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Episode 92: Educational and Galactic Profitability with Dr. Zarik Boghossian

Mike Michalowicz

Today Dr.Zarik Boghossian shares his personal story of being born in Iran and moving to the US, the hardships he faced because of his accent, having no money and how he moved on to successfully develop a software that does the flight navigation for the international space station. Also Available On. Show Summary. AUGmentecture, Inc.

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5 Meetings That Changed The World

YoungUpstarts

by Gemma Falconer, a member of the Demand Generation team at Citrix and GoToMeeting. The founders of Apple Inc. The two bonded over their shared interests and went on to co-create one of the most revered, influential brands in technology. During WWII, ‘the Big Three’ met in Iran in 1943 at the famous Tehran Conference.

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Soundbites from the future

Start Up Blog

What we’ve seen in digital…’A mashup co-creation, mass customised society’… we will inevitably see in retail…. These founders are imbuing their new businesses with the values of our time. They’re happy to facilitate revolution in Moldova, Iran, Egypt and Libya. They thought we should be able to demand payment.

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What Most People Don’t Understand About How Startup Companies are Valued

Both Sides of the Table

I’m sure the head of the Federal Reserve Bank could spook the market or the heads of state of the US, China or Iran could. The Laws of Supply & Demand. The most basic chart of microeconomics is a supply & demand curve. Demand represents a buyer and supply a seller. Now for every dollar a VC raises $2.50

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Why many entrepreneurs come across as jerks

management.fortune.cnn.com

In the course of conducting research of entrepreneurs across the globe, my co-authors and I found that most exceptional leaders tend to balance their convictions with a healthy dose of humility. Most founders hit a wall or at least speed bump when they are looking to grow their company without making some tradeoffs in culture or vision.

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The stoic resilience of Israel’s Tech Ecosystem – Welcome to the Middle East

VC Cafe

This is a guest post by Kevin Baxpehler , co-founder and Managing Partner at Remagine Ventures. Our new, “new normal “ The ceasefire with Hamas will only buy us temporary calm until Iran has re-loaded Hamas for another round. The Palestinian suffering will not end when Israel withdraws or agrees to any other demands.

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Why I’m Doubling Down on the Twitter Ecosystem

Both Sides of the Table

We’re co-leading the $6 million investment with Roger Ehrenberg at IA Ventures in NY and one of the most respected early-stage investors in the country in “big data&# companies. Or just the sheer power of people being able to self organize as they have done in Egypt, Iran or Tunisia. million followers).

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