The power of entrepreneur networks

July 12, 2018

our team at Endeavor Insight studied the rapid growth of New York City’s information technology industry. We define tech companies as those developing an information technology or those whose businesses are Internet-enabled, excluding financial tech, green tech, and life sciences companies.1 Our goal was to identify lessons that leaders in other cities can use to support the growth of their own tech sectors. In the process, we created one of the largest datasets on a single entrepreneurship ecosystem in the world. It combines data from AngelList, Crunchbase, and LinkedIn with nearly 700 interviews with local tech entrepreneurs.

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Spree.co.za

Spree, part of Media24’s Ecommerce division, is South Africa’s most fashionable online retailer offering women's and men’s apparel, as well as kids’ and babies’ clothes from local designers, suppliers and international brands and labels. Launched in April 2013, Spree inspires shoppers through editorial images as well as a fashion blog, The Thread that provides style advice and fashion stories. All of this is backed up by an easy-to-use, highly secure online shopping experience, quick delivery and a convenient 30-day free returns policy.

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Spree.co.za

Spree, part of Media24’s Ecommerce division, is South Africa’s most fashionable online retailer offering women's and men’s apparel, as well as kids’ and babies’ clothes from local designers, suppliers and international brands and labels. Launched in April 2013, Spree inspires shoppers through editorial images as well as a fashion blog, The Thread that provides style advice and fashion stories. All of this is backed up by an easy-to-use, highly secure online shopping experience, quick delivery and a convenient 30-day free returns policy.

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