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  "textContent": "Pradeep Jalakam, a veteran software engineer with 15 years of experience working at companies like Intuit, Best Buy, and Disney, saw this disconnect firsthand. He realized that leaving these micro-businesses behind was not just unfair, it was holding back entire national economies. To bridge this gap, he stepped away from the corporate world to build Firloop: an ultra-light, mobile-first software that anyone can operate with little to no tech knowledge.\n\nThe post How Pradeep Jalakam is fixing the tech blind spot for small- and micro-businesses in emerging markets like Asia and Africa appeared first on Digital Journal.",
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