Our new report takes a granular look at the elements shaping the African economy at country, city, and company level to highlight successes, identify obstacles to growth, and suggest ways to reignite growth. @The_EastAfrican distills top takeaways. https://t.co/cWCqyj6ZgE
I am thrilled to share my most recent article on Mexico's booming venture capital industry. Did you know that the VC industry in Mexico started just 15 years ago? https://t.co/bf0Kz5BBLD
The dominance of Chinese universities is legit super impressive.
Not just Peking University and Tsinghua but also USTC, Nanjing, Zhejiang, Sun Yat-sen, Fudan, and Shanghai Jiaotong β all rank higher than Oxford. https://t.co/IKanF4cRCK
We show how to measure price inflation in consumer goods when the specifications of products are changing. In the May 2023 issue, by Ian Crawford and J. Peter Neary. https://t.co/Aufez7qZmq
Giggle.
"For a sense of how much the goalposts have moved: the Microsoft founders owned almost four-fifths of their company at IPO." https://t.co/u6SeurtbQH
Microsoft was ~ financially bootstrapped. It didn't sell subscriptions before the IPO in 1986. Marketing costs were low.
The first commercial computer was unveiled on this day in 1951.
It weighed 16,000 pounds.
It would cost $17.5 million in todayβs prices.
And it had a fraction of the power your smartphone has today.
Great window into what often goes unspoken by founders.
Reminder to "build a life centered on the belief that self-worth is not the same as net worth. Other dimensions of your life should be part of your identity."
https://t.co/uJahY3ZUAO
At @DILAcapital we are extremely bullish on LatAm's startups and its founders. I am certain that in the near future we will witness the next wave of LatAm's unicorns.
https://t.co/rKekTcidiG
Simple but not easy βοΈπ Crucial lessons for all early-stage startups.
Which ones have you found to be most impactful in your startup journey? π
#startups#founders#ycombinator
How has economic growth changed over 300 years? @csaladenes@RD_Economist & @charlie_meyrick unravel how the global economy has changed in terms of life expectancy, gdp growth, energy, technological advancements, and work.
https://t.co/8cOusZ7OuV