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Coping With Late Payment – Managing Asia’s Slow Payers

YoungUpstarts

Suppliers in the manufacturing, pharmaceutical, technology or professional services space, need to pay special attention, as these industries have above average DSO. On a macro level it has led some countries, like Italy, Spain and Portugal, into a vicious cycle, with billions of dollars tied up in overdue invoices. Anthony Coundouris.

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Our Interview With Richard Burry, International E-Commerce Entrepreneur

The Startup Magazine

Global e-commerce entrepreneur and investor Richard Burry followed a unique path to the pinnacle of Internet success. By the time businesses began to take notice of the unfolding promise of Internet technologies, he was perfectly positioned to take the leap into this exciting new industry. He resolved to lead the way.

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Hacking for Diplomacy – The State Department Takes Notice

Steve Blank

If there was any doubt among the teams about the value of what they’re learning, Blinken put it to rest with a compelling overview of how so many of today’s complex global problems – from stopping Ebola to monitoring cease-fires and improving food security – demand innovative, tech-based solutions. Both are “global commons” problems.

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Hacking for Diplomacy – The State Department Takes Notice

Steve Blank

If there was any doubt among the teams about the value of what they’re learning, Blinken put it to rest with a compelling overview of how so many of today’s complex global problems – from stopping Ebola to monitoring cease-fires and improving food security – demand innovative, tech-based solutions. Both are “global commons” problems.

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[Event] Ukraine, Thailand And US Take Top Spots At Microsoft Imagine Cup 2012

YoungUpstarts

The student teams from all over that participated in the 10th annual Imagine Cup have challenged each other and themselves with their technology innovation projects, and the winners have now emerged. Third Place: wi-GO (Portugal). They came, they saw, and they – well, some of them, at least – conquered. Game Design.

Thailand 159
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Brazil is using the law to push innovation, but here’s how it can do more

The Next Web

The explicit promotion of Brazilian-made apps on smartphones is the latest in a series of expansions to the “ Good Law ” (or Lei Do Bem), which previously gave tax breaks for technology innovations and has helped lower the price of smartphones in Brazil, where prices were the highest in the world. Give young startups a global experience.

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Strategy Roundtable: Convert Potential Competitors to Partners

ReadWriteStart

First up today was Antonio Lucena de Faria with ActionFlow from Portugal. IDES Technologies. Then Cristina Soviany presented IDES Technologies from Belgium. These roundtables are the cornerstone programming of a global initiative that I have started called One Million by One Million ( 1M/1M ).

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