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Hacking for Diplomacy – The State Department Takes Notice

Steve Blank

Resources are what the team needs to hire or own inside their company — the team’s physical, financial, human and intellectual property. government does have some unique convening power and the ability to tap external talent and resources. They tested this updated MVP with refugees and made some surprising discoveries.

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Hacking for Diplomacy – The State Department Takes Notice

Steve Blank

Resources are what the team needs to hire or own inside their company — the team’s physical, financial, human and intellectual property. government does have some unique convening power and the ability to tap external talent and resources. They tested this updated MVP with refugees and made some surprising discoveries.

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Understand the tricks Multinationals use to avoid paying tax

Start Up Blog

Some pay next to nothing in Australia, but you can bet all of them pay less than you and me. Trick 1: Pay excessive amounts for rights to use brands names, intellectual property or other non physical assets the parent company owns. The local division (say in Australia) pays back money to this subsidiary to use the assets.