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The Case for Optimism and Risk at Startups

Both Sides of the Table

Entrepreneurs are driven to pursue their passions no matter the personal costs, societal pressure, family head-scratching or financial consequences. I was fortunate enough recently to be invited to a private sitting with the president of South Korea, Park Geun-hye, along with 18 other entrepreneurs.

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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. Production costs have plummeted. Why is that? Even a hundred.

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How To Keep Your Company Alive – Observe, Orient, Decide and Act

Steve Blank

Any place with a fixed cost that relies on foot traffic will come under pressure. Cut costs to stay alive for 24 months. Payroll costs/other variable costs. China and South Korea are starting their factories up again. Huge segments of the economy have shut down: travel, hospitality, restaurants.

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

VC Cafe

This excludes real estate prices and relates mainly to cost of living (prices of goods). The effect is additional pressures on the talent costs mentioned above, where startups struggle to compete with larger players in the market. Most expensive cost of living cities in the world (source: WEF ). Global tech correction.

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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. As a general rule, the more trust a society has, the lower the cost/friction of transacting with each other. The Netherlands is often described as a ‘high trust society.’

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

The Startup Magazine

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. Some of the best-known shipyards are in China, Japan, and South Korea. Shipbuilding Areas.

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3 Reasons to Benefit from the Coming Wave of 5G

The Startup Magazine

It’s expected to cut costs for healthcare services. In the near future or more exactly in the spring 2019, only smart cities (the USA, China along with South Korea and Japan) get a chance to test the 5G wireless network. Manufacturing will become faster and cheaper, products – more complex.