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Why Bitcoin is Gaining Worldwide Popularity

The Startup Magazine

First, the Bitcoin global popularity increased after the financial crisis of 2008 which led many to question the stability of national currencies and fiat money. On top of this, 2013 saw a rapid increase in Bitcoin’s value making it a much more attractive asset to hold for average investors around the world. Conclusion.

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WP Engine passes $100M in revenue and secures $250M investment from Silver Lake

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

We’ve come a long way from switching this blog to WordPress in 2009, my systematic vetting of the business idea in 2009 (after needing it myself due to the success of this blog crashing my dedicated server every time I got on Hackernews), the “ coming soon ” pre-launch in April 2010, our Series A 3-minute pitch in 2011, our incredible CEO Heather Brunner (..)

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A Guide to Conducting Business In France

The Startup Magazine

France is one of the world’s leading global powers, but what is it like to conduct business there? Also, as of 2013, for the workforce between the ages of 30 to 34, 44% are higher-education graduates. In 2017 the CIR was €6 billion. You can go to VAT Global to review them. France Has A Very Large Market.

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Korea – Asia’s Startup Powerhouse

YoungUpstarts

This worked hand-in-hand with the smart city infrastructure that was in place, enabling the relevant government agencies to communicate with the public through different channels swiftly, and decisively. The government has made huge financial commitments in turning South Korea into one of the world’s leading startup hubs.

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Female Founder Interview: Latina Leader Elizabeth Colón

The Startup Magazine

With over 20 years of experience in the language services industry, Elizabeth garnered national praise for her leadership and expertise in her field with awards such as Negocios Now’s Latinas in Business Award (2017). Our role within the international women business owner community continues to reach new corners of the world.

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My plans for 2017: Join me if you can, I could use the help

Austin Startup

However, it leaves me as excited for the future as anytime since I started RideScout and retired from the Army in 2013. Since co-founding the DITAC and NSTXL almost four years ago, we continue to seek new ways for improve the government procurement system to help our warfighters deployed overseas and training here at home.

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The Future of Startups 2013-2017

Scalable Startup

The Future of Startups 2013-2017, beginning of a series. Sunday, January 27th, 2013. And then medium-size businesses start to use it, and then large businesses start to use it, and then eventually the government starts to use it. So jump on this next rain now, more postings on this to come. ALEXIA TSOTSIS.