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What do gangsters and Google have in common?

Update #3 · Mar 23, 2012 · 1 comment

Gooday, misfits! We want to share a piece we wrote for Makeshift magazine on what Google and gangs have in common. It's part of a column that will explore exclusively innovation in the black market. On Wednesday, we met with a few gangsters from one of South Africa's largest and most active gangs, 26. Did you ever think that gangs could teach us how to build a highly networked organisation? Or how to recruit and retain? They're also pretty good at ensuring employee loyalty, much like our friends at Google. 

We'll be compiling the footage and share it with backers in the next few days. 

And please continue sharing the campaign. We would love to close on $7k for the day! Only a bit more to go! 

Keep hustlin'. 

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      Creator Nicolò Wojewoda on April 4, 2012

      I've always wanted to see a real life equivalent of Stringer Bell:
      http://www.youtube.com/watch…

      Thanks for bringing this project to life!

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