YoungUpstarts

MAY 28, 2015

If you’re from a “Western country” — North America or the UK, chances are, a good firm handshake says, I respect both of our organizations, you, myself, and our future, and I’ve come to do some business. However, in Japan, Saudi Arabia, and even France, it means something different. The Handshake. Don’t believe me? Girard, Jr.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 10, 2011

By Ernst Gemassme r Most of us have travelled abroad and experienced the challenges and frustrations of getting what we want without being laughed at or insulting our hosts. Similar issues prevail when doing business in other countries, cultures and languages. HR rules are local.

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Up and Running

MAY 13, 2015

If you’re from a “Western country”—North America or the UK—chances are, a good firm handshake says, “I respect both of our organizations, you, myself, and our future, and I’ve come to do some business.” ” However, in Japan, Saudi Arabia, and even France, it means something different. Photo by Lee Jin-man/AP.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 28, 2020

We talked about why America was so unprepared to fight the virus, focusing on the legacies we leave behind, his experiences during the HIV-AIDS crisis and much more. The same thing happened with MERS, the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome 10 years later that occurred initially in Saudi Arabia and spread to a little offshoot into Korea.

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