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Victor Restis – How COVID-19 Has Affected the Global Shipping Industry

The Startup Magazine

First, our dependence on one single nation (China in this instance) for essential products must change. I think it is safe to say that most people didn’t think about global supply chains , manufacturing, and distribution before COVID-19.

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How Blockchain Tech is Changing the Definition of Money

The Startup Magazine

It’s fair to say that all the current forms of virtual monetary value on the blockchain have forced national governments to go digital, even if those nations don’t use the chain itself. Perhaps the most powerful impact of the chain is in the area of anonymized blockchain technology transactions. Securities. Clearance Systems.

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Expert Tips for Business Success in China

The Startup Magazine

As most western countries remain mired in financial difficulties and, therefore, less attractive for businesses, China is emerging as the new go-to jurisdiction for success. Its fast-expanding middle class, solid economic expansion, and series of government reforms have made the China market a high-potential jurisdiction for success.

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[Asia] Getting Cloud Computing Right The First Time

YoungUpstarts

The Sleeping Dragon Awakes in China. During the opening address, it was noted that China and the rest of Asia was poised to leapfrog their Western counterparts’ several generations of IT hardware and software, and moving more directly to mobile and service-based models.

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Export Online Without Frontiers: A Global Map of B2B Marketplaces

The Startup Magazine

That could be a standard sale contract, i.e. buy and sell single items or batches, or a partnership agreement, i.e. contract manufacturing, sales agency, or distribution agreement. Alibaba and DHgate are both based and focused on mainland China. B2B Marketplaces in Asia. Opportunity Network is a marketplace backed by banks.

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What’s Plan B? – The Small, the Agile, and the Many

Steve Blank

It may be the hedge we need to deter China in the South China Sea. was fighting Al-Qaeda and ISIS, China built new weapons and developed new operational concepts to negate U.S. The sum of these Chinese offset strategies means that in the South China Sea the U.S. Time is not on our side in the South China Sea.

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The Fatal Flaw of the Three Horizons Model and How To Fix It

Steve Blank

It’s one of the quickest ways to describe and prioritize innovation ideas in a large company or government agency. However, in the 21 st century the Three Horizons model has a fatal flaw that could put companies out of business and government agencies behind their adversaries. Why Do the Challengers/new Entrants Have the Edge?

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