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The impact of impact metrics
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They're not copycats, they're smart iterators
So-called "copycat startups" are smart, normal and lucrative.
Apr 11
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How VCs can beat currency depreciation
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Mar 28
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The Great Japanese Paradox
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Timothy Motte
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The rise of startups built on WhatsApp
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Timothy Motte
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Why France's largest VC is government-owned
Jun 22, 2023
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Timothy Motte
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Ebanx: Why is a Brazilian fintech unicorn expanding to Africa?
Aug 17, 2023
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What does Instadeep's exit actually mean for the African startup ecosystem?
Apr 6, 2023
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Finding Sri Lanka's product-market fit
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Mar 21
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Candid takes on Iraq's startup ecosystem
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Mar 14
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MENA startups in 2024
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Mar 7
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Côte d'Ivoire doesn't need to reinvent the wheel
By Leslie Ossete
Feb 29
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Lithuania: underdog by design
By Gerda Sakalauskaitė
Feb 22
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Dogs and demons of fintech
By Pavel Fedorov
Feb 15
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Learnings from Tunisia's Startup Act
By Salma Baghdadi
Feb 8
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