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Our Interview With Richard Burry, International E-Commerce Entrepreneur

The Startup Magazine

Global e-commerce entrepreneur and investor Richard Burry followed a unique path to the pinnacle of Internet success. Recently we visited Richard Burry in his seaside base of operations in Cascais, Portugal for an intriguing conversation about the keys to online success. As the founder of Smartvu Ltd.,

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Is gust.com a difficult platform to replicate?

Gust

There are literally hundreds of platforms currently operating that connect investors and startups, and there have been at least a hundred others that have come and gone. As I’ve discussed elsewhere, Gust’s long-term goal is to serve as the infrastructure platform for the entire global, early stage finance industry.

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Brazil is using the law to push innovation, but here’s how it can do more

The Next Web

operations for Brazil-based Movile , a mobile platform for content and commerce. Nielsen reports that mobile ownership in Brazil is divided between 44 percent feature phones, 36 percent smartphones, and 21 percent multimedia phones with no operating system. Give young startups a global experience.

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America, Inc.

The Entrepreneurial Mind

The "company" has underinvested in productive capital, education, and technology--the very tools needed to compete in the global marketplace. Lenders have been patient so far, but the sky-high rates on the sovereign debt of Greece, Ireland, and Portugal suggest what might lie ahead for USA Inc. Half of what it needs to operate.

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HBS Alumni Angels NY new chairman: Jason Klein

David Teten

In the past four years, I’ve been fortunate to publish two research papers on investing best practices, on origination and portfolio operations , leveraging the insights I’ve gained through my work with HBSAANY. HBS Alumni Angels is a global angel group, given our chapters in 15 cities. 3) Internationalization.

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Stock Market Drops. Then It Rallies. What Happens Next for Funding?

Both Sides of the Table

Mostly we got to see the team operate in stressful times and that changed my perspective on the deal. The last big recession was in the early 90′s where IT and globalization were in their infancy in terms of impact. Depressing. It felt awful. Kind of like you felt as personal investors, no doubt. We’re 2.5 What gives?

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