Erion Isufi: ‘ThinkTech'

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Erion Isufi: ‘ThinkTech'

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Apr 7, 2022

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Aldo speaks to Erion Isufi, founder of ThinkTech. Erion is an Albanian business man and marketeer who speaks passionately about the future of his country and how technology can play a pivotal role in its economic growth; a deep conversation about technology, entrepreneurship, the country of Albania and Albanian youth. Go to https://thinktech.al for more information about ThinkTech.

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Apr 7, 2022

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