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The four waves of crypto disruption: where are they today? 

Version One Ventures

But you only have to talk to people from high inflation countries like Argentina or Venezuela to understand the appeal of a globally-accessible and permissionless digital currency. Given the stability of the US dollar, Bitcoin’s value proposition as a store of value may not be easy to grasp for the mainstream user in the U.S.

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Startup Strategy Roundtable: Where Should You Raise Money?

ReadWriteStart

In fact, I just did a case study on Coastal Contacts , a $150 million e-commerce company that sells contact lenses online and has built itself up largely by using inventory financing as opposed to venture capital and equity financing. Malaysia, India, China, Italy, Argentina, wherever), you are better off raising money locally.

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Bitcoin: Resilience in Crisis

thebarefootvc

Those in countries that have previously experienced massive inflation (Zimbabwe, Venezuela, Argentina) or capital controls (China, India) have long seen relative value in an asset that is independent of government financial manipulation. On the other hand, bitcoin is up over 3,000% in the past five years, and over 58% in the past year alone.

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How to bootstrap a Startup with less than $10k

www.thestartup.eu

Developers are in Argentina, Ukraine and Russia. Sweat Equity: Juliette and Marco put in a bit of work during weekends as project managers, designers, developers, sysadmins, etc. Let’s break down their costs: Logo design: a simple contest on 99designs with a $300 prize. Total cost: $5000. Two months of work and $2500.

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Invest in Israel Newsletter March 2011 Edition

VC Cafe

“Provigent is a unique asset with world-class microwave backhaul technology and strong engineering talent developing innovative and highly integrated semiconductor solutions for the microwave segment.&# – Rajiv Ramaswami, executive VP at Broadcom. LEADING SECURITY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY MCAFEE ACQUIRES ISRAEL’S SENTRIGO.

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Strategy Roundtable: Fall Call To Action

ReadWriteStart

In How Not To Sell Equity Too Cheap, Too Soon , entrepreneurs would find a discussion of what we recommend when it comes to selling incubation-stage equity. Development Agencies and Regional Incubators, please read: Does Your Region Experience Brain Drain Of Technology Entrepreneurs? Also relevant: How Do You Scale Mentoring?

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6/16: What's Mine Is Yours: The Rise of Collaborative Consumption

David Teten

Technology is changing the way we do business; crowd sourcing and social networks have become a default security system. Mr. Berk graduated from Emory University and began his career trading equities (not tools or electronics). One of them, Mimeo.com, i s a Deloitte Fast 50 Technology company that has made the Inc.

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