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Continue reading →: Structured Communication in a Growing OrganizationIn the dynamic landscape of an expanding organization, the significance of structured communication cannot be overstated. As we grow, the complexity of our operations and the diversity of our team also increase. This evolution brings both opportunities and challenges, particularly in how we communicate. The purpose of this guideline is…
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Continue reading →: What Happened to Shopping Malls in China After the Lockdown was LiftedI am looking at footfall data from January to March 2020 provided by Cosmose.ai in their newest report. Cosmose studied four first-tier cities (Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen) and three new first-tier cities (Chengdu, Hangzhou, and Chongqing) in Mainland China, as well as Hong Kong and Macau from January 2020 to March 2020.…
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Continue reading →: Why this lockdown could be the best thing for Online Travel since the Internet.“By the end of April, the impact of the coronavirus on the (USA) industry is expected to add up to a loss of 5.9 million jobs and $910 billion in travel-related economic output. That’s seven times the impact of 9/11.” According to the U.S. Travel Association and Tourism Economics If…
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Continue reading →: How Lockdown Changed What We Buy Online. Overview of Trends Across Sectors.Disclaimer: Data here is based mostly on Similar Web data from the period from December 1, 2019, to 26th March 2020, including traffic to Desktop and Mobile web originating from multiple developed countries around the globe. Considering how dynamic the situation with COVID-19 is, and how unpredictable people under lockdown are, if…
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Continue reading →: How Ecommerce Behaviors Changed After UK and USA Got Used to the KnockdownI’m looking at Consumer Electronics, Groceries, Beverages, and Home and Garden in the United Kingdom and the USA. Let’s see what other markets can learn from it. Data provided by SimilarWeb. Summary: Groceries saw the biggest increase in traffic worldwide grown by 40% between January and March, home and garden were…
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Continue reading →: Exclusive Interview with FBI AfricaMarek Zmyslowski: The Man that Changed Everything. Co-founder Sunroof, Jumia Travel, Hotelonline.ng FBI was privileged to catch-up with Mr. Marek Zmyslowski, famed author of the bestselling book, “Chasing Black Unicorns.” The Polish-born serial entrepreneur and CEO, adjudged among “The Ten Most Important People in Tech” is currently focused on online…
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Continue reading →: China has already won.I’ve recently hired someone from China to clear my floor every day… an autonomous robotic vacuum cleaner. It (He, She?) would very swiftly move around the obstacles and get to the hardest places to reach, having memorized every single piece of furniture, thick carpet or stairs. The robot was obviously…
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Continue reading →: Which Privacy Rights Shall We Trade This Time?If watching Contagion freaked you out, then you really, really shouldn’t watch Gattaca. In this awesome movie, those with the right level of genetic purity are guaranteed dream jobs and a great standard of living. The rest, having been born with genetic defects, are pariahs living on the fringes of a society that…
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Continue reading →: Jumia —Africa’s Punching BagIt took Amazon 9 years to be profitable in the USA — the best market for e-commerce in the World. Jumia, operating in a region tougher by an order of magnitude, has a fair chance to do it in 10–12 years from launch. So why does it seem in the recent online…
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Continue reading →: How I Bought a Second Passport and Why You Should TooI was born in communist Poland in the 80’s of the last century, less than 200km from the infamous Berlin Wall, that for decades physically and ideologically divided Berlin and the rest of Europe. Going East from the wall you would find countries controlled by the falling, but still dangerous Soviet…
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I’m Marek
Conscious Capitalist, Author of “Chasing Black Unicorns”. Born in Poland. Made in Nigeria, South Africa and the Dominican Republic. Co-founder: Jumia Travel, SunRoof, Samana Group.
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