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Startup Strategy Roundtable: Where Should You Raise Money?

ReadWriteStart

Jacqueline and her partner Cortney are designing and manufacturing the line out of China and selling in the U.S. One thing Vin said that I liked a lot is that the Malaysian government is spending heavily on tourism development campaigns, and Qyzzy may be able to become a part of that campaign. Google Adwords advertising.

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SXSW Startups: Sceenic Connects Viewers

Austin Startup

We moved onto a video call whilst watching the same thing, me in Argentina and my dad in London. People looking to drive true change and evolution in the Media Tech sector whether it’s investors, product owners from corporates, or potential partners. My dad called me on the phone to watch it together, separated by 13,000 miles.

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Tough Love

Growthink Blog

The recent defeat of the recall effort to oust Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker should hearten those that wish to see governments at all levels benefit from the efficiencies and accountabilities that businesses utilize every day to innovate, execute, and thrive. The process is slow. It is painful. It is cynical-inducing.

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The United Nations and crowdSPRING

crowdSPRING Blog

The Campaign was developed to raise awareness around the opportunities and challenges associated with a world of seven billion people (we are expected to hit that mark around October 31, 2011), and to inspire governments, NGO’s private industry, media, academia and individuals to act in ways that would have positive social impact.

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Argentina Entrepreneurship, Endeavor, and Global Lessons

Reid Hoffman

I’ve come down to Argentina with my friend and portfolio company CEO, Wences Casares , the founder of Xapo. But, just as every strength has a weakness, diverse entrepreneurial ecosystems like Argentina can teach Silicon Valley (and others) important lessons about global entrepreneurship. My quintessential teacher here is Wences.

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37 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

Thanks to Dr. Victor Allis, CEO and founding partner, Quintiq ! #4) I originally came from Argentina, and lived in Brazil and Venezuela before moving to the US. I had previously worked at an executive level in the government, specialising in international relations. 4) Used to Reconnect. Mike & Aaron May, Pacific Issue ! #12)

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Invest in Israel Newsletter June 2010 Edition

VC Cafe

Eureka was set up in 1985 as a legal framework allowing European companies to collaborate and receive government funding. Comsys was founded in 1994 when it initially produced a PC modem and then gradually changed its focus to develop processors for 3G mobile devices, which it sold to its strategic partner, Texas Instruments Inc.

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