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Why it is hard for VCs to say ‘no’ and why that ‘no’ could be good news for an entrepreneur

The Next Web

But if our website says that Credo invests in IT, Internet, mobile or healthcare startups predominantly in Central Europe, I just don’t feel obliged to respond to a gold mine in Mongolia or Australian TV production studio. Sometimes it takes me up to an hour to feel I have at least somewhat succeeded.

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Staying Cyber Aware in a Crisis: Smart Tips for Nonprofit Boards

Board Effect

Underground forms are flooded with the same types of conversations. The conversations of criminals are hidden from the general public. In a second, similar attack, a group called Vicious Panda targeted government organizations in Mongolia that claimed to have new information about the numbers of new COVID-19 infections.

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Richie Norton on The Power of Starting Something Stupid

Life Beyond Code

It was great way to start the second half of 2013 with a phone conversation with Richie Norton , the author of The Power of Starting Something Stupid. For example, a woman from Mongolia wanted to start a cashmere company and had won the competition a couple years earlier.

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Out of the Crisis #11: Jeremy Howard on the power of masks, health policy, and data science in medicine

Startup Lessons Learned

In the time since our conversation, data and science have shown again and again that wearing masks is an incredibly effective, low-cost and simple way to prevent viral spread. You can listen to our conversation on Apple , Google, or wherever you like to download podcasts. Here's my conversation with Jeremy Howard.