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What the evolution of cities can teach us about building platforms

Intercom, Inc.

Well over half of the world’s populations currently live in cities and this percentage is expected to rise to over 66% by 2050. Companies do the same, copying strategies and policies to engender the same growth or profit. We know that the world is urbanising at a faster rate than ever before. And cities follow this same trend.

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Starting the Zero-Waste Knowledge Revolution with GrowthTalk

The Marketing & Growth Hacking Publication

An HBR article writes that “individuals who believe their talents can be developed (through hard work, good strategies, and input from others) have a growth mindset.” To keep up with the world of 2050, you will need to do more than merely invent new ideas and products, but above all, reinvent yourself again and again.?—? and priceless.

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SaaS in Africa: 10 Things We Learned From Scaling to 1M Users (Video + Transcript)

SaaStr

Between now and 2050, half of the world’s population growth will occur in Africa. Between now and 2050, another 2.4 However, back in 2013, in my previous career as a strategy consultant, I was doing a lot of work with telecoms companies in South Africa. But it’s not the full story. Think about that.

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SaaStr Podcasts for the Week with Jennifer Tejada, Ben Chestnut, and Jason Lemkin

SaaStr

I’ve been in software since the ’90s and for over 20 years, nearly that entire time, we’ve been talking about digital transformation, developing strategies, architecting new technologies, and moving beyond digitization to rethinking our businesses, our products, and our services in a way that’s optimized for a digital world.

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