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by ilianam 6y ago
They (the co-founder Francesco Patarnello to be precise) were really wonderful to speak with & work with. They seem to have done a lot to grow the entrepreneurship & developer ecosystem in Italy, and are growing fast enough to need
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by ilianam 6y ago
Thank you! Will check in with them when we're exploring more robust payment solutions. Hopefully by then they'll have solved this problem & expanded to North Africa etc...
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by ilianam 6y ago
Awww... I know they both loved Repl.it too - they love what you're building and Faris made a really positive impression on them!
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by ilianam 6y ago
Oh man that's too bad! We have one partner in Italy so far (Bending Spoons) and they didn't mention this to us though... maybe that's a good sign, or maybe they were too embarrassed!
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by ilianam 6y ago
Gotcha! That's great (and a good reminder for us to reconnect with ThoughtWorks too :) We'll have to see if Globant would be willing to share some lessons learned with us. One of the problems we noticed in the Middle East & No
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by ilianam 6y ago
Ah, that's not our restriction, that's the reality of visas for people from these countries. It's almost impossible for a junior engineer to get a visa to the United States. One of our candidates had a job offer at Amazon in
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by ilianam 6y ago
Yes! Totally right about the time zone benefits (although some of our talent is willing to adjust to US time zones, the employers rarely seem to believe it). Also true about the fact that this sort of thing has sprouted in other regions, in
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by ilianam 6y ago
I know, right?! People who haven't experienced it don't get it. I think the knee-jerk reaction impacts Nigerians especially unfortunately. (My parents used to live in Nigeria and when my dad tried to buy something on eBay, they fr
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by ilianam 6y ago
Sweet! Thank you
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by ilianam 6y ago
Hi, Iliana responding this time. I can’t emphasize how much we appreciate your feedback! You’re totally correct about the word “Arab” - we should’ve caught that and am glad you brought it to our attention. The situation with the exchange ra
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by ilianam 6y ago
Thanks so much! Claire McHugh of Axonista was the first person who mentioned you to us. You've got a strong reputation! We'll reach out :)
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by ilianam 6y ago
Thanks so much! That's interesting that people are already asking you for MENA talent sometimes. Under what circumstances does that happen?
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by ilianam 6y ago
Hi Amir, this is Iliana, Laila's co-founder. :) You can reach us at https://www.manara.tech/contact . If you're seeking to hire talent, use https://www.manara.tech/hire-engineers instead. Thanks so