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African Leadership Group acquires coding school Holberton

TechCrunch

Coding school Holberton today announced that it has entered into an agreement to be acquired by African Leadership Group (ALG). ALG founder and CEO Fred Swaniker started the organization as a leadership academy (now the African Leadership Academy ) for small cohorts of students. Image Credits: African Leadership Group.

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Virtual Data Rooms: The Unsung Hero of Biotech Financing

Andreessen Horowitz

But how can biotech teams effectively communicate to investors and partners how they will, with each round of financing, incrementally reduce the risks of discovering and developing successful new drugs? How much of the total financing is allocated towards the lead program?

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Top Leadership Trends—and Why They Matter

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Whether you lead an entire organization or only a team of people, it’s smart to be aware of the key trends in management and leadership. To keep up with rapidly changing technology, more companies recognize the need to invest in their employees’ education and development. Knowledge Sharing and Cross Pollination.

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Uniqus Consultech raises $12.5M to invest in technology, scale business operations

AsiaTechDaily

intends to use the funding to investment in technology and scale its business operations and teams in the United States, India and the Middle East. Gupt said that Uniqus Consultech is addressing this opportunity by using technology to leverage top-notch global talent. million in series A for a minority stake sale.

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Some Thoughts on Leadership Going into 2016

Both Sides of the Table

Having time to think about “leadership” at most startups feels like a luxury. So spending time thinking about what your leadership style is, whether it’s effective and what you could do to improve it can yield dividends. Here are some quick guidelines on what I think it takes to build a sense of leadership: 1.

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Open finance startup Ayoconnect’s APIs enable financial inclusion in Southeast Asia

TechCrunch

The open finance startup announced today it has closed a $13 million Series B extension round led by SIG Venture Capital, with participation from CE Innovation Capital and returning investor PayU, the payments and fintech business of Prosus. Ayoconnect says it is the only open finance player in Indonesia to be licensed by the central bank.

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7 signs of a weak leadership team

Entrepreneurs' Organization

I recently delivered my 2,000th session with the hard-charging leadership teams of 135 companies. The number one cause is a strong leadership team. Today, I’ll give you the flip side of strength and call them “the seven signs of a weak leadership team.”. There isn’t even a close second. So, what do I mean by “strong?”