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Volunteering in China with my son

David Cohen

Recently, I took my 11 year old (Andrew) to Beijing, China for 10 days. 30 minutes through border patrol and we are in china. tomorrow we will go to the Great Wall of china, and then have a tour of the school in the early evening. tomorrow the Great Wall of china. tomorrow the Great Wall of china. so we can walk.

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8 Ways The Maker Movement Turns Ideas Into Businesses

Startup Professionals Musings

There are already more than 2000 hackerspaces worldwide, as listed on the Hackerspace Wiki. It won’t cost you the many thousands of dollars to outsource your prototype to China, and risk losing the intellectual property, and it will hook you up to peers and investors who can help you make your dream a reality.

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Why The Future Of US High-Tech Is Bright

YoungUpstarts

As China, Brazil and India prosper, their increasingly wealthy populations demand more high-end products – a trend that favors the innovation industry. In the past fifteen years American exports to China have increased almost 500 percent, more than 10 times faster than shipments to the rest of the world.

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The Covid-19 virus is not politically correct

Steve Blank

It takes data from South Korea, Spain, Italy and China. For example, car accidents ~ 39,000 deaths in 2019 and over three-fourths of a million dead since 2000, ~ 70,000 drug overdose deaths in 2019 and over three-fourths of a million dead since 2000. In addition, racial and ethnic minorities seem to have been at greater risk.

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ESADE Business School Commencement Speech

Steve Blank

I’m honored to be at a university noted for knowledge, and in a city with 2000 years of history – home of Gaudí one of the 20 th century’s greatest innovators. The convergence of digital trends along with the rise of China and globalization has upended the rules for almost every business in every corner of the globe.

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The World’s Best Telecommunications Companies For Investors

YoungUpstarts

China Mobile Ltd. CHL which is currently the leading telecommunication company in China happens to have the highest number of subscribers across China. The company has been in operation since the year 2000 with its headquarters in New York City. So which are these companies to keep an investment eye on? And GTE Corp.

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Twitter Link Roundup #162 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

Thanks To Facebook, Strongest Year For IPOs Since 2000 With $21.5 Verizon finds US developer outsourced his job to China so he could surf Reddit and watch cat videos - [link]. Why You Should Give Yourself Permission to Screw Up - [link]. Billion Raised | TechCrunch - [link]. Zero notifications (by Joel Gascoigne) - [link].