Another best book from M A L C O L M G L A D W E L L

T H E T I P P I N G P O I N T
How Little Things Can Make a Big
Difference

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O U T L I E R S: The Story of Success
M A L C O L M G L A D W E L L

Why d o some people succeed far more than others?

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Today, I had the chance to attend the Mastercard Foundation Edtech Fellowship Program - Capacity Building Workshop at Skylight Hotel.

The goal? To give us valuable insights on how to apply for the Reach for Change Edtech Fellowship.

𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝗮 𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗿𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿’𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁

• 272 people started the application, but only 68 completed it.
• Out of those, 28 were shortlisted, and after office visits, 22 remained.
• Finally, 12 were selected based on their pitch.

𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗲𝗲t

• This isn’t an incubation program; it’s for growth-stage businesses looking for acceleration.
• Your business must be registered, have some solid traction, and show high profitability.
• Female inclusion is essential .
• If there are duplicate ideas, only one will be selected.
• Your Edtech solution should aim to impact 8,000 learners annually.

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴? 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘵𝘩 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘦!

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You are never given a dream without also being given the power to make it true. You may have to work for it, however.

~ Richard Bach

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Unfinished things causing you stress? Here's the science behind it.

The Zeigarnik Effect is a psychological phenomenon where our brains fixate on unfinished tasks or incomplete thoughts. Soviet psychologist Bluma Zeigarnik discovered that people are much more likely to remember things that are interrupted or left incomplete compared to tasks they finish. This happens because our brain naturally seeks closure and patterns to make sense of things, so when something is left unfinished, it creates a mental loop that keeps reminding us of it.

This tension caused by incomplete tasks can lead to intrusive thoughts, distracting us and even making us prone to mistakes. The unfinished task competes for our attention, making it harder to focus on other things.

This effect can become toxic when combined with underlying fears or anxieties, amplifying the mental strain. To manage this, the best strategy is to limit the number of tasks or responsibilities we juggle at one time, often called our work-in-progress (WIP). By reducing the number of things we leave incomplete, we can ease that mental tension and improve productivity

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The Phoenix Project is a must-read novel on DevOps. It shows how marketing and sales , development, IT operations, and security all need to work together to drive success.

There’s a ton of valuable content in there like CI/CD, Lean methods, and more but I’ll leave you to discover that. Honestly, I got a bit lazy writing all the details, Just give it a try, you won’t regret it.

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I just received an invitation from ReachForChallenge for a half-day workshop at Skylight Hotel. The invite was sent to 50 email addresses, including mine. While checking the list, I noticed that some people used their own domain names, likely tied to their projects.

Curious, I extracted the domains from the emails. There were 16 unique domains, with 31 using Gmail. Here are 13 of the working domains I found:

ahaethiopia.com
ashewa.com
astemari.net
empire.et
et5amclub.org
eutopiasstudents.net
jethrolmi.com
lebawi.com
myuct.ac.za
premiercollege.edu.et
rpcafrica.com
thetalentfirm.com
wwwedtech.com

Some others like gebetaacademy, kihloot, and ethiopiaedtech were included but not verified.

It’s fascinating to see what projects people are working on, which ones have gained traction, and where potential funding might be involved.

If anyone could summarize the key ideas behind these projects, their unique aspects, and opportunities for growth, it would be amazing! 👀💡

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You know, being a dev is way easier than being an IT guy, as a dev, you can write some garbage code with zero performance and call it a day. But then it's the IT team that has to spend days (and nights) trying to keep the servers from exploding. 😂 you can…