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Aspen Institute Maghreb Investor Delegation, next week in NY and CA

David Teten

The group is about 22 people; managing directors, partners and COO’s of major investments firms in Morocco, Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, and Tunisia. If you would like to be a speaker or simply attend any of the programs below, at no cost, contact Katherine St. More details. Onge, Katherine.St.Onge(@)aspeninst.org.

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[Review] The Rise Of The New East

YoungUpstarts

Faced with the rising costs of labour, materials and land in Chinese cities, companies are increasingly sourcing from other Asian countries like Vietnam, Indonesia, Pakistan and Bangladesh. The key here is to transfer foreign management expertise and technologies to China while tapping on its huge domestic entertainment market.

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Victoria: Investing In Morocco’s Future

YoungUpstarts

Casablanca is also one of the largest financial centres in North Africa, as Morocco is a key participant in the Maghreb agreement that facilitates trade with its neighbours: Algeria, Libya, Mauritania and Tunisia. In cooperation with the Moroccan government, a hands-on management team guides progress and oversees fruition of the project.

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Here’s What’s Driving Collaborative Consumption and Where the Market May Head Next

Both Sides of the Table

Here I talked about Lending Club where I understand hedge fund managers are now deploying capital to lend directly against pools of borrowers. Think about it – most retailers can’t compete with the scale and costs of Amazon. But they do have a local physical location in your neighborhood. That’s what Deliv enables.

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Why the Navy Needs Disruption Now (part 2 of 2)

Steve Blank

For targets over uncontested airspace (Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Somalia, Yemen, Libya, etc.) Eventually the cost and probability of defending the carrier as a manned aircraft platform becomes untenable in highly defended A2/AD environments like the western Pacific or the Persian Gulf. that’s pretty easy.

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Hacking for Diplomacy at the State Department – Breakthroughs, breakdowns and relentlessly direct critiques

Steve Blank

That’s why, just halfway through the class, they’ve already talked to 550 beneficiaries (users, program managers, stakeholders, etc.). The teams live and die by the Lean Startup credo: “There are no facts inside the building so get the hell outside.” If you can’t see the presentation click here.

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Hacking for Diplomacy at the State Department – Breakthroughs, breakdowns and relentlessly direct critiques

Steve Blank

That’s why, just halfway through the class, they’ve already talked to 550 beneficiaries (users, program managers, stakeholders, etc.). The teams live and die by the Lean Startup credo: “There are no facts inside the building so get the hell outside.” If you can’t see the presentation click here.

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