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Bernard (ቤርናር) Laurendeau

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Entrepreneur | Management Consultant | CEO | Fortune 500 Advisor | Silicon Valley Veteran | Ex-Banker | Public Speaker | Bullish about Tech in Africa

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Bernard (ቤርናር) Laurendeau
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3/3 𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐧 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭? 𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐚 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭? 𝑱𝒐𝒊𝒏 𝑳𝒆 𝑪𝒊𝒓𝒄𝒍𝒆:
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Bernard (ቤርናር) Laurendeau
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Like H.I.M Emperor Haile Selassie who was a polyglot and yet stuck to Amharic አማርኛ when meeting other leaders: It's not just a matter of pride, it's key for successfully negotiating deals! 2/2
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Bernard (ቤርናር) Laurendeau
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More here: 2/2
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Bernard (ቤርናር) Laurendeau
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RT @RDBrwanda: RDB CEO @afrika_jean welcomed a delegation from Ethiopia, led by Oromia Region President Shimelis Abdisa. The visit highlig…
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Bernard (ቤርናር) Laurendeau
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RT @EnkopaSummit: Revolutionizing Public Services with Diia 🇺🇦 Access IDs, licenses, and start a business in seconds! 20M+ users, 30+ servi…
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Bernard (ቤርናር) Laurendeau
1 month
I was on @cnbcafrica w/ @AginaAby yday to discuss the launching of the @ESXEthiopia & the overall banking sector liberalization led by the @NBEthiopia 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: @EIHEthiopia @CMAEthiopia @MoF_Ethiopia More here:
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Bernard (ቤርናር) Laurendeau
1 month
In fact, these large companies should strongly explore ways to Make IN Africa [insert your favorite African country here 🇪🇹 🇰🇪 🇳🇬 🇪🇬 🇲🇦 🇷🇼 etc.] WITH [insert country of origin here 🇯🇵 🇺🇸 🇹🇭 🇫🇷 🇮🇹 etc.] 3/3
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Bernard (ቤርናር) Laurendeau
1 month
@YodaheZemichael @FT Completely agreed @YodaheZemichael ! My expectation now of legacy media is so low that when they get a C+, it's good enough in my books. Source of news is right here on X these days.
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Bernard (ቤርናር) Laurendeau
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PS: on a completely different note, France 🇫🇷 might go through its own refactoring and become France 6.0 in 2025 (hopefully an upgrade) with what might become the end of the 5th republic. 3/3
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Bernard (ቤርናር) Laurendeau
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📈 Entrepreneurs in the sector need to work on 𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭, find solutions for and 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐭 𝐒𝐌𝐄𝐬, think first to 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐲, and don’t fall for the 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐡𝐨𝐚𝐱.
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