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Mecho Autotech gets $2.15M to expand vehicle maintenance and repair services in Nigeria

TechCrunch

The company, in a statement, said it will use the capital “to expand its multi-channel service capacity, engineering team, and marketing budget for B2C acquisition.”. So what we did was create a network of vetted technicians across 35 states out in Nigeria to tackle the poor vehicle maintenance culture in Nigeria,” he said. “We

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Slope brings on new CFO, customers, capital as it rises to offer businesses buy now, pay later

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One of the areas where Murata says Slope is differentiating itself from other financial providers is its focus on a developer-centric approach, where others are taking a finance-centric approach, and “integration and underwriting have been so bad as a result,” he added. The new investment gives the company total funding of $32 million.

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Locals share why Vilnius, Lithuania is becoming an international startup hub

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Lukas Inokaitis , business development, NFQ Technologies. What is it weak in? The Vilnius startup ecosystem is mainly dominated by startups developing business management systems (B2B, SaaS) and financial technologies. Lukas Inokaitis, business development, NFQ Technologies. What is it weak in? What is it weak in?

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Storytelling Is The ‘Make Or Break’ Skill Founders Are Lacking

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Anyone could hire a developer to build your technology, but what is it about your past personal or professional experiences that makes you the best person to build this product or company? you need to be vocal, and not just in closed-door meetings with your team. Lastly, why you what makes you uniquely qualified to solve this problem?

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6 investors and founders spotlight SaaS, B2B and medtech as Wroclaw’s hot startup sectors

TechCrunch

In short, the city appears to be strong in areas such as B2B, SaaS, marketplace, B2C, gaming and medtech. There are many who invest in B2C, gaming and medical startups. It will develop more in the direction of sustainability (at least, we believe so). aw is quickly developing its startup ecosystem. What’s their focus?

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How to hire the right product manager for your IT needs

CIO

IT organizations are increasingly shifting from project-based organizational structures to product-based methodologies , which involve cross-functional teams. We spoke to a host of experts, including product managers and those who supervise, hire, and mentor them, about what you should be looking for if you’re hiring a new PM for your team.

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2020 Top CHRO List – The People Leaders To Watch

N2Growth Blog

The 2020 Leaders25 Top CHRO Award is a list curated by a panel of N2Growth team members ( co-led by Jeffrey Cohn and Mike Myatt ), as well as outside advisory members to ensure objectivity and rigor in our selection process. Take stock of the progressive development plans and programs they’ve made available to the workforce.