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37 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

I originally came from Argentina, and lived in Brazil and Venezuela before moving to the US. After managing a distribution center where I sold vinyl to record stores (my first client was Asheville’s own Harvest Records), renting the farmhouse was about becoming self-sufficient. Mike & Aaron May, Pacific Issue ! #12)

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Invest in Israel Newsletter March 2010 Edition

VC Cafe

The 2-year model, which was also backed by the Bank of Israel, will allow the government to present a long term plan and maintain market stability. The ministers also unanimously approved Steinitz’s proposal to implement a calculation system that would increase the government’s annual expense rate from 1.7%

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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: From Poland to Argentina

ReadWriteStart

During this week's roundtable, once again, we had an international group of entrepreneurs presenting from Buenos Aires, Argentina; Warsaw, Poland; Geneva, Switzerland; Sherbrooke, Canada; Oakland, California; and Austin, Texas. In addition, we had attendees from many other parts of the world. Home Swappers Club.

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Out of the Crisis #26: Brian Armstrong of Coinbase on cryptocurrency, being mission-oriented, and institution building

Startup Lessons Learned

What is the role of public and private organizations in governing our shared civic fabric? Can institutions be totally distributed or should they be rooted and loyal to a certain community or geography? I'd also spent a year living in Buenos Aires, Argentina. This is Out Of the Crisis. What are institutions for?

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