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Why Has LA Suddenly Gotten So Much Attention from VCs and Entrepreneurs?

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Many people don’t realize that the majority of the monetization of the Internet originated in Los Angeles but was perfected in Silicon Valley. The monetization engine of the Internet that powers the most profitable business perhaps in history was invented and perfected in Los Angeles and is what you now know as Google Ad Words.

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The One Word That Shouldn’t Exist in an Entrepreneur’s Vocabulary

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I used to ask Deborah to book my travel plans in France and Germany were I went 1-2 times / month. There were online tools to book this stuff but the Internet booking sites were early. If there was any society in which being a hustler was out of step with the norm is was England. But I don’t want to pay that much.

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10 Companies Want To Show You The Money

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Requirements: You must have access to a web cam and a reliable Internet connection. Currently available in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Italy, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Spain, Norway, Germany, Portugal, Netherlands, New Zealand, United Kingdom and the USA.

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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: How Do You Catalyze A Region's Entrepreneurship?

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Today, building Internet businesses, or businesses that are primarily marketed through the Internet, is viable for entrepreneurs all over the world. Gilt Groupe from France and Xing from Germany are good examples. It is no longer Silicon Valley's exclusive domain.

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How The 5G Revolution Emerged And How It Will Give Business A Boost

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3G emerged from the growth of the internet during the 1990s , which created a demand for mobile phones that could support both SMS texting and multimedia MMS transmission of image, sound and video files. The amount of data generated by these devices dwarfs the scale of the traditional internet. 3G: Opening Up the App Market.

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To Better Understand Innovation, Measure The Right Things

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Most of society’s big innovations – from the internet and email to DNA sequencing and solar energy – were created within organizations (and not by entrepreneurs) in which leadership did not particularly ask for or encourage innovation. Consider a bridge built in Laufenburg, a town that straddles Germany and Switzerland. Conclusion.

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From Berlin To Boston: Which City Is Best For Your Startup?

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One of the best things about setting up a startup these days is that nothing is out of bounds thanks to the Internet. Berlin, Germany. Paris, France. You can now trade with clients in other continents. And there is a wealth of resources online that you can help yourself to whenever you need them.

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