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Domestika raises $110M on a $1.3B valuation to expand its learning community for creative types

TechCrunch

Domestika has been around for years — it was founded back in 2002 — but its focus and the attention it is getting right now taps into a couple of areas that have proven to be especially popular recently with users, and in turn, investors. I am excited to support the team as they continue to innovate and grow.”.

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There’s no single path to entrepreneurial success

Innovation 2 Enterprise

4,371,752 is just one of the more than thirty-three patents issued to Tulsa born and raised inventor and entrepreneur Gordon Matthews (1936 – 2002). But it is arguably the most of impactful of his portfolio of innovation, as No. 4,371,752 is the patent for Matthew’s invention that evolved into the first commercial voicemail system.

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Social Networking (the Shorter Version) Past, Present, Future

Both Sides of the Table

The Past (1985-2002). rose to prominence by offering a free, ad-supported alternative to all of the crap your mom got on AOL for a fee. Next began the era of “spam-based&# networks of which Plaxo (founded in 2002) was the king. What are the big trends that will drive the next phase of social networks?

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African payments company Flutterwave raises $170M, now valued at over $1B

TechCrunch

The proliferation of fintech services across Africa remains in full swing as investors remain bullish about the opportunities that abound in the sector. There are so many trailblazing innovations that we don’t talk about a lot about Nigeria, like the BVN and the NIP system.

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Lee Jun-goo, CEO of ANDOPEN, Sets Sights on Global Biometric Control Market

AsiaTechDaily

Register The once futuristic scene of iris recognition for identification, seen in the 2002 film Minority Report, has become a reality in 2023. This innovative service has bagged the 2023 Edison Award in the Safety and Security Solutions category, a highly esteemed invention accolade in the United States.

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Keeping It Green In 2019: How To Organize An Eco-Friendly Event

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While this event provides our changemakers with a chance to exchange insights on the social sector, debate challenges, share opportunities and identify trends across their markets and communities, it also presents an opportunity for innovators to simply connect: to build trust, share goals and form friendships. Here’s how: 1.

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What the Past Can Tell Us About the Future of Social Networking

Both Sides of the Table

The Past (1985-2002). rose to prominence by offering a free, ad-supported alternative to all of the crap your mom got on AOL for a fee. Next began the era of “spam-based&# networks of which Plaxo (founded in 2002) was the king. So Fox ludicrously set up a quasi internal innovation center called Slingshot Labs.