The Next Web

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Italy may be a latecomer to the booming startup scene but it’s fast becoming a hotbed of new tech talent. But the government is now on a mission to cut down barriers, launching several new initiatives focused on making it easier to grow hi-tech companies, including the Italian Startup Act and Visa scheme.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JANUARY 4, 2018

The Silicon Valley-oriented technology press outlets don’t cover us because we’re not in San Francisco, even though we’re more successful than most of the startups they cover. This week we closed $250M in financing from Silver Lake , the premier technology private equity firm.

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ReadWriteStart

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

In 2018, venture capital investments in Latin America doubled for the second consecutive year, according to LAVCA’s Annual Review of Tech Investment in Latin America. Here’s a look at three factors fueling investor interest in Colombia’s technology startups. Colombia is an attractive market for technology companies.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 5, 2020

However, you must first review the requirements and ensure that you get your business immigration and relevant documentation right and polished to acceptable (industry or trade) standards. Let’s review their areas of expertise. Unlike other countries, the process of starting your business in Canada is simple and straightforward.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 27, 2016

That’s more than a lifetime in today’s technology. Patent offices can’t keep up with software technology. It’s impossible for any patent jurisdiction to keep staff up to speed and qualified to validate significant innovations in a complex and rapidly changing technology, where trivial innovations are not obvious.

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 2, 2022

This is due to a number of factors, including the continent’s status as a financial hub, its regulatory environment, and its history of embracing new technologies. The German government has taken a hands-off approach to regulation, and this has helped to foster a vibrant ecosystem of bitcoin businesses and users.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 20, 2017

Closer to home in Singapore, the government, through the National Research Foundation (NRF) will be investing up to S$150 million into a new national programme aimed at boosting the nation’s artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities over the next five years. Deep learning.

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Up and Running

JULY 5, 2016

To find out, I turned to WalletHub’s report on the best (and worst) cities in the United States to start a business in for 2016. Ranked third by WalletHub, Oklahoma City has also been found to be a great city for STEM professionals, entrepreneurial women, and small tech businesses. Government Requirements. Oklahoma City, OK.

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region has been at the top of the list for more than 20 years because it ensures freedom of trade and monetary policy, while respecting the integrity and transparency of the government. A Hong Kong business can open bank accounts anywhere without any restrictions by the Hong Kong government.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 12, 2020

In 2016, brainstorming with Pete Newell of BMNT and Joe Felter at Stanford we observed that students in our research universities had little connection to the problems their government was trying to solve or the larger issues civil society were grappling with. If you can’t see the SeaWatch slides click here. Student Feedback.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Source: Luke Price New Immigration Rules There are greater restrictions on migrants from the European Union looking to come to the UK since a new immigration law was implemented in the wake of the Brexit referendum result of 2016. The new rules ended free movement of people between the UK and the European Union or the European Economic Area.

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Transformify

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Most young people can’t afford to study abroad without government subsidies or scholarships. Kenya and Nigeria are of a particular interest for the employers in the UK due to the high percentage of English speakers who have received bachelor’s degree or higher. What are the most common skills in each category?

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thebarefootvc

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

As the price of bitcoin rose to over $11,000 this morning (from lows near $6000 two weeks ago), governance was a key theme over the past week. The Ethereum community is grappling with its own governance roadmap, with an active debate currently underway on how to resolve issues of lost funds due to hacks or vulnerabilities in smart contracts.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 11, 2016

As an example, I am intrigued with the innovation and technology associated with flying drones of all configurations. Yet, I anticipate a long hard road for startups in this space due to the practical reality of innovation inhibitors, including several of the following: Dependency on new infrastructures and support.

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Up and Running

JUNE 13, 2017

A Harvard Business School report, “ The State of Small Business Lending: Innovation and Technology and the Implications for Regulation ,” declares that large banks approve only 33 percent of loans under $100,000, compared to 60 percent approved by small banks. During 2016 , CDFI fund appropriations generated $2.1 Respect the process.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 15, 2019

In 2016, the FBI found that $19 million in real estate transactions were “diverted or attempted to be diverted” by bad actors, and that amount increased to practically $1 billion in 2017 — a 5,163 percent increase in just one year. One possible explanation is that people rely solely on technology to protect them.

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ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Often, marketing creativity encounters technical limitations. In any case, you need to see past the shiny objects in web design pitches and know how PWA technology will (or won’t) help you achieve your marketing goals. Armed with an understanding of how PWAs work, let’s dive into the outcomes of deploying the technology.

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Version One Ventures

JANUARY 10, 2017

The prevailing thinking then was that the cryptocurrency market was going to be a winner-takes-all race due to the strong network effects around mining. Bitcoin, and the underlying blockchain technology, never developed a strong use case besides storing value. And, most thought that Bitcoin would emerge as the winner in this race.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

Each year, we bring you new case studies from Silicon Valley startups (and beyond), government agencies, and global enterprise companies, along with expert advice from seasoned entrepreneurs and newcomers alike. If you’re thinking about joining us at the conference for your annual innovation training on Oct. Also on Nov.

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Board Effect

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

This is a valid reason for board directors to be sending sensitive governance communications through highly secure communication channels. Another eye-opening statistic is that there’s been at least one health data breach per day since 2016. About 59% of the breaches were due to hacking and 21% were due to insider error or wrongdoing.

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David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

Since 2017 we’ve managed $3 million in revenue-based financing, which helps cash-strapped technology companies grow. Investment Criteria: B2B SaaS or tech-enabled services with proven, recurring contracts. We have reviewed the application process of other RBI lenders and have not found one that has more API connections that ours.

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Occam's Razor

MAY 2, 2017

All I have access to is just a cursory review of their digital existence. You can still put together a quick dashboard that will allow Jim and Bob to do a quick review of the data and make smarter decisions about how to invest their limited budget on digital upgrades. Government: California Department of Motor Vehicles.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

In Mexico’s 2015 elections , citizens’ responses to the governing party ads were often recorded without their knowledge. In a 2016 study, researchers observed that people with a high body mass index (BMI) prefer a thinly shaped bottle, even if the drink is higher in price. These aren’t hypothetical concerns. Conclusion.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 3, 2018

Salon C Register: SXSW badge required The Texas Startup Manifesto SXSW Report on Trust: Gov’t, Tech & Media with WP Engine CEO Heather Brunner Join the legendary Dan Rather, Heather Brunner (WP Engine), Jess Clifton (Edelman Digital), moderator Richard Edelman and host Hugh Forrest (SXSW). tech, film, music, publishing, etc.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 2, 2020

At every one of them I was the person who wrote the proposals, did the technical interviewed on candidates, went on sales calls with the Account Managers to make them look good and got put on troubled projects to help right the ship. So I started a gig economy job site, with a focus on transparency of pay estimates and user reviews.

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 12, 2017

Governments everywhere are looking for ways to increase border security without making the border crossing process more onerous for both the passengers and the people responsible for security. They are experimenting with biometric facial recognition technology and it’s easy to see why. So how does it work?

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Start Up Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Due to the rise of machine-generated content and bots, believers in the theory suggest the internet officially ‘died’ around 2016. Some even believe this is used by government agencies to influence voters and public perception. We now play by the rules of speed and the all-knowing algorithms that determine what we see.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 20, 2016

This study was published in 2016, but it seems not much has changed since 2015 , when another study by Connexity (n=4,902) found that many people were afraid to purchase online. I tend not to trust companies, employees or technology” (10%). And 10% don’t trust companies/tech/etc. You can solve that. Image Source.

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David Teten

OCTOBER 9, 2020

In 2016, an estimated 100 million eligible voters did not cast a vote. Census data directly drives the number of congressional representatives you’re entitled to and allocation of government dollars into your local school system, fire department, roads, and other community infrastructure. It’s time for Tech Startups to Get Political.

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Up and Running

JULY 15, 2016

To make matters more complicated, in early 2016, China introduced a new Cybersecurity Law as well as additional rules for publishing online content. Even if you just plan on having a company website as a marketing tool, you will need to make sure that the critical paperwork is in order.

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Austin Startup

JANUARY 9, 2017

After some reflection, I came to the realization that 2015 and 2016 marked the first time in my life that I did not travel outside of the United States. Over the next 18 years I was lucky enough to live in various corners of the world due to my father’s work (he worked in audit and risk with a big bank).

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Austin Startup

MARCH 24, 2017

I know technology is a marvelous tool, but sometimes I wonder if it has inhibited our storytelling skills. Before technology, that’s how humans entertained themselves, but telling a good story is still extremely important in society today. I was shocked by the 2016 election. The Moth is wonderful. I date men.

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Venture Chronicles

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

Here is the summary: VW has been marketing “clean diesel” technology on the basis of being environmentally friendly while also being fun to drive. Independent testing done by West Virginia University revealed that VW diesel cars were not in fact clean when compared to competitors, and exceeded EPA regulations governing emissions.

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abovethecrowd.com

APRIL 20, 2016

By January of 2016, that number had ballooned to 229. In late 2015, many public technology companies saw a significant retrenchment in their share prices primarily as a result of a reduction in valuation multiples. By the first quarter of 2016, the late-stage financing market had changed materially.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 22, 2017

Corner Piece Productions doesn’t have its own website currently, but here’s the site for West of Her, which picked up five Best Narrative Feature awards over our festival tour this summer, along with rave review from critics across the country, and is set for wide video on demand distribution this year. 11 – Lesson Learned.

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Transformify

MARCH 28, 2020

Millions of people worldwide have already been laid off due to COVID-19 quarantine and lockdown. continue to grow due to the shift in user behavior as people have no other option than to stay at home and work remotely. (ii) At the same time, companies like Amazon, Walmart , Domino’s Pizza, Zoom, etc. Job Seekers. (i)

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Austin Startup

MAY 19, 2019

In addition, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016 authorized CBP to expend up to $1 billion in certain visa fee surcharges collected and deposited into the recently created 9–11 Response and Biometric Exit Account for biometric entry and exit implementation. What is Biometric Exit? Opting out may cause a delay or it may not.

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