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Written by Chris Daily   

11 May 2012

Entrepreneurs should be watching Africa | CNNMoney

Many investors and philanthropists still miss two important points about how and why many of the continent's investors are succeeding. The turnaround of Africa's economy gets a lot of attention. Yet, despite a gradual evolution in thinking, many investors and philanthropists still miss two important points about how and why Africa is succeeding: African-led entrepreneurship is growing rapidly and needs to be encouraged further;

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Written by Chris Daily   

10 May 2012

Eleven Compelling Startup Pitch Archetypes (With Examples From YC Companies) | JasonShen

Over the past few weeks, I’ve helped a handful of startups work on their YC applications and interviews. I spent much of the time brainstorming with the founders on the best way to explain their business in the most clear and compelling way possible. These founders knew a lot about the market and had spent months if not years developing their ideas, but that often meant they would be all over the place when talking about what they were doing.

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09 May 2012

Dieter Rams On Good Design As A Key Business Advantage | Co.DESIGN

Rams articulates the role of design in differentiating a business and the importance of sustainability--decades before the popularity of green design. Dieter Rams is best-known for his work at Braun--where he revolutionized the design of electronics--and his indelible influence on Apple’s Jony Ive.

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Written by Chris Daily   

09 May 2012

AmEx is the king of check ins — and it could own local | VentureBeats

Getting enough data to make local recommendations has proved tough. A restaurant reviewer writing for a local newspaper might write a hundred or so reviews a year. Zagat might cover several thousand in its printed books. Yelp provides near universal coverage in the United States, but it still doesn’t have enough information to provide useful recommendations.

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Written by Chris Daily   

08 May 2012

Shopmox Debuts A “Flipboard For Shopping” On The iPad | TechCrunch

When done well, iPad-enabled shopping experiences have been paying off for e-commerce sites. Take for example, Fab.com, which is forecasting the iPad to account for a quarter of its revenue in two years’ time. But unfortunately, not all online retailers have yet to capitalize on this trend. By year-end 2011,none of the top retailers’ sites offered an iPad-optimized version, and many didn’t offer a native iPad app, either.

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