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I first heard this phrase used by a fellow colleague, a marketing leader, during a meeting. Her team were stretched, being pulled in multiple directions and spending time on work that was important to someone, but wasn't necessarily moving the biggest prioriti — Blog by Padraig O'Donnell
Business Strategy·10 Aug 2026·Blog·Padraig O'Donnell·8 min readRead full article → Disrupt Africa
Nigeria-founded Yellow Card, a leading global stablecoin infrastructure provider, has closed a US$40 million strategic funding round to further its global expansion efforts. Initially launched in Nigeria, Yellow Card is a leading global stablecoin infrastructure provider, enabling banks, fintechs, and multinational businesses to access US dollars, manage treasury, and move money across borders. Supporting more [...] The post Nigeria-founded Yellow Card secures $40m funding to further global expansion appeared first on Disrupt Africa .
Start Ups·Global·10 Aug 2026·Article·AfricaRead full article → Start Up Daily
The premier who led Australia’s world-first social media ban has signed a landmark artificial intelligence agreement as he courts big tech. While touring the US, South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas...
Start Ups·APAC·9 Aug 2026·Article·AustraliaRead full article → The Grocer
The retailer has told the health secretary it wants to say ‘improves gut health’ instead of ‘faecal bulk’ or ‘intestinal transit time’
Pricing·UK·9 Aug 2026·Article·RetailRead full article → Revenue Builders Podcast
Enterprise sellers often lose deal quality by moving too quickly from customer pain to product answers. In this Revenue Builders minisode, Stuart Gwynn of MongoDB explains why the best sellers slow down in discovery, hold the line with the customer, and use disciplined qualification to determine whether a problem is real, urgent, and worth solving. Stuart shares how pipeline creates the courage to qualify out, why team preparation matters before strategic customer conversations, and how trust is built when sellers demonstrate that they understand the customer’s business before prescribing a solution. Stuart Gwynn is an enterprise sales leader at MongoDB who has exceeded goal every year since joining the company in 2019. Before MongoDB, he spent seven years at Pure Storage, rising from SDR
Deals & Sales Operations·Global·9 Aug 2026·Podcast·Go To MarketRead full article → Entrepreneur
I'm entering the final season of my career as CEO of a national home services brand. Here’s how age and experience have shaped my priorities.
Start Ups·US·8 Aug 2026·ArticleRead full article → RevOps Co-op
Hyperscayle Launches Scaylr RevOps AI Agents Suite with Unified Command Center for Go-to-Market Teams markets.businessinsider.com
Deals & Sales Operations·US·8 Aug 2026·Article·RevOps and Sales OpsRead full article → Entrepreneur
By the time a prospect reaches out, they have already searched your name and formed an opinion. Here is how to make sure the search results close the deal instead of quietly killing it.
Start Ups·US·8 Aug 2026·ArticleRead full article → Entrepreneur
AI is quietly giving solopreneurs a chief of staff. Here's how to build yours (no staff, no code).
Start Ups·US·8 Aug 2026·ArticleRead full article → Entrepreneur
Most founders bury their press badges in the footer and wonder why coverage does nothing. Move the same logos to the three spots where buyers actually hesitate, and they start closing deals.
Start Ups·US·7 Aug 2026·ArticleRead full article → Start Up Daily
Vexev bags $8.6m to drag vascular ultrasound into the robot-AI era and chase FDA approval in the US.
Start Ups·APAC·7 Aug 2026·Article·AustraliaRead full article → Disrupt Africa
Across Africa, there has never been a lack of talent in sport, but what has held athletes and coaches back for decades is distance. From proper pitches, from qualified coaches, from the scouts who decide who gets a shot at the next level. For a long time, that distance was simply the accepted cost of [...] The post Can Technology Help Close the Gap in African Sport? appeared first on Disrupt Africa .
Start Ups·Global·7 Aug 2026·Article·AfricaRead full article → Gong YouTube
Deals & Sales Operations·Global·7 Aug 2026·Video·Negotiation StrategyRead full article → Entrepreneur
Failure in startups is inevitable, but how you respond determines what comes next. This piece outlines a clear, practical framework for analyzing setbacks, protecting relationships, and returning with sharper judgment and renewed conviction.
Start Ups·US·7 Aug 2026·ArticleRead full article → Entrepreneur
Most founders think expansion is a growth story, but it's actually a stress test that exposes every weakness in the original business — and the ones who scale successfully treat their second location like a franchise, not an extension of themselves.
Start Ups·US·7 Aug 2026·ArticleRead full article → Stratechery
The best Stratechery content from the week of August 3, 2026, including earnings exposure, OpenAI's answer to Apple, and all about LeBron in Philly.
Business Strategy·US·7 Aug 2026·ArticleRead full article → APAC Business Strategy
Sujay Wasan Appointed as President – Asia Pacific (APAC) at Diageo hrtoday.in
Business Strategy·APAC·7 Aug 2026·Article·Digital TransformationRead full article → Personnel Today
Reform UK's proposals are aimed at playing on people’s prejudices rather than embodying policies that have any merit. The post Reform UK’s right to work proposals are ‘divisive soundbites’ appeared first on Personnel Today .
Staffing and Recruitment·Global·7 Aug 2026·ArticleRead full article → Staffing Industry Analysts
AMN cites Q2 growth in travel nurse, allied and labor disruption business Staffing Industry Analysts
Staffing and Recruitment·Global·7 Aug 2026·ArticleRead full article → Staffing Industry Analysts
Temp labor rises in July; total employment falls Staffing Industry Analysts
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