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What to Know About Cryptocurrency and Scams

The Startup Magazine

Cryptocurrency is a digital currency that uses cryptography, a process of transforming information into code, to help ensure the security of financial transactions. With this wallet loaded with Bitcoins, they could use the coins for purchases or exchange them for other forms of currency. The Risks of Investing in Cryptocurrency.

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Why Online Privacy Can Make Or Break A Business

YoungUpstarts

The recent surge in cases involving high-profile data breaches and consumer information misuse such as the Facebook and Cambridge Analytica scandal has made users warier of the state of their data privacy while using the internet. You may be confident that you have done everything in your power to secure your processes.

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What Your Business Needs to Know About Forensic Accounting

The Startup Magazine

Specialists in the field ensure finances are in order and secure. The internet has broadened the field. The Securities and Exchange Commission led the forensic investigation. Forensic accounting entails examining the finances of an individual or business. Importance of Forensic Accounting. Shares dropped to $1.

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5 Recommendations Before Funding An Appealing Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

The Internet has just made it easier and faster for vultures to feed on investors tempted by the possibility of an “inside deal.” Here are a few questions you should ask that might allay any remaining qualms, or convince you to run immediately: How much am I paying in commission or fees? By commission? Avoid “insider deals.”

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5 Due Diligence Tips Before You Invest In A Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

The Internet has just made it easier and faster for vultures to feed on investors tempted by the possibility of an “inside deal.” Here are a few questions you should ask that might allay any remaining qualms, or convince you to run immediately: How much am I paying in commission or fees? By commission? Avoid “insider deals.”

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25 Entrepreneurs Reveal The Industry With The Most Optimist Future

Hearpreneur

The trend of digital migration must go hand in hand with securing networks to avoid breaches and possible losses in this digital age. When the majority of equipment and utility appliances are connected via the Internet of Things (IoT), they will eventually collect more data to process and gain more information to better serve us.

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Where would I go to invest in startups or emerging companies?

Gust

Most angel groups today are connected on a single Internet platform called Gust (of which I happen to be the CEO), which allows their members to easily collaborate both internally and externally on finding and executing investments. Once the U.S.