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The Power of Torso TV (Why Media is Racing to the Middle)

Both Sides of the Table

When you have limited distribution, the costs of distributing media are so prohibitive that only the largest of media producers (and distributors) are relevant. That couldn’t happen without the advent of lower cost production & distribution. South Korean Drama. Why is that? Even a hundred. That was impressive.

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2021 was a record breaking year for Israeli startups. What now?

VC Cafe

2021 Tech Trends: Israel is winning the global race for tech funding. Part of a global trend. Records were broken globally as well, both in terms of funding and number of unicorns. To put things in context: startup fundraising 2021 Global: $643 billion ??US: Global tech correction. US: $330 billion ??China:

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Taking stock of the Dutch tech cluster: What The Netherlands needs to win the European startup scene

The Next Web

Our population churns out 181 patents per million inhabitants ranking us #8 in the world – ahead of the US, South Korea and Norway. At home we have entrepreneurs who think global day one. We have 30 procedures to go through when starting a legal business entity – ranking us #5 globally of light bureaucracy when incorporating.

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Aaron Wens on the Lifecycle of Your Ocean-Going Vessel Investments

The Startup Magazine

The maritime business is fully globalized, and a ship will often travel great distances. Investors may be called upon to cover some of the cost of the ship in return for some of the proceeds of the sale. The ship is generally thought of as ready for recycling if the cost of repairs is outweighing the ship’s usefulness.

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Invest in Israel Newsletter December 2010 Edition

VC Cafe

ISRAELI CROP PROTECTION GIANT MAKHTESHIM AGAN EXPANDS TO MEXICO AND KOREA. Makhteshim Agan, the world’s seventh largest agrochemicals maker, recently bought a 51% stake in South Korea’s JK Inc., The lightweight wind turbine is said to reduce installation costs by at least 50 percent.

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SMEs Are Riding Global Wave of eCommerce – But Logistics Concerns See Many Swimming Against Tide

YoungUpstarts

Online shopping is booming and will continue to grow exponentially – the global online retail market now tops $1 trillion a year and is set to double within four years. China alone is tipped to exceed $1 trillion in retail ecommerce sales in the next three years, making up more than 40 percent of the global eCommerce market. [1].

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How To Reach Millennial Clients With Digital Currency

YoungUpstarts

And yet, many big businesses accepting online payments have been hacked, exposing users to vulnerabilities that could cost them their livelihoods. Over in South Korea, 100 million credit cards and 20 million bank accounts were comprised — all thanks to a single employee at the Korea Credit Bureau.