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In its emptiness, there is the function of a startup

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

Lao Tzu suggests the answer is “yes,” because the functionality of the ship — the “emptiness” created by those boards — is the essence of the ship. Can’t be the office space, Lao Tzu already pointed that out. Did “it” really go around the world? So, what doesn’t change?

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[Review] The Rise Of The New East

YoungUpstarts

Beneficiaries include ASEAN mainland cities like Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. To exploit this opportunity, the author suggests that greater emphasis could be placed on improving cross-border connectivity.

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A Startup is Not a Smaller Version of a Large Company

Steve Blank

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Lao-tzu. If you read the academic literature or business press, you might believe that large companies and their business models are brought by the stork. This series of posts are going to offer a new three-stage model of how startups grow into large companies.

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[Review] The Sales Bible

YoungUpstarts

” – Lao Tzu. .” – Jeffrey Gitomer. “If you chase the world, it runs from you. If you run from the world, it chases you.” ” – Hari Dass. “To serve is to rule.”

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13 Quotes on the Joy and Importance of Giving

Up and Running

” — Lao Tzu; Tweet this! “To get the full value of joy you must have someone to divide it with.” ” — Mark Twain; Tweet this! “The wise man does not lay up his own treasures. The more he gives to others, the more he has for his own.” “No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another.”

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Franchises Finding International Niches

The Entrepreneurial Mind

Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, Myanmar, Brunei, Cambodia and Laos are all seeing rapid growth in American franchise restaurants. One of the more active regions for international franchising is Southeast Asia. One of the most popular franchises is KFC.

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The Story of Techbikers (You can Play a role too)

VC Cafe

What I saw in that dream, was a big bike ride, and the idea of Room to Read was planted in my head since that trip to India in 2010. but there was only one problem?—?I I didn’t own a bike and I had no idea how to organize the logistics for an adventure like this. The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” ?

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