There are a lot of tools like this out there: SuccessFactors, Bridge, etc. And there's always room for more, imo.
What are you going to do differently? How are you going to gamify this in a way others don't?
I've worked in lots of places and interacted with many software portals that try to do this right. A lot of them falter by not keeping up with the actual current state of information within an organization (especially a rapidly growing one). Many of the courses end up outdated and they're really only useful for onboarding.
It's probably because of the time it takes and the friction needed to create a course or update a course. Because of that friction and because it's easier to just post to a Wiki / Slack channel / internal blog / etc. the small updates and changes, these courses sometimes languish.
Just questions that come to mind. And congrats on the launch. Wish the best for you!
Currently there’s no solution in LATAM for medium sized companies, and with more companies working remotely the need for tools that will help keep teams aligned and focused on priorities while filling learning gaps is growing as well.
The friction needed to create courses for specific skills or roles is the whole reason why Lernit is now a reality, we want to make upskilling available for every role and level, and thanks to our authoring tool that enables companies to create courses in minutes, our marketplace with up to 6 new courses per week and our strategic alliances with great universities that gives our users access to learning programs is that we are able to keep up with a fast evolving market and organizational needs.
In South Asia, land is at a premium due to high population. You can buy basically any piece of land anywhere and its value rises a lot each year. My father-in-law owns swampland in South Asia which is still rising in value despite being a huge burden to actually develop.
In addition, property ownership is limited in a way it is not in the West (only citizens can own property, as an example, in India), so it's an advantage you want to retain as a migrant over non-natives.
It's also because more land can be farmed, and thus farming is still a very valid option to earn income for small land owner.
You can't make any money with a 10000 kanal plot in Russia.
In Pakistan, you can't buy 10000 kanal plot for any money, such big plots are almost never sold. An average person can live a carefree life with a cash cow plot 10 times smaller.
1000 kanal plot reasonably close to a major city in Pakistan will cost in tens of millions, and are very rare finds.
How do you guarantee next day delivery? Do you currently limit merchants to being located in certain areas or how does that work behind the scenes? Even 2 day shipping is a complicated feat to achieve requiring lots of forecasting, data, and personnel.
It's a great idea, B2B connectors of businesses (esp. up-and-coming) to suppliers is a great space to be in.
I wonder if you would consider opening up your manufacturers / suppliers list to countries outside of Africa? Like Alibaba / Indiamart but for West Africa.
We limit delivery to mom and pop stores within 1 hour reach from a warehouse within the city. All orders during a day are assigned to delivery associates that load the next morning and deliver to several stores based on proximity. Our business operations are local to enable next day delivery. As we expand, we will open up to manufacturers in countries outside Africa to launch their products into Africa using Suplias.
It's very clearly visible on the Wine wiki that people who have ever seen Microsoft Windows source code cannot contribute to Wine due to copyright restrictions:
Obviously it's a principled stance so you have to give up some convenience.
Every item on Amazon is available somewhere else. Every retail / online shopping experience can be contactless these days. You might have to wait 5 days instead of 2 for a package but that can be okay.
There are lots of e-commerce sites though, and many of them are nicer to browse, nicer-looking, have more realistic reviews, etc. than Amazon.
Amazon absolutely competes on price. I've seen it myself. If Amazon sells something for a buck cheaper, lots and lots of people will go to Amazon for that something and maybe pick up something else from it's recommendation system they forgot they wanted, etc.
Same. I'm kind of shocked how poor basic functionalities on MacBooks are. You need a third party app to tile your windows. If you run in "clamshell" mode, connected to a monitor with the lid down you need to do all sorts of hacks to make it work and it drains battery like crazy and the fan is always whirring. In Linux instead you write two config options in a file and it works like a charm.
MacBooks don't even work with multiple displays. Linux is the opposite. Works with all the displays you can connect.
My work makes us use MacBooks, otherwise I don't have much experience with them. Linux I've been running for 8 years now.
What corporation wants to do all the paperwork to spend all the money to establish all the shells to reside in a country where they technically legally owe the same tax but the government is just lax in collecting it?
The government can change its mind any time and start enforcing and you will owe tax and have no way out of it. Moving again won't erase history if they claim back taxes.
What are you going to do differently? How are you going to gamify this in a way others don't?
I've worked in lots of places and interacted with many software portals that try to do this right. A lot of them falter by not keeping up with the actual current state of information within an organization (especially a rapidly growing one). Many of the courses end up outdated and they're really only useful for onboarding.
It's probably because of the time it takes and the friction needed to create a course or update a course. Because of that friction and because it's easier to just post to a Wiki / Slack channel / internal blog / etc. the small updates and changes, these courses sometimes languish.
Just questions that come to mind. And congrats on the launch. Wish the best for you!