Mike Michalowicz

MAY 31, 2016

Today Dr.Zarik Boghossian shares his personal story of being born in Iran and moving to the US, the hardships he faced because of his accent, having no money and how he moved on to successfully develop a software that does the flight navigation for the international space station. Also Available On. Show Summary.

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VC Cafe

AUGUST 11, 2024

In Israel, the week’s news was mostly focused on the expectation from an impending attack by Iran and its proxies. It’s hard to believe that even after 10 months since October 7th, there are still 115 Israeli h*stages held in G**a. We must #BRINGTHEMHOME NOW.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 3, 2013

It isn’t simply that when a leader in the US calls off negotiations with Iran he puts it on Twitter or when a leader from Iran rebuffs that Tweet publicly that a signal is created but it is the unseen. It is the oil pipeline explosion in Nigeria that is Tweeted before people even know a disruption may happen.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 29, 2020

Watch out if someone has a complex plan involving offshore bank financing or gemstones or oil leases in Iran to make you rich. People claiming to be unbiased may actually be paid promoters or company insiders. Any mention of “offshore.” Sounds too good to be true.

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Austin Startup

JANUARY 11, 2018

In 1294 Gaykhatu (literally, “Awesome” in Mongolian) was the leader of one Hoard of Mongols ruling over what is now Iran, Iraq and Southwest Asia. Because Iran, North Korea, drug cartels, tax evaders, and money launderers are using Bitcoin to evade sanctions, bank laws, taxes, and pretty much violate every lawful economic law on the books.

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David Teten

MARCH 5, 2021

based founders, 35 were white* American; four were white immigrant/first generation, from France, Ukraine, Russia and Iran; and four were Indian immigrant/first generation. All of the 40 companies’ 92 founders were male. Of the 43 U.S.-based Of the 19 Western Europe/Israel-based founders, all were white.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Next, we’ll discuss the challenge of our National Defense Strategy – we no longer face a single Cold War adversary but potentially five – in what are called the “2+3 threats” (China and Russia plus Iran, North Korea, and non-nation state actors.).

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 29, 2013

While Iran & Russia are moving to deny gay people’s existents or diminish their rights we live in a country that accepts them as the loving parents and people that they are. One of their mommy’s best friends is a gay man with three children who have Spina Bifida – two in wheelchairs.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

It won’t be surprise anyone then, we can all agree, of the three countries to top the list – China, Iran and Syria. Here’s an infographic from Open Site that shows how much these nations hate the power of the Internet and how they control their online populace:

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

The Department of Defense has to decide which of these technologies and new weapons will be most important across these five: China, Russia, North Korea, Iran and non-nation states. Compounding this problem of multiple new technologies is today’s reality that the DOD is facing multiple adversaries.

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www.usatoday.com

JULY 16, 2012

Julianna Iran, a tax consultant from Pasadena, Calif., Those drawn to peer-to-peer sharing cite a multitude of reasons for the trend, but one stands out among start-ups and users alike: finding efficiencies by shedding excess. turns to Zimride to fill the empty seats in her car when she drives to San Francisco several times a year.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 22, 2013

Watch out if someone has a complex plan involving offshore bank financing or gemstones or oil leases in Iran to make you rich. People claiming to be unbiased may actually be paid promoters or company insiders. Any mention of “offshore.” Sounds too good to be true.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 9, 2013

But an equally obvious case is BitCoin where people who live in Iran, Syria or Libya may rather put their money into non-governmental units (even knowing the risks) than to trust their local governmental leaders to protect their assets from inflation or seizure.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 23, 2023

Watch out if someone has a complex plan involving offshore bank financing or gemstones or oil leases in Iran to make you rich. People claiming to be unbiased may actually be paid promoters or company insiders. Any mention of “offshore.” Sounds too good to be true.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 30, 2011

Watch out if someone has a complex plan involving offshore bank financing or gemstones or oil leases in Iran to make you rich. People claiming to be unbiased may actually be paid promoters, large stakeholders, or company insiders. Any mention of “offshore.” Sounds too good to be true.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 4, 2018

She helms Eventbox, an online platform for events based in Iran. The venture now hosts regular TEDx events in Iran. Where other’s see obstacles, she sees opportunities. Successfully launching TEDxTehran is another Mohammadi milestone.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

Social networks are like Iran. But 22 year olds might like to be able to make their views on the world known without having it follow them around for the next 40 years. It’s scary. You can say anything you want, but in the morning there will be consequences.” ” It hit me. He’s right. PSEUDONYMITY.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 13, 2024

Travel History (have you lived or gone to China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Syria, etc.) United States allegiance Foreign influence (do you own property overseas? Foreign investments, etc.) Psychological conditions and personal behavior. Plus, they will talk to your friends, relatives, current and ex-significant others, etc.

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SVPG

OCTOBER 16, 2016

As an example of what I mean here, for each of the six women I highlighted, in every case, their only real hesitation was that readers of my article might not give enough credit to their team. EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE.

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Start Up Blog

APRIL 28, 2011

They’re happy to facilitate revolution in Moldova, Iran, Egypt and Libya. Brands can’t be a-political, they need to stand for something. Make a call and have a view. Eg Twitter wants to ‘To become “the pulse of the planet.”’ We are starting to understand the bridge between the screen and the real. GENERATION D (Digital).

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 6, 2014

Iran, and India. Every politician worth his salt needs to jump on the social media bandwagon. This is because social websites have played an important role in many elections around the world, including in the U.S., They have also served to rally people for a cause, and have inspired mass movements and political unrests in many countries.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 22, 2011

The ability to copy and disseminate banned ideas undermined repressive regimes from Poland to Iran to the Soviet Union. One of the most effective weapons in the Cold War was the mimeograph machine and the VCR. In the 21 st century, authoritarian governments still fear their own people talking to each other and asking questions.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

Whatever their eventual path and outcomes – I would argue that their impact on Iran, Tunisia & Egypt – and frankly on the way that we as a society communicate now – has rendered them one of the most important technologies of the past decade. That includes me.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 29, 2010

Watch out if someone has a complex plan involving offshore bank financing or gemstones or oil leases in Iran to make you rich. People claiming to be unbiased may actually be paid promoters, large stakeholders, or company insiders. Any mention of “offshore”. Sounds too good to be true.

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

AUGUST 1, 2022

Mikkel Thorup hosts The Expat Money Show podcast (I was on episode 155) and has spent over 21 years in continual travel around the world, visiting more than 100 countries including Colombia, North Korea, Zimbabwe, and Iran.

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OnlyOnce

JANUARY 7, 2014

So far over 1,300 people have signed up for Startup CEO from countries as far-flung as the China, Brasil, Iran, the U.K., NovoEd is a very unique online educational platform that gives students the ability internationally to work together in teams and collaborate on assignments and peer review one another’s work.

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

JUNE 28, 2012

Farnoosh Brock fled with her family from Iran to Turkey when she was eleven years old. Press play to begin streaming the audio or right click the text link and choose save as or save link. Download the MP3 [ 60 Minutes - 29 MB ]. Subscribe to this Podcast in iTunes.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Iran isn’t well-known for its cyber skills, but this individual definitely placed them on the map. The former member of Iran’s military held valuable footage such as upcoming episodes of the massively popular ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ and other shows for ransom. Behzad Mesri.

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Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 8, 2021

I remember the Iran Hostage Crisis, Oliver North, and one of the moon landings (I don’t remember which one.). I remember a few TV shows like Happy Days and Gilligan’s Island, but Daniel and I were only allowed one hour of TV a day, and I often didn’t use mine because I preferred to read. I never watched the news as a kid.

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The Next Web

MAY 7, 2013

Viber is currently blocked or disrupted by Iran and Vodafone. The only interference we see is from Vodafone in some countries, and in Iran. Obviously, we index better in some countries (and worse in others), but it’s pretty much a global phenomenon. Do you know if and where Viber is currently being blocked?

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

While he was raised in war-torn Iran, he moved to America with a dream and vision, becoming an American citizen and a successful business owner. Giving back throughout the year not only makes you feel good knowing you have helped make a difference, but it truly does help make the world a better place, one donation at a time.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 1, 2015

During WWII, ‘the Big Three’ met in Iran in 1943 at the famous Tehran Conference. The two bonded over their shared interests and went on to co-create one of the most revered, influential brands in technology. Joseph Stalin, Winston Churchill, and Franklin Roosevelt.

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

In Lebanon, Hi **ah continues to shoot rockets aimed at civilians in Israel and Iran has once more threatened a ‘devastating response’ before the US elections. Iran threatened it will deal Israel a ‘devastating blow’ even before the US elections. There are still 101 Israeli hostages held in G**a.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 4, 2012

The Office of Foreign Assets Control administers and enforces various economic sanctions programs; you may be familiar with the restrictions and embargoes that are placed on countries such as North Korea or Iran which are designed to put foreign policy pressure on those and other governments.

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Ben's Blog

JUNE 7, 2024

In this episode of the AI + a16z podcast, Ideogram CEO Mohammad Norouzi joins a16z General Partner Jennifer Li to share his story of growing up in Iran, helping build influential text-to-image models at Google, and ultimately cofounding and running Ideogram.

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Austin Startup

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

It was 1979 when the Shah was exiled from Iran by those loyal to the Grand Ayatollah Khomeini, ending the reign of the the last Persian monarch. She fled the university and on that day, without knowing, said goodbye to Aryamehr Institute of Technology and the country she had loved for 22 years, Iran. And here she was, almost done.

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Steve Blank

JULY 29, 2016

And they have been selling these systems to other countries (Iran, Syria, Egypt, etc.). Today, China can do this in the Pacific and to a limited extent, Iran has this capability in the Persian Gulf. Today, photo imaging satellites, satellites that track electronic emissions (radio, radar, etc.)

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