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How Today’s Startups Can Adapt to a Globally Distributed Model

ReadWriteStart

Still, COVID-19 helped tip the balance towards a globally distributed model. What’s more, outsourcing projects and ongoing operations to offshore teams on a contract basis is a more flexible model that’s easy to scale. A globally distributed business model allows you to hire the best talent wherever in the world it is.

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Technology, Innovation, and Modern War – Class 15 – Mid Term– Congressman Mike Gallagher

Steve Blank

Joe Felter , Raj Shah and I designed a class to examine the new military systems, operational concepts and doctrines that will emerge from 21st century technologies – Space, Cyber, AI & Machine Learning and Autonomy. Shifting the Huawei/ZTE 5G debate in certain European countries like Germany. We have a long way to go.

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My Life as a CEO (and VC): Chief Psychologist

Both Sides of the Table

My first company was founded in Ireland, headquartered in England and had country operations in the UK, France & Germany. Equally I had to spend time with the heads of sales & marketing to keep them confident I wasn’t going to undermine their authority in the country operations. We faced it when we were small.

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Zero Marginal Cost Energy

Version One Ventures

Earlier this year, I published a post that was very bullish on an emerging electricity grid powered primarily by distributed energy resources (DERs) like solar, wind, and batteries. A surplus of DERs already presents a massive challenge for grids from Texas to Germany, a problem colloquially known as the duck curve.

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Does Your VC have an Investment Thesis, or a Hypothesis?

David Teten

“Europe” means a handful of countries, for instance, France, UK, and Germany. Foundry Group, investing primarily in “ Software and Internet ”, follows six major themes, e.g., Human Computer Interaction (HCI) or Distribution. “Tech” means B2B Saas/Fintech or Consumer apps.

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How Black People Leveraged Tech Bigotry to Boss the Blockchain Below the Radar

Austin Startup

The African-American community with a global movement known as the Afro-Tech quietly mastered blockchain/distributed ledger technology several years ago to benefit urban communities. Silicon Valley don’t want you guys out there to see Jessie Owens beat Germany in the 1936 Olympics because they saw how you loved Jessie Owens after that.

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Invest in Israel Newsletter October 2011 Edition

VC Cafe

BigBand Networks, which has more than 200 customers in North America, Asia and Europe, provides broadband service providers with digital video networking solutions designed to make it easier to distribute, manage and monetize video. Fifty of its manufacturing activities and 70% of its consolidated revenues derive from global operations.

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