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Amazon Redshift Too Slow or Crashing? BlazingDB Performs

Austin Startup

Three years ago brothers Rodrigo Aramburu (CEO) and Felipe (CTO), from Houston were working on a consulting project for the Peruvian government involving 14 legacy systems. The brothers are a perfect blend of the creativity and passion that startups require coupled with the discipline and structure of Deloitte Consulting.

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Traveling the world, meeting startups: What We learned

The Next Web

We wanted to share some other trends we observed; Countries have startups that play to their strengths. Brazilians like to fiesta and have a huge bar and restaurant industry, startups like our Rio finalist We Go Out are helping people to find the best parties and events to go to tonight by showing you where your friends are checking in.

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An Entrepreneur – Not Just a Man (and Woman) with a Plan

Growthink Blog

New companies, startups of all shapes and forms, across all industries, all around the world. Take Peru, where over the past 25 years more than 1.5 They, along with startups, account for more than 62% of all private sector employment. First, the “obvious” entrepreneurs: Individuals STARTING New Companies. Per that M.I.T

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Who Is and Who ISN’T an Entrepreneur

Growthink Blog

New companies, startups of all shapes and forms, across all industries, all around the world. Marco talked about the experience of Peru, a country where over 1.5 They, along with startups, account for more than 62% of all private sector employment. Building on this, let's list out individuals that obviously fit this description.

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Invest in Israel Newsletter October 2011 Edition

VC Cafe

ISRAEL CORP UNIT TO BUILD $680 MLN PERU POWER STATION. Israel Corporation unit Cerro del Aguila SA has agreed to build a 510-megawatt hydroelectric power station in Peru at an investment of $680 million. Waze, which was founded in 2008, has more than 7 million users in the United States, Italy, France, Spain and Israel.

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Out of the Crisis #21: Tomas Pueyo on the hammer and the dance, political polarization, and how the pandemic will affect the way we live and work

Startup Lessons Learned

And then, once that curve is low enough, governments can dance, testing and tracking cases until the virus is eradicated or we develop a working vaccine. They didn't have experience buying bulk from the government things like masks or ventilators." He worked at an education startup here in Silicon Valley. He wasn't a media star.