Doing More With Less: 4 Ways to Cope (And Even Succeed) In A Downsized World

Doing More With Less: 4 Ways to Cope (And Even Succeed) In A Downsized World | MyRoundUp | Scoop.it
Scaling down your operation doesn't have to be scary. But many people confuse activity and results. Meanwhile effective leaders succeed with limited...
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5 Things Founders Don't Talk About

5 Things Founders Don't Talk About | MyRoundUp | Scoop.it
It's hard for startup founders to talk about failure or personal feelings. But it's also one of the most important conversations you can have with other founders.
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Elevatr Is A Mobile-First Tool For Startup Business Plan Creation - TechCrunch

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Elevatr Is A Mobile-First Tool For Startup Business Plan Creation TechCrunch Having shelved the startup idea he had been working on in college, Spiro finally decided to commit himself to the creation of Elevatr full-time, after first doing some...
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Study: Mobile Marketing Industry to Employ 1.4 Million In 2015 - AdAge.com

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AdAge.com Study: Mobile Marketing Industry to Employ 1.4 Million In 2015 AdAge.com Trade organization the Mobile Marketing Association has commissioned a new study that projects the mobile marketing to add $400 billion in incremental output and...
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Innovation Prize for Africa Winner - AllAfrica.com

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With global population expected to grow to 9 billion by 2050 and more than 900 million people living in hunger, the demand for nutritious food is rapidly increasing.
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Minister wants entrepreneurship studied in higher learning institutions - Bizcommunity.com

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Minister wants entrepreneurship studied in higher learning institutions Bizcommunity.com Ghana's minister of Employment and Labour Relations, Nii Armah Ashietey, has called for the introduction of entrepreneurship as a course in institutions of...
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8 Successful Entrepreneurs Give Their Younger Selves Lessons They Wish They'd Known Then

8 Successful Entrepreneurs Give Their Younger Selves Lessons They Wish They'd Known Then | MyRoundUp | Scoop.it
Execs and investors from Pandora IDEO Andreessen Horowitz SoundCloud and Kleiner Perkins among other masters of disruption share the wisdom they've...
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10 Surprising Assertions From Elite Entrepreneurs - Forbes

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Steve Jobs and Bill Gates at the All Things Digital conference in 2007 (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Most people agree that entrepreneurs have to think differently and take risks to have much chance of building a successful business.
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The Sex Panther Formula For Finding Your Brand's Secret Sauce | Fast Company | Business + Innovation

The Sex Panther Formula For Finding Your Brand's Secret Sauce | Fast Company | Business + Innovation | MyRoundUp | Scoop.it
Anchorman's Brian Fantana may have been off the mark with his Sex Panther cologne but his head was in the right place. Every brand could use a simple ...
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Mobile Hardware Is Going to Disappear

Mobile Hardware Is Going to Disappear | MyRoundUp | Scoop.it
What's next for smartphones? Perhaps a cloak of invisibility. Apple, Samsung and Google are doing their best to make the hardware go away.
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30 bite-sized writing tips for better eLearning content

30Bite-Sized Writing Tips for BettereLearning Content
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Why Programming Is The Core Skill Of The 21st Century

Why Programming Is The Core Skill Of The 21st Century | MyRoundUp | Scoop.it
It's never been easier, more accessible, or more essential to learn coding skills.
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Multinationals Turn to Entrepreneurs for a Foothold in Emerging Markets

Multinationals Turn to Entrepreneurs for a Foothold in Emerging Markets | MyRoundUp | Scoop.it
Helping entrepreneurs in far-flung markets is often more than just a corporate social responsibility initiative. It can be good business.
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KPCB Internet Trends 2013

The latest edition of the annual Internet Trends report finds continued robust online growth. There are now 2.4 billion Internet users around the world, and the
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Launching a Startup -- How Much Money Do You Really Need? And From Who? - Forbes

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Launching a Startup -- How Much Money Do You Really Need? And From Who?
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I don't have much sympathy or patience for any entrepreneur who says they had the greatest idea, but ran out of money.
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Startup 'Accelerators' Speed Evolution of Biz Software - Wired

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Startup 'Accelerators' Speed Evolution of Biz Software
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Tech investors used to prefer startups like Facebook and Twitter — companies that offered a product to the consumers of the world.
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Five Ways to Promote Entrepreneurship in Africa - AllAfrica.com

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AllAfrica.com Five Ways to Promote Entrepreneurship in Africa AllAfrica.com While African governments should strive at ensuring a conducive business environment and enforcing flexible local policies that promote private entrepreneurship, the...
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These 10 Ideas In Retail Innovation Will Change The Way You Shop

Paying with Kilometres, And The Top 10 Ideas From Retail Over The Last 12 ...
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At Springwise, we rely on a network of over 15,000 spotters worldwide to send in fascinating and innovative new business ideas for us to review and write up.
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5 Ways To Innovate By Cross-Pollinating Ideas - Co.Design

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Being able to connect and combine nonobvious ideas and objects is essential for innovation and a key part of the creative-thinking process.
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Entrepreneurship in Brazil: Unlimited Potential - Forbes

Entrepreneurship in Brazil: Unlimited Potential - Forbes | MyRoundUp | Scoop.it
Customers shopping in Mercado Municipal I’m fortunate to have traveled to Brazil a couple of times a year for the last decade.  The country is amazing; the physical beauty of the Amazon, the luxurious beaches of Rio, the splendor of Carnival and the...
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Adapt or die: US entrepreneur's advice

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How do you create a two-million plus archive of customer reviews? Here's how...
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The 10/10/10 Rule For Tough Decisions | Fast Company | Business + Innovation

The 10/10/10 Rule For Tough Decisions | Fast Company | Business + Innovation | MyRoundUp | Scoop.it
Its easy to lose perspective when were facing a thorny dilemmawhich is why you need to employ the 10/10/10 rule.
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Is An MFA The New MBA?

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An estimated 10,000 Baby Boomers will turn 65 every day for at least the next 17 years, according to data from the Pew Research Center.
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