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Don’t Sleep on Lightning

Version One Ventures

If you want to feel bullish on how Lightning can be used as global payments rails, read this comprehensive essay by Nicolas Burtey of Galoy. TL;DR: The best analogue for Bitcoin itself is a global settlement layer like Fedwire (run by the Federal Reserve for interbank settlements with an average transaction size of $2 million).

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27 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Names

Hearpreneur

Agency I started back in 2014 and still run, is named Neparno 10, which on Serbian language means Odd 10. I’ve been a member of the North Face global athlete team for over 10 years. Ran reports through a IP lawyer, they were all taken or didn’t sound good. Thanks to Chris Wain, Africa Travel ! #4- 4- Considered a few things.

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Spectacles and $SNAP’s $20B Valuation

Austin Startup

It’s up from 40 minutes in July 2014. Even by July 2014, Facebook’s core application had effectively saturated the US market, with more than 80% of US adults on Facebook. Global smartphone revenue is about $420B. However, it’s premature to suggest that Snapchat will follow a similar usage model.

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3 Steps Millennials Can Take To Disrupt The Business Waters

YoungUpstarts

After all, 62 percent of Millennials report that they want to become their own bosses, but as of 2014, fewer than 2 percent took the leap. They’re navigating the currents of adulthood and the global marketplace, gaining expertise and investing in education, and networking to prepare them when they’re ready for the plunge.

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How to Find the Top VCs for the Investment You Need

Up and Running

According to Pitchbook, the data and technology provider for the global private equity and venture capital markets, the year’s total for this region was a record $2.4 billion in 2014 and $1.4 e.ventures: e.ventures is a global venture capital firm that backs internet and software founders. That figure was an increase from $2.3

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Crushing It With Competitive Intelligence Analysis: Best Metrics, Reports

Occam's Razor

Half-way through this post, you'll seriously wonder why you've spent so much time obsessing with Adobe/Google Analytics/Chartbeat or other web analytics tool. CIA also formed one of five foundational elements in my best-selling book Web Analytics 2.0. On the web we can infer a person's intent using their actual behavior.

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