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Whose Life are You Going to Change?

Both Sides of the Table

The first goal was rooted in childhood – I grew up playing with technology and it has always been my passion. So while the rest of my Internet-savvy friends were leaving Andersen Consulting to go work for technology startups – I wanted to choose life. If I could do that while staying at Andersen – great.

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30 Entrepreneurs Share Their Thoughts on Industries That Need Technology Innovation The Most

Hearpreneur

Technology advancement has transformed the way we live, work, and communicate. The continuous innovation in technology has led to the development of smarter devices, faster and more reliable networks, and unprecedented levels of connectivity. Better technology means happier patients and less stressed staff.

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Flexible VC, a New Model for Companies Targeting Profitability

David Teten

Flexible VC creates early liquidity which can be either reinvested or distributed to LPs. Zack Mueller, Attorney, Ireland Stapleton Pryor & Pascoe, PC , points that almost “no one, from LPs to entrepreneurs to attorneys, has much experience with these instruments. Technology-centric businesses. Early liquidity.

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Branching out: Why you shouldn’t limit your startup to just one location

The Next Web

While I can’t say this is totally representative of technology startups in general, I do think geographically distributed footprints are rapidly becoming the norm. The team opened up a second office for US sales and support in Plano, TX, while the engineering team and CEO stayed in Ireland. Take FieldAware , for example.

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Invest in Israel Newsletter – April 2012 Edition

VC Cafe

SWX: ORIDN) an Israeli manufacturer of capnography respiratory monitors and modules was bought by Ireland’s Covidienplc.(NYSE: The technology will be unveiled officially at the Drupa Print Media Fair in Dusseldorf in May. MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY CENTER TO OPEN IN ISRAEL. COVIDIEN ACQUIRES ORIDION FOR $346M. OridionSytems,Ltd.

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My Life as a CEO (and VC): Chief Psychologist

Both Sides of the Table

My first company was founded in Ireland, headquartered in England and had country operations in the UK, France & Germany. But this isn’t restricted to distributed teams, multi-country environments or even large companies. This is akin in the US to having sales staff in NY, SF & LA with your HQ in one of these locations.

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A Conversation with 2020 Presidential Candidate Andrew Yang

View from Seed

On his website, he states that, “new technologies – robots, software, artificial intelligence – have already destroyed more than 4 million US jobs, and in the next 5-10 years, they will eliminate millions more. Technology is going to displace many more workers than it’s going to create opportunities for in the coming months and years.