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Tech, Education, and Making a Difference in South Africa: Meet Justinus Adriaanse

Entrepreneurs' Organization

The time period became another inflection point in his life: In 2013, the world mourned Nelson Mandela’s passing in Johannesburg. I’ve been in five EO chapters and six different Forums over the course of 12 years. and more articles from the EO blog. It’s been an absolutely fantastic journey,” said Adriaanse.

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A Seriously Great Story and Why We Funded Them

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I first met Andrew Stalbow , the founder & CEO of Seriously in August of 2013. On August 23rd, 2013 I had an email intro from my good friend and trusted source Jeff Berman who only sends me stuff when it is somebody he respects (ie a strong filter vs. those who send casual intros). He hit me from two very trusted sources.

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What’s Happening in Tech During 2016?

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Meanwhile, since 2013 the number of coding boot camps offered by for-profit organizations (which can cost as much as $15,000 for a 12-18 week course) has sprung up, and these courses are thriving. appeared first on THE BLOG. That figure accounts for more than 60% of total skilled labor visa applications. passport holders.

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Revenue-based financing: The next step for private equity and early-stage investment

TechCrunch

For example, Bigfoot Capital open-sourced its RBI model, outlining it in a blog post and sharing their RBI financial model and anonymized term sheet , but a thorough, quantitative, industry-wide analysis has not been conducted until now. The payback period is expected to be longer than 12 months. based revenue-based investing firms.

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Why Startups Face Increasing Competition In Raising Series As And Bs

Gust

Said another way, only 12% of companies who raise a Seed will raise a B. Data from 2012 and 2013 will show lower success rates because most of these companies won’t be mature enough to be in the market for a B. Originally posted by Tomasz Tunguz on his blog, www.tomtunguz.com.

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Sketchy wants to replace boring textbooks with ‘Pixar-like’ videos

TechCrunch

The company began in 2013 when then-med students Saud Siddiqui and Andrew Berg were in desperate need of a better study solution for microbiology. The majority of its revenues come from 12-month subscriptions for students looking to prep for med school exams like Step 1, and Step 2. The story. Expect a rebrand in the future.

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How Extreme Adventure Racing Informs Entrepreneurship

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Chip Dodd joined EO Southeast Virginia in 2013. Start with a race under 12 hours. The post How Extreme Adventure Racing Informs Entrepreneurship appeared first on Octane Blog – The official blog of the Entrepreneurs' Organization. Practicing these skills in races helps me avoid many pitfalls at the office.