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4 startups facilitating a borderless world

The Startup Magazine

Danish-based startup Inpay was formed after founder Jacob Tackmann Thomsen realized money donated to help orphaned children in Myanmar after 2008’s Cyclone Nargis would lose 5% to fees and take days to arrive. Below are four examples of organizations doing just this, including household names and some more up-and-coming startups.

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[Interview] PSB Academy: Up-Skilling In A New Learning Economy

YoungUpstarts

This accentuates the need for talents in the hospitality industry to harness the power of digital marketing and artificial intelligence (AI) technology, in preparation for the Hospitality 4.0 Dr Liow: We had one recent graduate who decided to join forces with his dad to manage the family-owned backpackers chain in Yangon, Myanmar.

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[Review] The Rise Of The New East

YoungUpstarts

The key here is to transfer foreign management expertise and technologies to China while tapping on its huge domestic entertainment market. Beneficiaries include ASEAN mainland cities like Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. Fortunately, there is light at the end of the tunnel.

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The Secret Sauce of a Successful Smart City

Austin Startup

A city isn’t smart because it uses technology. A city is smart because it uses technology to make its citizens’ lives better. A smart city isn’t smart because it uses technology. A city is smart because it uses technology to make its citizens’ lives better. The magic in technology is how it can transform lives.

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Geography of The Great Resignation: What Is the Global Impact?

Board Effect

From an industry standpoint, hospitality jobs are lagging, and technology positions are soaring. . Fashion, technology, and manufacturing have all been impacted by workers resigning. Asia claims to have a growing shortage of skilled workers in the technology industry. The Great Resignation 2021 in the United Kingdom.

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The Tech Industry and VC Case for Kamala Harris for President

This is going to be BIG.

I’m writing to share why I think a Kamala Harris presidency would be far better for the long-term success of the American technology industry and the startup world than the alternative—but before I make this political omelet, I need to break a few eggshells. I believe that we can innovate responsibly. That starts at the top, by example.