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How Habitto managed to break into the Japanese Fintech scene in record time without knowing a word of Japanese

AsiaTechDaily

A culture very different from that of the Western world. The economic bubble in the 1990s had Japan navigating through a period when the notion that “investing is too risky, saving is a virtue” took deep root in the culture. Register Japan, for many non-Japanese entrepreneurs, is a wonderful market but with many barriers.

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Big Cabal Media, parent company of TechCabal and Zikoko, raises $2.3M seed funding

TechCrunch

In 2014, the Nigerian tech scene was coming of age as more local and global venture capital flushed into startups building the next big thing. The publication, launched in 2016, creates and curates content around African youth culture for Gen Zs and millennials within and outside Africa.

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The truth about management in Silicon Valley: It doesn’t exist

TechCrunch

If I could go back to when we launched in 2014, there are a lot of things I’d do very differently in terms of how we set up our culture — understood as the type of behavior that is rewarded and encouraged versus discouraged and penalized — and developed management practices.

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Telemedico gets $6.6M to grow the reach of its digital health SaaS

TechCrunch

Telehealth services specifically, and digital health more broadly , have racked up plenty of growth during the pandemic as demand for remote consultations (and other types of support) has accelerated sectoral uplift. One million consultations were carried out via its platform during the 12-month period, it told us. telemedi.co

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20 Women Entrepreneurs Changing Their Industries (and the World)

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Recognizing that inflexible company structures and policy negatively affected both employees and organizations—especially women—Auerbach and Dean left careers in consulting and corporate law to build tools and training to make flexibility a competitive advantage for everyone. Written for EO by Michael Neidert, a writer and consultant. .

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Maven’s comprehensive approach to women’s health earns it unicorn status

TechCrunch

The company was founded in 2014 to help working women plan and start families. More than 2,000 doctors, caretakers and specialists exist in Maven’s network, a total that represents over 250 subspecialties, from egg donor consultants to fertility awareness educators. The startup has served over 10 million women and families to date.

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Creating a Millennial-Friendly Workplace

Entrepreneurs' Organization

We have found that even when the pilot does not show enough promise to become a permanent implementation that the learning and knowledge gain contributes in a very positive manner to company moral and culture. Boston Consulting Group, January 15, 2014 “ How Millennials Are Changing the Face of Marketing Forever”.