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Startup Strategy Roundtable: Where Should You Raise Money?

ReadWriteStart

First, there are two primary aspects that have to be managed: inventory financing and customer acquisition costs. Well, all that costs money, I would like to see a more cost-effective customer acquisition strategy. Malaysia, India, China, Italy, Argentina, wherever), you are better off raising money locally.

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Will Bitcoin adoption be driven outside the US?

Lightspeed Venture Partners

There is a good documentary about Bitcoin in Argentina that highlights similar concerns, in that case driven by the economy and inflation. So there is existence proof that high inflation can drive a whole country to adopt another currency, one that is completely disassociated from the central government. What do you think ?

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For tech to develop in emerging economies, the first obstacle is trust

The Next Web

Riding the wave of global awareness for the need to stay competitive, Tanzania has taken some positive steps forwards, including government investments in a fibreoptic backbone as well as strategic initiatives around promoting start-ups. industry in Tanzania. In one word, that issue is trust.

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Tough Love

Growthink Blog

The recent defeat of the recall effort to oust Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker should hearten those that wish to see governments at all levels benefit from the efficiencies and accountabilities that businesses utilize every day to innovate, execute, and thrive. The process is slow. It is painful. It is cynical-inducing.

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Invest in Israel Newsletter June 2010 Edition

VC Cafe

Eureka was set up in 1985 as a legal framework allowing European companies to collaborate and receive government funding. The Albaugh acquisition gives Makhteshim a significant presence in North America and South America, low cost production sites, efficient supply chain, and access to large growers in the US Midwest. MS Tech Ltd.,

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37 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

I originally came from Argentina, and lived in Brazil and Venezuela before moving to the US. Do you know how much it cost 2 days of “holidays” for the company? I had previously worked at an executive level in the government, specialising in international relations. 31) Opportunity Cost. 12) We Wanted to Help.