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What Can You Learn from the 4-Hour Workweek?

Both Sides of the Table

If you’re not familiar with the term it’s basically trying to help all of us who are deluged with technology to find ways to cope with the masses of information without having it ruin our lives. During this period of time I found ways to get my firm to staff me in Italy, France, Hungary, Switzerland, Belgium, Spain and the UK.

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Remote Work in the Time of COVID-19

ReadWriteStart

The fact that the Internet and remote work apps are finally fast and robust enough that near-seamless remote collaboration is possible. The technology is mature enough that working from home works pretty well. The internet itself, and most particularly last-mile connectivity, would not have supported the sudden global shift.

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Remote First: Why Isn’t Every Company Boundaryless

ReadWriteStart

Huge leaps in technology have made seamless communication with remote teams efficient and cost-effective. Global internet bandwidth has exponentially increased while costs have become radically lower. We test for software engineering fundamentals, and we use technology-specific tests. In terms of technical expertise.

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Eastern European Champions & the 4 V’s of Big Data

Cracking the Code

It took me some time to figure out a title and I eventually settled for “Building European Champions” as the region has proven its ability to generate very successful venture outcomes and will continue to be the birthplace of many successful technology companies. Why Eastern Europe? mobile phone per person for the Top 4 EE countries (vs.

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Should Apple Buy Hungary?

Agile VC

I had read somewhere that Apple’s cash pile was equivalent to Hungary’s GDP so I tweeted out the suggestion that perhaps an activist shareholder should push an acquisition of Hungary rather than thinking small (e.g. For some reason the notion of Apple hiking the taxes of Hungary to fund a dividend recap just amuses me….

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Skype for Small Business Profile: Drew Gerber

Mike Michalowicz

He’s a citizen of the world who currently splits his time between Hungary, Serbia, and the US. It turns out that Drew’s innovative approach to technology maximizes the unique benefits Skype brings to the PR biz. The rural village is no barrier to success, though, because if there’s an Internet connection, he’s in business.

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