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Communist and cultural effects on tech communities

The Next Web

This is my second visit to Tirana for the OSCAL conference, an annual celebration of open source technology in Albania’s capital. First, why am I including Kosovo in this article alongside Albania? Aside from excellent content, the conference stands out for a couple of reasons.

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CharterUP Opens its Second Headquarters in Austin and Plans to Hire Over 100 Employees

SiliconHills

As a kid, Armir Harris immigrated to the United States from Albania. Harris learned the ins and outs of the transportation business at a young age from his uncle. “I picked up the ground transportation business at the dinner table,” Harris said. “I had no plans on going into the transportation or bus industry at […]

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Small Business Spotlight of the Week: Alfred Jorgensen Laboratory

crowdSPRING Blog

And its reach is amazing – I have LinkedIn contacts in more than 90 countries from Albania to Zimbabwe. I’ve been able to re-connect with people I first met when they were trainee brewers – some of them now run some pretty big beer businesses. Funnily enough I had just such a request last week.