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[Review] The Rise Of The New East

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In a sweeping expose on the dynamic forces shaping the “New East”, Ben Simpfendorfer’s “ The Rise of the New East: Business Strategies for Success in a World of Increasing Complexity ” provides an in-depth view of how the economic resurgence of Asia and the Middle East are changing global markets.

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Story Behind “The Secret History” Part III: The Most Important.

Steve Blank

had been engaged in the Vietnam War, and had agreed to parity in nuclear weapons, Soviet forces in Europe had built a 3 to 1 advantage in tanks, artillery, armored personnel carriers, and soldiers, all under Détente. The Arms Factories that Won the Cold War Were Semiconductor Factories Who was the government official pushing all of this?

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5 Ways Venture Capital Is Shaking Up The Tech Startup Landscape In Asia

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In China, tech giants like Alibaba, Baidu, and Tencent Holdings, are going global to build their in-house capabilities. Increases government support and legislation. With the necessary government support, startups will be able to sell their goods and services more easily.

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Janesville – A Story About the Rest of America

Steve Blank

When I got out of the Air Force after Vietnam, I lived in Michigan and I installed process control systems in automobile assembly plants and steel mills across the industrial heart of the Midwest. And while we gave those policies polite names like globalization and outsourcing, the consequences have wreaked havoc on towns like Janesville.

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[Asia] Small Businesses Look To The Internet For Growth Opportunities

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Anu Madgavkar, senior fellow at the McKinsey Global Institute , shared these and more interesting insights into small businesses in Asia during a sharing session organized by search giant Google. In Vietnam, a 2011 McKinsey survey revealed that Vietnamese SMEs reported a 19.3% increase in productivity from using web technologies.

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Southeast Asia Startup Ecosystem Continues to Prosper Post-Pandemic

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As per a report by Google, Temasek Holdings, and Bain & Company, as many as 40 million people in six countries across the region — Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam, and Thailand — came online for the first time in 2020. The pandemic has significantly increased the demand for access to digital services.

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[Singapore] Daylight Studios To Tap Growing Mobile Games Market With Two New Titles

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Likely encouraged by various government schemes to grow the games and animation sector , the Singapore video games industry in recent years have expanded rapidly, growing from $87 million in 2005 to $285 million in 2007. “Mobile games are the fastest-growing segment, with revenue set to nearly double between 2013 and 2015 from US$13.2

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