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Thank You, Anthony Bourdain

Haystack

Perhaps that’s why I was so obsessed with Bourdain — search Twitter for my handle and his last name. What I’m realizing now, 36 hours into this sad news is that Bourdain was like the global version of a Hunter Thompson of food & travel exploration. I would tweet about him quite often.

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A Glimpse: My American Dream

thebarefootvc

I didn’t listen as I didn’t want to work with anyone that was intimidated by a NAME of all of things. I didn’t listen as I didn’t want to work with anyone that was intimidated by a NAME of all of things. I have just started a new job with the Omidyar Network. Now, the present.

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SXSW Startups: GoTech Puts Out Fires

Austin Startup

Based in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as well as Rwanda, GoTech is resolved to develop, design and implement solutions to help communities respond to fire. The idea is to create a network of devices, so communities can work together to snuff out a threat. In Zulu, it means “Be Aware,” and in Swahili, it means “wake up.”

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3 Shifts That Will Take Your Story To The Next Level

Duct Tape Marketing

Their story-based email campaign shared stories like Giselle , a 12-year-old girl forced to flee her home in the Eastern Congo when fighting broke out. It’s in our phone, car, watch, appliances, you name it. And how the money was being spent. Then it called for action — a donation. We could bring the internet with us.

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