Future of payments in Africa: Fintech zebras and unicorns on the path to tackle the key challenges of funding, infrastructure, talent retention to pave the way to successful IPO. Insightful @moniepoint and @QEDInvestors#atsldn
Sophie Ruddock on CEO playbook to find the right talent - What's keeping up CEO at night?
Having the workforce that
- has the right skills
- has the willingness to achieve
- represents the world we are into
#tcdisrupt#talentacquisition
If you think you’re having a bad day at work, at least you’re not Harry Cole or James Heale, who wrote a book about Liz Truss’ rise to power that is not due to be released for 6 more weeks.
John Zimmer from Lyft shares that to be a good challenger you need to focus and say no to some fancy ideas. Hence the investment in bikes and rides rather than deliveries. Making transportation more enjoyable is the vision. What's your big idea?
Figma founder sharing how to build a build a 20bn $ company. Empowering people after giving clarity and set a clear direction helped him. Will Figma stay independent from Adobe now that they are part of the ecosystem?
"I'm patient when I'm picking new investments, it took me 17 years to win my first grand slam" Serena talking about Serena Ventures #tcdisrupt2022#diverseinvestments
When to join a company or not? Be in love with the problem you are trying to solve, love the company ethos and make sure to connect with the founders #tcdisrupt2022#startup
There is strong difference between selling a company [and stay to train] and selling out [and leave]. When we sold 550m to hostile Amazon we were drinking to dry our tears - Mark Lore #tcdisrupt2022 always be ready with your #exitstrategy
Human: we have a color named after you!
Salmon: really? is it silvery blue like my outsides?
Human: no, uh–
Salmon: wait why is it pink?
Human: ...
Salmon: WHY IS IT PINK
NEW: people worry when they hear "40% of hospitalisations are fully vaxxed", but this chart shows that's actually good news.
The more people you vaccinate, the higher their share of hospitalisations, but the *total* number in hospital is a fraction of what it would otherwise be
Happy to be back in Manila. Global city is slowly waking up from the lockdown and more people are seen strolling in the streets. But will vibrant office life come back soon?
We often heard that “perception is reality”. Well, in these times of uncertainty, the very first thing is often to let this perception we have aside and embrace someone else’s view.
For many of us, we're not going back to working from the office anytime soon, so it's time to give serious thought about securing our home offices. https://t.co/ebC0iuKgwA
As Tony Robbins says, energy flows where attention goes. To get what you really want in life, you need a clear goal that has purpose and meaning behind it.