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What are the Top Startups in Africa?

My company <a href="https://www.pared.com" target="_blank">Pared</a> was recently included in an essay from <a href="https://andrewchen.co/" target="_blank">Andrew Chen</a> and <a href="https://a16z.com/author/li-jin/" target="_blank">Li Jin</a> entitled <a href="https://a16z.com/2018/11/27/services-marketplaces-service-economy-evolution-whats-next/" target="_blank">What’s next for marketplace startups?</a> Recently I’ve been seeing some great pieces about network effects coming from the insightful minds over at a16z such as <a href="https://a16z.com/2018/12/13/16-metrics-network-effects/" target="_blank">16 Ways to Measure Network Effects</a> and <a href="https://a16z.com/2018/12/13/network-effects-dynamics-in-practice/" target="_blank">The Dynamics of Network Effects</a>. I always enjoy reading the analysis of smart people who are trying to synthesize and create themes about businesses like my own. <a href="https://twitter.com/JamesCurrier" target="_blank">James Currier</a> at NFX Guild does a fantastic job of this and I’ve always been a fan of his take <a href="https://www.nfx.com/post/10-years-about-market-networks" target="_blank">The Next 10 Years Will Be About “Market Networks</a>” because it hits so close to home. The challenge is synthesizing so many disparate business models into a single tidy blog post. Unfortunately, the downside of generalizing is that you miss out on the nuances and key differentiators to success of any one business or model. Andrew or James wouldn’t get many readers if they focused on very specific businesses or companies because it wouldn’t resonate with a broader audience.

Not All Marketplaces are Created Equal: Tales of a Marketplace Founder

Here is the biggest curated list of resources and tools for <a href="https://hackernoon.com/tagged/digital-nomads" target="_blank">Digital Nomads</a>, Travelers, Backpackers or anyone who is always on the move. Resources to help you find cheap flights, accommodation, coworking spaces to work from, plan your trip, get inspired and <a href="https://www.nomadpick.com" target="_blank"><strong>much more.</strong></a>

245 Tools & Resources for Travelers and Digital Nomads

What do we look for while traveling to a new place? We look forward to a new thrilling experience but at the most economical rate. Imagine that you can find all of it on one platform, A Home away from Home.

How to build an app like Airbnb?

The marketplace business model has proved successful and has gained a lot of traction. The idea of a peer to peer marketplace platform has been applied to a considerable number of workable use cases. For example, on <a href="https://angel.co/peer-to-peer" target="_blank">AngelList</a> alone there are 1,239 marketplace platforms. Entrepreneurs see value in peer to peer ecommerce, as it allows them to unite users on a global scale and enable efficient transactions. This market will be worth $355 billion by 2025 as per PricewaterhouseCoopers.

“The Building Blocks of Online P2P Marketplaces”

April was rich in important news. Google launched new features for conversational interfaces, including Dialogflow Enterprise Edition. This cross-platform suit simplifies chatbot and voice-agents development and support. Sharing economy disrupts traditional business models as home sharing becomes a new hospitality trend. Marriott enters the private rental segment with one of its existing brands. Let’s talk about these and some other news and trends that defined this month in the technology world.

Technology Industry News & Trends, April 2018

According to a recent Capgemini survey, <a href="https://www.capgemini.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/world-quality-report-2017-2018-e28094-overview-infographic.jpg" target="_blank">48 percent</a> of QA teams admit to relying heavily on manual testing. While technology doesn’t yet allow us to stop manual testing altogether, it’s still an interesting statistic. Test automation exists to reduce the big-project testing process that can’t be possibly done by a human. It will notice details that humans can miss, especially on repeated tests. Yes, there are elements of software, especially its interface, that machines can’t yet properly evaluate, but when it comes to bug detection and results recording, automation holds all the aces.

Comparing Automated Testing Tools: Selenium, TestComplete, Ranorex, and more

This past fall, I attended the 20th annual <a href="http://www.reachingoutmba.org/" target="_blank">Reaching Out MBA (ROMBA)</a> conference in Boston, one of the best business school conferences in the world and the largest gathering of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) graduate business school students in the world. <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/e98e1624-f564-11e7-a4c9-bbdefa4f210b?utm_source=February+2018+E-blast+%28Students%2FProfessionals%29&amp;utm_campaign=Feb+Eblast&amp;utm_medium=email" target="_blank">ROMBA</a> is without a doubt one of the best professional conferences I’ve ever attended, a tribute to the incredible leadership and dedication of brilliant and passionate folks such as <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattzkidd" target="_blank">Matt Kidd</a>, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinsmithnyc/" target="_blank">Kevin Smith</a> and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/hannah-yankelevich-a2b60a5/" target="_blank">Hannah Yankelevich</a>.

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What are the Top Startups in Africa?

Not All Marketplaces are Created Equal: Tales of a Marketplace Founder

245 Tools & Resources for Travelers and Digital Nomads

How to build an app like Airbnb?

“The Building Blocks of Online P2P Marketplaces”

Technology Industry News & Trends, April 2018

Comparing Automated Testing Tools: Selenium, TestComplete, Ranorex, and more

So you say you want to be a Product Manager …?

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