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Inspiring Entrepreneurs: What Netflix CEO Reed Hastings has learned in his business career

The Next Web

That includes the Netherlands, where it launched just yesterday, and it was in Amsterdam where I caught up with him to find out what he’s learned in his journey as an entrepreneur. So we simply went too fast and didn’t anticipate how devoted some people still were to that part of our business. It is really hard moving forward.

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Spotting Opportunities; The Startup Journey of Catherine Mandungu

The Startup Magazine

She was born in Congo, DRC, and then largely raised in the Netherlands by a single mum of four girls. She is also working on a platform that will work as an extension of Think RevOps to give women in Africa the chance to work alongside her company, by providing support to companies in the UK and globally. Catherine’s Background.

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15 steps to launch your own tech startup: Part 2

The Next Web

When we started our business, only a few global tech businesses were also located in Berlin – most famously SoundCloud. Another one I can really recommend is Business Model Generation. It’s now a global product, in US, Asia, Europe and Africa. What companies do we compete with in terms of recruiting?

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Invest in Israel Newsletter September 2010 Edition

VC Cafe

Israel’s ranking in the’s Global Competitiveness Report 2010-2011 increased to 24th place from 27th the year before. The Global Competitiveness Index is based on 12 pillars of competitiveness, which together provide a comprehensive picture of the competitiveness landscape in 139 economies around the world at all stages of development.

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Innovation Outposts in Silicon Valley – Going to Where the Action Is

Steve Blank

They helped to globalize their innovation cycle and tap foreign expertise and resources. Other companies operating in small markets with little R&D resources in their home country (ABB, Novartis and Hoffmann-La Roche in Switzerland, Philips in the Netherlands and Ericsson in Sweden) pursued R&D outside their home country by necessity.

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Innovate Israel Conference Brings 28 Israeli startups to London

VC Cafe

From live & on demand video with endless interactive overlays, through 2nd screen, synchronized & social experiences, to brilliant mobile apps that may function in all connectivity environments and support every possible business model. Cell Buddy will be the world’s first Mobile Virtual Global Operator (MVGO).