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Freelancing is the new normal: oDesk and the future of the workforce marketplace

The Next Web

On the enterprise side of our business, we’ve seen the increasing demand from traditional large corporate buyers looking for ways to manage a more distribute workforce,” Cooper said. “In Every part of our organization has members of the team that are distributed all over the world. Focus on the East.

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Snowflakes in the Valley: What Happens When 40 Nordic Entrepreneurs Visit Silicon Valley

ReadWriteStart

Countries such as the UK , Russia and Finland are trying to replicate its ecosystem, to stimulate their local industries. In contrast with a startup such as Kiva, the drive to fix real problems, make and impact and give to the community makes traditional business feel vain, and startups all the more inspiring. Silicon Valley is a hub.

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Urban Technology: The Business of Smart Cities

The Startup Magazine

Improving grid management and optimizing power production through different sources and distributed energy production are critical to cost management. Skolkovo Innovation City in Russia has been recognized as an attempt to emulate Silicon Valley. They save money immediately and pay for themselves within a few years.

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Turing Distinguished Leader Series: With Partner David Zhang, TVC

ReadWriteStart

So that’s the big one, obviously, with the geopolitical tensions, not just Russia and Ukraine. It’s almost like the venture community is almost like an influencer bubble. . We believed this thing would be able to unlock a multi-product distribution and really strengthen the business mode. I’m trying to be optimistic.

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E Pluribus Unum – A Rallying Cry for National Service

Steve Blank

I had a great career as an entrepreneur, but always believed that at some point in your life you need to serve others – whether it’s God, country, community, or family. One result of this experiment: the risk for the sons and daughters being sent into harm’s way is no longer evenly distributed across all segments of society.

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Technology, Innovation, and Modern War – Class 10 – The DOD and Modern War –– Michèle Flournoy

Steve Blank

It was time to take their claim, their rightful place in the international community. Particularly given that both China and Russia are going to be leveraging these technologies in ways that are really counter to our Western values in terms of surveillance systems and without respect for personal privacy and all kinds of things.

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Why We Can’t Let Luddites Ruin Global Trade

Both Sides of the Table

To promise our manufacturing towns that we will bring low-wage manufacturing back to their communities by cutting trade with China is at best a lie and at worse a huge step back for progress — even for those most affected by change. And Russia. Distribution of wealth benefits all. And they will eat our lunch.

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