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5 Key Attributes Of A High-Performing Business Leader

Startup Professionals Musings

Thus, ever after years as an executive in IBM and other companies, Iā€™m still looking for the magic. I was impressed by a recent book, ā€œ The Leadership Star ,ā€ by Brian Hartzer, an experienced business executive, offering a concise leadership framework that I believe embodies the key attributes that I recommend.

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Are MBAs Necessary for Start-ups or VC?

Both Sides of the Table

I told people privately my perfect spec: computer science undergrad from MIT (or any other great school), 2-years at McKinsey but no more than that (I love the analytical framework that the top strategy consulting firms provide. My family had the very first edition of the IBM XT computer with a 10 MB hard drive.

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Entrepreneurs Needed To Deliver Big Data Solutions

Startup Professionals Musings

According to IBM, companies have captured more data in the last two years than in the previous 2000 years. IBM adds a fourth ā€œVā€ of Veracity to add trust and noise filtering to the challenge of Big Data analysis. This data comes from sensors, social media posts, digital pictures and videos, purchase transactions, everywhere.

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Big Data is Getting Bigger as a Startup Opportunity

Startup Professionals Musings

According to IBM , companies have captured more data in the last two years than in the previous 2000 years. IBM adds a fourth ā€œVā€ of Veracity to add trust and noise filtering to the challenge of Big Data analysis. This data comes from sensors, social media posts, digital pictures and videos, purchase transactions, everywhere.

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Journey Platform To Build Data Gathering Mobile Apps | Co-founder Interview Conrad Hofmeyr

Tech Zulu Event

The founders all hail from the University of Stellenbosch where we studied engineering together, and include Conrad Hofmeyr, Ralf Kistner, Malan Joubert (who is also a founder of FireID , a mobile security company) and Philip Joubert. Who are the founders and their backgrounds? Any competition? How unique are you from it?

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