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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. The technology sector is of particular interest to the delegates for several reasons: The Maghreb is being used as a near-shore IT platform for Europe, especially as Eastern Europe is expanding.

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[Review] The Rise Of The New East

YoungUpstarts

The old paradigm of manufacturing in China and selling in Europe and US is no longer entirely true. By now, many would know that China is expanding aggressively to West Asian and North African countries like Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, Algeria, Libya and Egypt. A “China + 1″ Strategy. Coping with Resource Shortages.

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

Steve Blank

Initial feedback from refugees themselves was positive – a 22-year-old from Eritrea who crossed the Mediterranean to Europe from Libya told the team he would have put his phone number on his shirt – had he thought ahead of time to do so. 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

Initial feedback from refugees themselves was positive – a 22-year-old from Eritrea who crossed the Mediterranean to Europe from Libya told the team he would have put his phone number on his shirt – had he thought ahead of time to do so. If you can’t see the presentation click here.

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Soundbites from the future

Start Up Blog

They’re happy to facilitate revolution in Moldova, Iran, Egypt and Libya. For example, it’s no longer acceptable for fashion from Europe or anywhere to be a season late. Brands can’t be a-political, they need to stand for something. Make a call and have a view. Eg Twitter wants to ‘To become “the pulse of the planet.”’

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The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

online.wsj.com

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