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Freelancing is the new normal: oDesk and the future of the workforce marketplace

The Next Web

For us, the opportunity is not about taking market share from other players, it’s really about expanding the awareness of online work and hiring these virtual global teams as an alternative to traditional way of recruiting or building a company,” he said. But managing someone online is entirely different than working with someone in person.

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Startup Nation: The Best Startup Capitals for Entrepreneurs in 2023 

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Similar to neighboring Latvia and Lithuania, Estonia, and more so its capital, Tallinn has become a playground for startup-hungry entrepreneurs. As of 2020, the country was ranked as the second most innovative globally. Ongoing global macroeconomic problems and stubbornly high inflation have seen VC funding inch lower in recent months.

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Global Innovation 2011

Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

If you are interested in the big picture of global innovation, you might want to download this report from INSEAD — the 2011 Global Innovation Index. INSEAD is essentially a global business school with points of presence all around [.].

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A list of things large companies could do without

Start Up Blog

Global alignment: Ensuring the packaging for Australia is the same as the packaging in Lithuania when the product comes out of different factories and is served in different cultures. Confusing when global focus is a disadvantage. What’s your favourite piece of corporate folly?

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Invest in Israel Newsletter – June 2012 Edition

VC Cafe

Girls in Tech London picked the top women in 19 countries – the UK, Ireland, Spain, France, Germany, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Turkey, Greece and Israel – on the basis of their leadership and excellence in innovation and technology.

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Twitter Link Roundup #291 – Loads of Good Stuff For Small Business, Startups, and Designers!

crowdSPRING Blog

Visualized: Global Trade As A Frenzy Of Color-Coded Pixels crowdspring.co/1VAYmPr. Capturing The Colorful Patchwork Of Lithuania’s Lost “Garage Towns” crowdspring.co/1Q0OsVG. Finding the Balance Between Pragmatism and Your Ideals crowdspring.co/1OSSAcN. Dangerous Ideas on Design Education by James Victore crowdspring.co/1VBbzaI.