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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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Coping With Late Payment – Managing Asia’s Slow Payers

YoungUpstarts

A bank wire is not always a convenient mode of payment, especially for customers in China who do not use internet banking. 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. Automated reminders.

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Hacking for Diplomacy – The State Department Takes Notice

Steve Blank

Terrorists harnessing the internet to radicalize and recruit new members. They shared their experiences of how technology has enhanced – and threatens to undermine – diplomatic work. Hacking for Diplomacy takes the Lean Startup methodology and applies it to problems sourced from the State Department.

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Hacking for Diplomacy – The State Department Takes Notice

Steve Blank

Terrorists harnessing the internet to radicalize and recruit new members. They shared their experiences of how technology has enhanced – and threatens to undermine – diplomatic work. Hacking for Diplomacy takes the Lean Startup methodology and applies it to problems sourced from the State Department.

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12 Questions: Meet Debs and Johnny (Portugal)

crowdSPRING Blog

Debs & Johnny live and work in the countryside of central Portugal. Be professional, treat others with respect, help us build something very special, and we’ll take notice. We’re very proud to feature Debs & Johnny (crowdSPRING username: UsBeingUs ) today. Please tell us about yourselves. What is it like working as a team?

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

The Next Web

Since public and private sectors are working together to bring more people to the mobile Internet, there is tremendous opportunity for growth in Brazil. An example of a great startup incentive took place in Portugal, where tax reductions were offered to companies that hired unemployed workers or students.

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Why Netflix Is Winning The Big Data Game

YoungUpstarts

The company plans to expand into Japan, China, Portugal, and Spain by the end of the year – marking only the beginning of their international expansion strategy. As soon as Netflix started streaming movies and TV shows via the internet, they acquired and measured extensive customer behavior data. With over 65.5

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