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Mecho Autotech gets $2.15M to expand vehicle maintenance and repair services in Nigeria

TechCrunch

The company, in a statement, said it will use the capital “to expand its multi-channel service capacity, engineering team, and marketing budget for B2C acquisition.”. So what we did was create a network of vetted technicians across 35 states out in Nigeria to tackle the poor vehicle maintenance culture in Nigeria,” he said. “We

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Slope brings on new CFO, customers, capital as it rises to offer businesses buy now, pay later

TechCrunch

That’s not much of a surprise, given that the buy now, pay later market size was valued at $16 billion in 2021 and is poised to grow nearly six times by 2029. It has a small team of eight right now and plans to grow that to 30 over the next five months. As mentioned, Slope intends to use most of the new funding for hiring and to scale.

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Locals share why Vilnius, Lithuania is becoming an international startup hub

TechCrunch

Lukas Inokaitis , business development, NFQ Technologies. What is it weak in? The Vilnius startup ecosystem is mainly dominated by startups developing business management systems (B2B, SaaS) and financial technologies. Lukas Inokaitis, business development, NFQ Technologies. What is it weak in? What is it weak in?

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Spain’s Glovo picks up $528M as Europe’s food delivery market continues to heat up

TechCrunch

To offset the thin (or even negative) margins that are typically associated with a lot of delivery startups, Glovo aims to become the market leader in the 20 markets in Europe where it is live today, in part by expanding its “q-commerce” service — the delivery of items to urban consumers in 30 minutes or less.

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How to hire the right product manager for your IT needs

CIO

IT organizations are increasingly shifting from project-based organizational structures to product-based methodologies , which involve cross-functional teams. We spoke to a host of experts, including product managers and those who supervise, hire, and mentor them, about what you should be looking for if you’re hiring a new PM for your team.

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Digital Marketing Hot Topics, Trends & Strategic Insights in 2024

Perficient

As the new year has begun, the Digital Marketing team at Perficient has identified a number of areas where they expect a continued focus throughout 2024 within their areas of expertise. Learn more about what’s top of mind for experts in Content, Audience Insights, SEO, Paid Media and Digital Marketing Strategy below.

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How to Build a Product Marketing Strategy for Your Software Solution

Altexsoft

Fun fact: Popular mouthwash Listerine was initially marketed as a surgical antiseptic. When it entered the market in 1881, dentists used it to clean their instruments, but by the 1920s, people were buying it to get rid of bad breath. Not the composition, but the marketing strategy. What is product marketing?