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Nurturing Africa's Tech Talent: Best Practices for Managing Engineering Teams and Retaining Top Talent
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Evaluating MacOS for Engineering: Is It the Best System for Engineers?
The choice of operating system (OS) greatly impacts producti..
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Challenges Software Engineer's experience with African Startups and Tech Products
What is the one obstacle preventing African entrepreneurs fr..
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Localizing Software: Challenges and Best Practices in Multilingual Africa
When we discuss globalization, particularly in technology, l..
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Solar Tech in Africa: Exploring its Impact and Growth in Underserved Areas
Solar technology is an effective solution for addressing ene..
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Customer Support Challenges for African Tech
In recent years, Africa has seen a tremendous surge in techn..
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Collaboration Across Continents: Africa’s Role in the Global Tech Scene
African tech companies are making significant strides on the..
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Brick by Digital Brick: Building a Blockchain-Powered Africa
Blockchain technology, celebrated for its decentralized and ..
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Riding African Currency Waves: Navigating FX Volatility in African Tech
Tech companies across Africa are uniquely vulnerable to the ..
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Ensuring Accuracy and Transparency in Startup's Financial Reporting
A startup's financial management is based on accurate and tr..
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Fraud-Free Future: Elevating Transparency and Integrity in African Tech
Fraudulent activities within companies can potentially sever..
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Harnessing Homegrown Talent: Africa's Blueprint for Innovation and Competitiveness
Africa's future economic growth and creative output are inex..
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African Cybersecurity: Addressing its Challenges and Solutions
As Africa's business landscape evolves, leveraging digital t..
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Series Seven: Accelerating the Progress of the UN Sustainable Development Goals Using AI as a Transformative Approach
Kinfolk is curious to learn more about how AI has sped up th..
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Series Six: Accelerating the Progress of the UN Sustainable Development Goals Using AI as a Transformative Approach
Kinfolk is curious to learn more about how AI has sped up th..
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Series Five: Accelerating the Progress of the UN Sustainable Development Goals Using AI as a Transformative Approach
Imagine a society where achieving gender equality and women'..
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Series Four: Accelerating the Progress of the UN Sustainable Development Goals Using AI as a Transformative Approach
Kinfolk is curious to learn more about how AI has sped up th..
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Series Three: Accelerating the Progress of the UN Sustainable Development Goals Using AI as a Transformative Approach
Imagine a future where a communal force of creativity takes ..
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Series Two: Accelerating the Progress of the UN SDGs Using AI as a Transformative Approach
In pursuit of this mission, Kinfolk embarks on an exploratio..
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Series One: Accelerating the Progress of the UN SDGs Using AI as a Transformative Approach
Kinfolk is interested in exploring how AI has accelerated th..
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The Importance of Corporate Governance
Corporate governance plays a pivotal role in attracting West..
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The Major Risks of Mixing Business and Personal Funds as a Startup Founder
Mixing business and private funds might seem convenient in t..
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Determining Equity Grants for Early Employees
As a startup founder, equity is the most valuable thing you ..
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How Product Managers Can Escape The Product Death Cycle
At Kinfolk, one of our primary interests is seeing African s..
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How To Handle Investment Rejection
Startups’ evaluation before investing is a crucial step that..
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The Importance of Financial Forecasting for Startups
Startups operate in a volatile environment with limited fund..
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How Startups Are Evaluated Before Investing
As a startup seeking funding from investors, it's crucial to..
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Artificial Intelligence Impact on Startups
Kinfolk Venture Capital acknowledges the pivotal role that A..
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Technical Debt
Technical debt, commonly referred to as code debt, is the im..
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Nine Ways To Easily Track Your Startup Finances
The ability to manage finances is one of the most challengin..
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Build with Kinfolk: Qualities we Seek in Founders
Every new founder requires money to fund the firm’s operatio..
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How To Create A Referral Marketing Strategy—Alexa Collins
People trust the opinions of other people and the recommenda..
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Do Things That Don't Scale—Paul Graham
One of the most common types of advice we give at Y Combinat..
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Unsafe Notes—Fred Wilson
I have never been a fan of convertible notes. USV has made q..
How Microlending Could End Extreme Poverty—Quanda Zhang
At Kinfolk, we highlight articles from people worldwide whos..
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The B-side Of African Tech—Stephen Deng
Tech in Africa has hit escape velocity. In many ways, the ca..
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The Atomization Of Seed Venture Capital Rounds—David Beisel
The venture market has evolved into “seed is the new series ..
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The Profit Motive—Fred Wilson
Value is created when the capital required to get a business..
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How To Make Wealth—Paul Graham
Startups have been a reliable way to get rich for centuries,..
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10 Product-Led Growth Principles—Janelle Teng & Ethan Kurzweil
Kinfolk features articles from individuals across the globe ..
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What Makes A Successful Startup Team—Eva de Mol
One standard answer is that prior startup experience, produc..
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How To Start A Startup—Paul Graham
The three key factors for a successful startup are: having a..
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A Startup Advantage: Knowing Your Leadership Style—Joanna Lord
As a startup leader, you can fundamentally change the course..
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Collaboration with Norebase: Providing seamless operations for businesses in Africa
Norebase founder, Tola Onayemi, recognized a challenge in th..
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Partnering With Dukka: Digital Bookkeeping is the Future
Developing a bookkeeping app is a brilliant idea because man..