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Observations from my trip to India

Version One Ventures

I just returned from a weeklong trip to India, having spent a few days each in Delhi and Bangalore to meet with local entrepreneurs and investors. Noah Smith recently wrote about why everyone should get excited about India’s prospects. I had only a few connections in India before this trip.

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8 Interesting Ways Mission-Driven Organizations Are Using AI

Board Effect

We’ll also touch on AI ethics and governance, and point out some of the AI challenges and considerations your board should take note of. ARMMAN , a nonprofit based in India, built an AI-based predictive model that evaluated the risk of expectant mothers who were likely to drop out of telehealth outreach programs.

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How to Startup Your UK Business as a Non-resident

The Startup Magazine

For example, if you were a software engineer based in India, you are well within your rights to sell your services as an outsourced contractor to a UK company. However, as a citizen of India, you would not be allowed to become an employee of that company without first obtaining a work VISA.

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Dog Days of Summer

thebarefootvc

This is the most sophisticated understanding of the blockchain sector I have seen to date from a government: “The government has subdivided its industry classification scheme into three sectors, with ten further subdivisions under the guidance of the Korean Standard Industrial Classification ( KSIC ).

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SXSW Startups: Tunnelware

Austin Startup

This is a great initiative by UK government to digitize the construction industry. The government has compelled to all construction sites to be on BIM (Building Information Modeling) level 1 and soon to be on BIM level 2. The government here fully supports startups to grow and stay by providing funds and a stage to grow.

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The @TWTFelipe Story – A Tale of US Visa Policy Gone Awry (#startupvisa)

Both Sides of the Table

He came to the United States in 2001 to study Software Engineering at Auburn University. By 2005 I had moved back to the US and we started hiring US employees (The first two employees we hired had both grown up in India! At the time he granted me permission to write about his story. Felipe grew up in Brazil. Irony, hey?).

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Technology, Innovation, and Modern War – Class 3

Steve Blank

Class 3: Our guest speaker for session 3 was Anja Manuel , former State Department official, founding partner of Rice, Hadley, Gates and Manuel and author of This Brave New World : India, China and the United States. Advancements in these technologies will be driven by consumer demand and the potential for profit- not government directives.