R&D

No. 262 – Building the Future

May 18, 2020

Entrepreneurship

ampere, finastra, nvidia, R&D, research and development, robert smith, sambanova, sambanova systems, sba, tunde olukotun, vista equity partners

Over the past several weeks, Robert Smith, the founder and CEO of Vista Equity Partners, has been making the media rounds. He’s been talking about his work ensuring that black small business owners get the funding they need in the next round of stimulus Congress passes. In the first wave of PPP loan funding that…
No. 158: 3AMReads: Tastemakers Africa 10-Year Plan | Safaricom Invests Nearly $2M in R&D Lab | Nigeria’s Petrol Corporation Moves Digital

May 25, 2017

Africa, Economics, Notes, Technology

Africa, oil and gas, R&D, telecom

Tastemakers Africa CEO Cherae Robinson Gives Us A Sneak Peak On Her 10-Year Plan and I’m Here For It Marketplaces are powerful and have a track record of disrupting industries and building. See eBay and Airbnb. Look out for what Safaricom could build on its Mpesa platform if regulators don’t make the two break up.…