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Concentrated Production, Diversified Consumption

Growthink Blog

Now don't get me wrong, of course government is important. The world where I order new leather seat covers for my car, from Greece, on Ebay, and at a fraction of the price of what the dealership is asking. A roofing company. An insurance agency. A tanning salon. A yoga studio. A specialty retailer. A freight forwarding company.

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Why Real-Estate Investing In Greece Is A Great Idea Now

YoungUpstarts

Greece has been on the verge of becoming a hot destination for real estate investment in the last few years. The reason for this surge in interests from property investors can be explained, and it has a lot to do with Greece’s current economic recovery and the influx of investment into the coastal country.

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Hacking for Diplomacy – The State Department Takes Notice

Steve Blank

government does have some unique convening power and the ability to tap external talent and resources. After a quarter-century in government – serving with the National Security Council, the Senate Armed Services Committee and now State – Blinken says Washington can no longer afford to pretend it can solve such complex problems alone.

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Hacking for Diplomacy – The State Department Takes Notice

Steve Blank

government does have some unique convening power and the ability to tap external talent and resources. After a quarter-century in government – serving with the National Security Council, the Senate Armed Services Committee and now State – Blinken says Washington can no longer afford to pretend it can solve such complex problems alone.

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Save the US from becoming Greece

David Teten

In their inability to plan for the future, their incompetence in delivering basic government services (like tax collection and land registry), and their lack of courage in confronting established interests, they are providing a brutal foreshadowing of the fate of other poorly-managed European countries. . - Save the US from becoming Greece.

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Here’s What’s Driving Collaborative Consumption and Where the Market May Head Next

Both Sides of the Table

Example: More than 50% of all youth in Greece & Spain (34% in Italy) are unemployed and if you take “under-employment” it is even worse. And the solutions to many of the worlds problems will come from the people as much as from governments. And rebellion. Think Tunia, Egypt, Syria and now Turkey. Collaboration.

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Startup To Translate Obama’s State Of The Union Address Up To 6,976 Languages In Real Time

YoungUpstarts

Babelverse is a start-up founded by Mayel de Borniol and Josef Dunne that was part of the government-backed accelerator program, Start-Up Chile. “Barack Obama’s address this evening touches more than just folks from the United States,” says Dunne, who first co-founded Babelverse in Athens, Greece.

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